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James Allen

1864 - 1912

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James Allen (28 November 1864 – 24 January 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1903. It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Allen is the 4,174th most popular writer (down from 3,968th in 2019), the 3,311th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,848th in 2019) and the 363rd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, James Allen ranks 4,174 out of 7,302. Before him are Ömer Seyfettin, Francesco Mario Pagano, Abbās al-Aqqād, Lydia Becker, Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, and Gyula Illyés. After him are John Gower, Sara Lidman, Žemaitė, Sakina Akhundzadeh, Eliza Acton, and Francis Marrash.

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Among people born in 1864, James Allen ranks 127. Before him are Stanley Maude, George Hillyard, Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Eugenio Tosi, Herman Heijermans, and José Pardo y Barreda. After him are Stéphane Javelle, Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg, Berta Zuckerkandl, Maud Watson, Juhan Liiv, and Anna Haava. Among people deceased in 1912, James Allen ranks 96. Before him are Marc-Émile Ruchet, Jaroslav Vrchlický, Voltairine de Cleyre, José Canalejas, Antonio Pacinotti, and Cesare Arzelà. After him are Francis Davis Millet, Daniel Burnham, Walter Clopton Wingfield, Paul Gordan, José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco, and Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Allen ranks 3,312 out of 8,785. Before him are Eddie Owen (1886), Leonard Whiting (1950), John Anderson (1833), Billy Meredith (1874), Lydia Becker (1827), and Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609). After him are Matthew Hopkins (1620), John Gower (1330), Warren Clarke (1947), Eliza Acton (1799), Jeremy Bulloch (1945), and James MacMillan (1959).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, James Allen ranks 363. Before him are Mary Renault (1905), Eric Frank Russell (1905), Pippa Middleton (1983), Sue Townsend (1946), William Thoms (1803), and Lydia Becker (1827). After him are John Gower (1330), Eliza Acton (1799), Walter Map (1140), Christopher Priest (1943), William Davenant (1606), and William Hazlitt (1778).

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