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Elizabeth Wurtzel

1967 - 2020

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Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel (July 31, 1967 – January 7, 2020) was an American writer, journalist, and lawyer known for the confessional memoir Prozac Nation, which she published at the age of 27. Her work often focused on chronicling her personal struggles with depression, addiction, career, and relationships. Wurtzel's work drove a boom in confessional writing and the personal memoir genre during the 1990s, and she was viewed as a voice of Generation X. In her later life, Wurtzel worked briefly as an attorney before her death from breast cancer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth Wurtzel is the 7,193rd most popular writer (down from 7,171st in 2019), the 17,796th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,397th in 2019) and the 1,170th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 7,193 out of 7,302. Before her are Julie Bindel, Philippe Méaille, J. G. Quintel, Claudia Rankine, Dorota Masłowska, and Seyhan Kurt. After her are Nadeem Aslam, Rainbow Rowell, Bill McKibben, Chris Moneymaker, Laura Mendez, and Lauren Beukes.

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Among people born in 1967, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 875. Before her are Tim Flowers, Tommy Page, Malini Awasthi, Carwyn Jones, Carl Hester, and Ashutosh Rana. After her are Makoto Kitano, Alex Bunbury, Paul Harding, Mookie Blaylock, Gillian Welch, and Félix Fernández. Among people deceased in 2020, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 884. Before her are Caroline Flack, Mohamed Abarhoun, Thomas Schäfer, Helen Morgan, Kizito Mihigo, and Shad Gaspard. After her are Tom Lester, Richard Adjei, Willie Thorne, Tony Hsieh, Yahya Hassan, and Lynn Shelton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 17,804 out of 20,380. Before her are Talia Ryder (2002), Heidi Swedberg (1966), Will Gluck (1974), Mackenzie Rosman (1989), Erik Weihenmayer (1968), and Shaun Livingston (1985). After her are Eric Cantor (1963), Rainbow Rowell (1973), Camren Bicondova (1999), Devin Nunes (1973), Bill McKibben (1960), and Robert Gibbs (1971).

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Among writers born in United States, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 1,170. Before her are Ottessa Moshfegh (1981), Maggie Stiefvater (1981), Andrew Sean Greer (1970), Kelly Link (1969), Craig Thomas (1971), and J. G. Quintel (1982). After her are Rainbow Rowell (1973), Bill McKibben (1960), Chris Moneymaker (1975), Peter Craig (1969), Paul Harding (1967), and Nnedi Okorafor (1974).

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