Ronan Farrow's Success and Achievements in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: April 11, 2026

A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Ronan Farrow.

Ronan Farrow is an American journalist renowned for his investigative reporting, particularly his exposé of sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein in The New Yorker. This work contributed to The New Yorker's Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2018, shared with The New York Times. Beyond journalism, Farrow has a background in public service, including work with UNICEF and as a government advisor. He is the son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen.

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Full Timeline Early Life & Education Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

2008: McCall-Pierpaoli Humanitarian Award

In 2008, Ronan Farrow was awarded Refugees International's McCall-Pierpaoli Humanitarian Award for his extraordinary service to refugees and displaced people.

2009: New York magazine's "New Activist" of the year

In 2009, Ronan Farrow was named New York magazine's "New Activist" of the year and included on its list of individuals "on the verge of changing their worlds".

2011: Harper's Bazaar listed as an "up-and-coming politician"

In 2011, Harper's Bazaar listed Ronan Farrow as an "up-and-coming politician".

2012: Forbes "30 Under 30" and honorary doctorate

In 2012, Ronan Farrow was ranked number one in "Law and Policy" on Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" Most Influential People. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate by Dominican University of California in 2012.

2013: Esquire magazine's Man of the Year of his birth

In its 2013 retrospective of men born in its 80 years of publication, Esquire magazine named Ronan Farrow the man of the year of his birth.

February 2014: Cronkite Award for "Excellence in Exploration and Journalism"

In February 2014, Ronan Farrow received the third annual Cronkite Award for "Excellence in Exploration and Journalism" from Reach the World, in recognition of his work since 2001.

2016: Stonewall Community Foundation's 2016 Vision Award

In 2016, Ronan Farrow received the Stonewall Community Foundation's Vision Award for his reporting on transgender issues.

October 10, 2017: Publication of Weinstein Investigation in The New Yorker

On October 10, 2017, The New Yorker published Ronan Farrow's investigative article detailing allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein. Farrow originally worked on the story for NBC, but the network decided against airing his findings. The New Yorker later won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for this article.

July 2018: National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association's Journalist of the Year award

In July 2018, Ronan Farrow won the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association's Journalist of the Year award.

2018: Pulitzer Prize for Public Service

In 2018, The New Yorker magazine won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for Ronan Farrow's investigative reporting on sexual abuse allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. The magazine shared the award with Jodi Kantor and Meghan Twohey at The New York Times.