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Daniel Goleman

1946 - Today

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Daniel Goleman (born March 7, 1946) is an American psychologist, author, and science journalist. For twelve years, he wrote for The New York Times, reporting on the brain and behavioral sciences. His 1995 book Emotional Intelligence was on The New York Times Best Seller list for a year and a half, a bestseller in many countries, and is in print worldwide in 40 languages. Apart from his books on emotional intelligence, Goleman has written books on topics including self-deception, creativity, transparency, meditation, social and emotional learning, ecoliteracy and the ecological crisis, and the Dalai Lama's vision for the future. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Goleman is the 842nd most popular writer (up from 896th in 2019), the 1,192nd most popular biography from United States (down from 996th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Writer.

Daniel Goleman is most famous for his book "Emotional Intelligence" in which he discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in our lives.

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Among writers, Daniel Goleman ranks 842 out of 7,302. Before him are Miroslav Krleža, Antonio Machado, Stesichorus, Jamal Khashoggi, William McMaster Murdoch, and Luis Sepúlveda. After him are Ibycus, Franz Grillparzer, Jin Yong, Karl Harrer, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, and Bernart de Ventadorn.

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Among people born in 1946, Daniel Goleman ranks 90. Before him are Berti Vogts, Marilyn vos Savant, Uri Geller, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Peter Singer, and Xanana Gusmão. After him are Chris Slade, Julian Barnes, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Gerard 't Hooft, Birutė Galdikas, and John C. Mather.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Daniel Goleman ranks 1,192 out of 20,380. Before him are Tina Fey (1970), James Tobin (1918), Lynn Margulis (1938), Vivian Maier (1926), Herbie Hancock (1940), and Jayne Mansfield (1933). After him are Richard Dreyfuss (1947), Dennis Quaid (1954), Tommy Hilfiger (1951), Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), Lisa Marie Presley (1968), and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Daniel Goleman ranks 90. Before him are Robert Ludlum (1927), William Saroyan (1908), James Jones (1921), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), John Dos Passos (1896), and L. Ron Hubbard (1911). After him are Michael Crichton (1942), Stephen Covey (1932), Sam Shepard (1943), Thomas Harris (1940), Robert E. Howard (1906), and Neale Donald Walsch (1943).

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