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Marilyn Ferguson

1938 - 2008

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Marilyn Ferguson (April 5, 1938 – October 19, 2008) was an American author, editor and public speaker known for her 1980 book The Aquarian Conspiracy, which is connected with the New Age Movement. Ferguson published and edited the well-regarded science newsletter Brain/Mind Bulletin from 1975 to 1996. She eventually earned several honorary degrees, served on the board of directors of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and befriended such diverse figures of influence as inventor and theorist Buckminster Fuller, spiritual author Ram Dass, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Ilya Prigogine and billionaire Ted Turner. Ferguson's work also influenced Vice President Al Gore, who participated in her informal network while a senator, and later met with her in the White House. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Marilyn Ferguson is the 6,017th most popular writer (down from 5,594th in 2024), the 10,289th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,402nd in 2019) and the 749th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Marilyn Ferguson ranks 6,017 out of 7,302. Before her are Alexander Afinogenov, Thomas Heywood, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Marie Pujmanová, Jean Rouaud, and Carol Shields. After her are François Nourissier, Steven Saylor, Thomas Warton, Luisa Valenzuela, Svetlana Makarovič, and Tara Westover.

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Among people born in 1938, Marilyn Ferguson ranks 535. Before her are Jorge Mendonça, Sheila Dikshit, Alton Ellis, Rita Achkina, Achim Müller, and Heidi Schmid. After her are Carlos Contreras, Luisa Valenzuela, Napoleon Chagnon, Anne Buttimer, Nikolai Manoshin, and John Hansen. Among people deceased in 2008, Marilyn Ferguson ranks 331. Before her are Harald Hein, Roger Foulon, Alton Ellis, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, Buddy Miles, and Derog Gioura. After her are Sam Tingle, Bjørn Paulson, Tony Rolt, Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Jeff Healey, and Sigitas Geda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marilyn Ferguson ranks 10,291 out of 20,380. Before her are John C. Malone (1941), Marion Leonard (1881), Bill Belichick (1952), Frances Dee (1909), Usha Vance (1986), and George M. Bibb (1776). After her are Jeremy Jordan (1984), Bree Olson (1986), Jessi (1988), Steven Saylor (1956), William Stanley Haseltine (1835), and James Broderick (1927).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Marilyn Ferguson ranks 749. Before her are Nella Larsen (1891), Howard Ashman (1950), Harry Turtledove (1949), Walker Percy (1916), Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850), and Carol Shields (1935). After her are Steven Saylor (1956), Tara Westover (1986), Tom Brokaw (1940), Henry Jenkins (1958), Charles Brackett (1892), and Tim O'Brien (1946).

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