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Joel Osteen

1963 - Today

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Joel Scott Osteen ( OH-steen; born March 5, 1963) is an American pastor, televangelist, businessman, and author based in Houston, Texas, United States. Known for his weekly televised services and several best-selling books, Osteen is one of the more prominent figures associated with prosperity theology and the Word of Faith movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Joel Osteen is the 6,577th most popular writer (down from 6,370th in 2024), the 13,004th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,654th in 2019) and the 925th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Joel Osteen ranks 6,577 out of 7,302. Before him are Samuel Daniel, Anne Enright, Kim Young-ha, Karen Joy Fowler, Khady Sylla, and P. C. Cast. After him are John Lydgate, George Farquhar, Alice Stone Blackwell, Cory Doctorow, Nina Bawden, and Carlton Cuse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Joel Osteen ranks 650. Before him are Mahiro Maeda, Merethe Lindstrøm, Faran Tahir, Erling Kagge, Khady Sylla, and Timothy Gowers. After him are Sun Zhengcai, Xóchitl Gálvez, Philippe Lamberts, John Ventimiglia, Conrad Lant, and Chris Coons.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joel Osteen ranks 13,008 out of 20,380. Before him are Warrel Dane (1961), Mark Stevens (1916), Milt Campbell (1933), Lorenzo Wright (1926), Ernest Tubb (1914), and Gloria Talbott (1931). After him are John W. Henry (1949), James Frawley (1936), Dave Bartholomew (1918), Jasika Nicole (1980), Natalie Jaresko (1965), and Eddie Lang (1902).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Joel Osteen ranks 925. Before him are William Kennedy (1928), Annie Dillard (1945), John Scalzi (1969), Pat Conroy (1945), Karen Joy Fowler (1950), and P. C. Cast (1960). After him are Alice Stone Blackwell (1857), Veronica Roth (1988), Philip G. Epstein (1909), James Lipton (1926), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), and Melissa Rosenberg (1962).

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