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John Piper

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John Stephen Piper (born January 11, 1946) is an American theologian and Reformed Baptist pastor. He is also chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Piper taught biblical studies at Bethel University for six years (1974–1980), before serving as pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church (Converge) in Minneapolis for 33 years (1980–2013). Piper is the founder and senior teacher of Desiring God (desiringgod.org), named for his book Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (1986), and has written a number of award-winning books, including ECPA Christian Book Award winners Spectacular Sins, What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God's Passion for His Glory, as well as bestsellers Don't Waste Your Life and The Passion of Jesus Christ. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Piper is the 4,525th most popular writer (up from 4,611th in 2019), the 6,733rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,222nd in 2019) and the 511th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Piper ranks 4,525 out of 7,302. Before him are Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Rachel de Queiroz, Bahram Beyzai, H. C. Artmann, Adam Asnyk, and Ō no Yasumaro. After him are Tatyana Tolstaya, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, Almudena Grandes, Willem Elsschot, Mike Resnick, and Hans Nielsen Hauge.

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Among people born in 1946, John Piper ranks 464. Before him are Carolyn Maloney, Mark L. Lester, Colette Besson, Gailard Sartain, Galina Starovoytova, and Zinaida Turchyna. After him are Dieter Herzog, Kim Yong-chol, Im Shung-hwi, Giuseppe Furino, René Pijnen, and José Guilherme Baldocchi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Piper ranks 6,735 out of 20,380. Before him are Dann Florek (1950), Rex Cawley (1940), Mark Boone Junior (1955), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Irvin McDowell (1818), and Mark Waters (1964). After him are Jean Shiley (1911), William Lloyd Garrison (1805), Robert R. Wilson (1914), Zoë Kravitz (1988), Nas (1973), and Robert Hays (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Piper ranks 511. Before him are C. J. Cherryh (1942), David Mamet (1947), Mona Simpson (1957), David Baldacci (1960), Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908), and Tad Williams (1957). After him are Mike Resnick (1942), Jane Bowles (1917), James Agee (1909), Gordon Willis (1931), Anita Loos (1889), and Sue Grafton (1940).

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