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Annie Jacobsen is 59 years old. She was born on June 28, 1967.

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Annie Jacobsen

Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Area 51 and The Pentagon’s Brain

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How old is Annie Jacobsen?
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Annie Jacobsen is 59 years old. She was born on June 28, 1967.

Annie Jacobsen is an American investigative journalist, author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist.
She writes about war, weapons, national security and government secrets, and is best known for the 2011 book Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base.
She also writes for and produces television, including Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan for Amazon Studios.

Annie Jacobsen comes up in these episodes:

The Joe Rogan Experience #2570 (full episode, Oct 23, 2026) with Joe Rogan, Kurt Metzger and Duncan Trussell: the author of the DARPA history The Pentagon’s Brain.

Annie Jacobsen is an American investigative journalist, author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist.

1 episode so far. See the list above.