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Eben Alexander

1953 - Today

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Eben Alexander III (born December 11, 1953) is an American neurosurgeon and author. In 2008, he went under a medically-induced coma while being treated for meningitis. His book Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife (2012) describes his near-death experience while in the coma. He asserts that the coma resulted in brain death, that consciousness is not only a product of the brain and that it can go on to an afterlife. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eben Alexander is the 2,483rd most popular writer (up from 4,959th in 2019), the 3,564th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,913th in 2019) and the 285th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Eben Alexander ranks 2,483 out of 7,302. Before him are Ivan Yefremov, Sergey Aksakov, C. W. Ceram, Predrag Matvejević, Vonda N. McIntyre, and Albert Robida. After him are Delmira Agustini, Stephen Baxter, Jacob Cats, Luigi Alamanni, Ernst von Salomon, and Vasil Bykaŭ.

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Among people born in 1953, Eben Alexander ranks 141. Before him are Huub Stevens, Jacques Villeneuve, Satoru Nakajima, Stephen Paddock, Christoph Daum, and Bill Nunn. After him are Larry Miller, Masami Kurumada, Amy Irving, Mitsuo Kato, Lars Saabye Christensen, and Ian Khama.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eben Alexander ranks 3,564 out of 20,380. Before him are Esther Williams (1921), Duane Allman (1946), Cynthia Rothrock (1957), Vonda N. McIntyre (1948), Bea Arthur (1922), and Lincoln Ellsworth (1880). After him are Sean Young (1959), Stephen Stills (1945), DeForest Kelley (1920), John O'Connor (1920), Barry Goldwater (1909), and Thomas Horsfield (1773).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Eben Alexander ranks 285. Before him are Fritz Leiber (1910), James M. Cain (1892), Alex Haley (1921), Ron Kovic (1946), Forrest J Ackerman (1916), and Vonda N. McIntyre (1948). After him are Kate Chopin (1850), Gardner Fox (1911), John Grinder (1940), Tom Wilson (1931), Joyce Meyer (1943), and Jack Williamson (1908).

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