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M. Scott Peck

1936 - 2005

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Morgan Scott Peck (1936–2005) was an American psychiatrist and best-selling author who wrote the book The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). M. Scott Peck is the 6,128th most popular writer (down from 5,834th in 2024), the 10,671st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,127th in 2019) and the 779th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, M. Scott Peck ranks 6,128 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean Dutourd, Peter Hacks, Bernice Rubens, Kathryn Stockett, Deborah Harkness, and Tierno Monénembo. After him are James Herbert, Claude Esteban, Dolores Redondo, John of Worcester, Peter Matthiessen, and Zoé Valdés.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, M. Scott Peck ranks 521. Before him are Çolpan İlhan, Mary Millar, Ignacio Achúcarro, Roderick Thorp, Peter Cook, and Charles Dierkop. After him are James Stacy, Elizabeth Dole, Gary Hart, Dick Cavett, Akwasi Afrifa, and Dick Richards. Among people deceased in 2005, M. Scott Peck ranks 324. Before him are Sheree North, Spencer Dryden, Kazimierz Lipień, Lee Eun-ju, Ernest Lehman, and Stanley Sadie. After him are Long John Baldry, Peter Jennings, Keith Andes, Christopher Fry, Robert Creeley, and Nikolai Puchkov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, M. Scott Peck ranks 10,673 out of 20,380. Before him are Roberta Peters (1930), Sheila Jordan (1928), Aja Naomi King (1985), Eric Holder (1951), Andy Hertzfeld (1953), and Katharine Drexel (1858). After him are Robert Craft (1923), David Del Tredici (1937), Myles Kennedy (1969), Paul Johansson (1964), Brian Teacher (1954), and John Bunny (1863).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, M. Scott Peck ranks 779. Before him are Robinson Jeffers (1887), Kevin Kelly (1952), Ernest Lehman (1915), Michael Lewis (1960), Kathryn Stockett (1969), and Deborah Harkness (1965). After him are Peter Matthiessen (1927), Amory Lovins (1947), William Inge (1913), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), George Saunders (1958), and Tim LaHaye (1926).

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