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Erich Segal

1937 - 2010

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Erich Wolf Segal (June 16, 1937 – January 17, 2010) was an American author, screenwriter, educator, and classicist who wrote the bestselling novel Love Story (1970) and its film adaptation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erich Segal is the 1,526th most popular writer (up from 2,211th in 2019), the 2,219th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,766th in 2019) and the 179th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Erich Segal ranks 1,526 out of 7,302. Before him are Xavier de Maistre, Jules Laforgue, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Georgi Markov, Károly Kerényi, and Kristijonas Donelaitis. After him are Betty Friedan, Alphonse Allais, Khaqani, Qiu Chuji, Per Olov Enquist, and Ausiàs March.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Erich Segal ranks 98. Before him are Dragoslav Šekularac, George Takei, Keizō Obuchi, Ronald Venetiaan, Eugen Doga, and Jerry Reed. After him are Hunter S. Thompson, Peter Burke, Boris Pugo, Cornelius A. Smith, Mitsuo Kamata, and Daniel McFadden. Among people deceased in 2010, Erich Segal ranks 66. Before him are Martin Gardner, Carlos Andrés Pérez, John du Pont, Anton Geesink, Patricia Neal, and Alexander Haig. After him are Wolfgang Wagner, Johan Ferrier, Guido de Marco, Adriaan Blaauw, Mario Monicelli, and Archduke Rudolf of Austria.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Erich Segal ranks 2,219 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Rooker (1955), Vera Miles (1929), Julia Child (1912), Nathan Rosen (1909), Wes Anderson (1969), and Shirley Fry (1927). After him are Serena Williams (1981), Jennifer Garner (1972), John List (1925), Betty Friedan (1921), Robert F. Engle (1942), and Jack Kemp (1935).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Erich Segal ranks 179. Before him are Jean M. Auel (1936), Gore Vidal (1925), Thornton Wilder (1897), Fredric Jameson (1934), Henry Steel Olcott (1832), and Ken Kesey (1935). After him are Betty Friedan (1921), Hunter S. Thompson (1937), Clarissa Pinkola Estés (1945), Solomon Northup (1808), Flannery O'Connor (1925), and Don DeLillo (1936).

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