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Deepak Chopra

1946 - Today

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Deepak Chopra (; Hindi: [diːpək tʃoːpɽa]; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian-American author, new age guru, and alternative medicine advocate. A prominent figure in the New Age movement, his books and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine. In the 1990s, Chopra, a physician by education, became a popular proponent of a holistic approach to well-being that includes yoga, meditation, and nutrition, among other new-age therapies. Chopra studied medicine in India before emigrating in 1970 to the United States, where he completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in endocrinology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deepak Chopra is the 1,381st most popular writer (down from 1,162nd in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from India (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Indian Writer.

Deepak Chopra is most famous for being a spiritual guru, author, and public speaker. He has written over 80 books on spirituality, health, and personal growth.

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Among writers, Deepak Chopra ranks 1,381 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Afanasyev, Robert de Montesquiou, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Sławomir Mrożek, and Jean Chapelain. After him are Arsen Kotsoyev, Jaan Kross, James Patterson, Robert Browning, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, and Péter Nádas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Deepak Chopra ranks 145. Before him are Mohamed Abdelaziz, Pete Postlethwaite, François Bozizé, Vuk Drašković, Youssef Absi, and Ajda Pekkan. After him are Laurent Fabius, Sawao Kato, Wim Jansen, Robert J. Shiller, Joop Zoetemelk, and Rita Marley.

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In India

Among people born in India, Deepak Chopra ranks 217 out of 1,861. Before him are V. S. Ramachandran (1951), Bharata Muni (-1000), Chandrashekhar Agashe (1888), Shah Shuja (1616), Vidyapati (1352), and Siraj ud-Daulah (1733). After him are Mumtaz (1947), Parshvanatha (-872), Sikandar Lodi (1450), Madhvacharya (1199), Sivananda Saraswati (1887), and James Brooke (1803).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Deepak Chopra ranks 28. Before him are Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899), Ahmed Deedat (1918), Bāṇabhaṭṭa (601), Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838), Bharata Muni (-1000), and Vidyapati (1352). After him are B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), Namdev (1270), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), Mahadevi Varma (1907), Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942), and Anna Leonowens (1831).

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