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Anthony Bourdain

1956 - 2018

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Anthony Michael Bourdain ( bor-DAYN; June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian. He starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition. Bourdain was a 1978 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a veteran of many professional kitchens during his career, which included several years spent as an executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in Manhattan. In the late 1990s Bourdain wrote an essay about the ugly secrets of a Manhattan restaurant but he was having difficulty getting it published. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Bourdain is the 1,316th most popular writer (up from 1,320th in 2019), the 1,885th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,589th in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Writer.

Anthony Bourdain is an American chef, author, and television personality. He is best known for his memoir Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, which was a New York Times bestseller.

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Among writers, Anthony Bourdain ranks 1,316 out of 7,302. Before him are Quintus Fabius Pictor, Hieronymus of Cardia, Ruy González de Clavijo, Joyce Carol Oates, Aelius Aristides, and Dylan Thomas. After him are Robert Merle, Bhartṛhari, Adam Oehlenschläger, Ivan Vazov, Lobsang Rampa, and Polyaenus.

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Among people born in 1956, Anthony Bourdain ranks 57. Before him are Marc Dutroux, Ali Asadov, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Michele Alboreto, Andrus Ansip, and Andrius Kubilius. After him are Bakir Izetbegović, Ian Curtis, Imelda Staunton, Almazbek Atambayev, La Toya Jackson, and Hal Finney. Among people deceased in 2018, Anthony Bourdain ranks 77. Before him are Ruud Lubbers, Eddie Clarke, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Dolores O'Riordan, James Mirrlees, and Quini. After him are Steve Ditko, David C. H. Austin, Yoshinobu Ishii, Kim Jong-pil, XXXTentacion, and Scott Wilson.

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Among people born in United States, Anthony Bourdain ranks 1,885 out of 20,380. Before him are Vint Cerf (1943), Joyce Carol Oates (1938), Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949), Red Cloud (1822), Fred Durst (1970), and Larry Page (1973). After him are Héctor Elizondo (1936), Will.i.am (1975), Brad Dourif (1950), Tim Johnson (1946), William Tecumseh Sherman (1820), and David Cross (1964).

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Among writers born in United States, Anthony Bourdain ranks 150. Before him are Valerie Solanas (1936), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), Hubert Selby Jr. (1928), Carson McCullers (1917), James Ellroy (1948), and Joyce Carol Oates (1938). After him are Natalie Clifford Barney (1876), Samuel R. Delany (1942), Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923), Diana Gabaldon (1952), Nora Roberts (1950), and Martha Gellhorn (1908).

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