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Alain de Botton

1969 - Today

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Alain de Botton (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British author and public speaker. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), Status Anxiety (2004), and The Architecture of Happiness (2006). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alain de Botton is the 5,323rd most popular writer (down from 4,444th in 2019), the 566th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 461st in 2019) and the 49th most popular Swiss Writer.

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Among writers, Alain de Botton ranks 5,323 out of 7,302. Before him are Lev Kassil, José Bergamín, Tony Duvert, Roger Hargreaves, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, and Eva Ibbotson. After him are Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, František Halas, Claude Mauriac, Henjō, Peter F. Hamilton, and Juris Alunāns.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Alain de Botton ranks 272. Before him are J. P. Manoux, Andreas Pietschmann, Valeri Karpin, Joaquín Cortés, Jason Kouchak, and Masrour Barzani. After him are Yuko Oita, Marco Bode, Bhagyashree, Bismarck Barreto Faria, Jennifer Ehle, and Karina Lombard.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Alain de Botton ranks 566 out of 1,015. Before him are Willy Kernen (1929), Simon Ammann (1981), Hans-Peter Tschudi (1913), Loris Kessel (1950), Ciriaco Sforza (1970), and Vittore Gottardi (1941). After him are Gottfried Diener (1926), Max Miedinger (1910), Mario Frick (1974), Marc Rosset (1970), Bernard Challandes (1951), and Richard Dürr (1938).

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Among WRITERS In Switzerland

Among writers born in Switzerland, Alain de Botton ranks 49. Before him are Johann David Wyss (1743), Urs Widmer (1938), Martin Suter (1948), Adolf Muschg (1934), Béatrix Beck (1914), and Joël Dicker (1985). After him are Jacques Chessex (1934), Kurt Marti (1921), Christian Kracht (1966), Peter Stamm (1963), Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (1978), and Owen Gleiberman (1959).

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