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Maya Angelou

1928 - 2014

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Maya Angelou ( AN-jə-loh; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou's series of seven autobiographies focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maya Angelou is the 575th most popular writer (up from 799th in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from United States (up from 898th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Writer.

Maya Angelou is most famous for her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The book tells the story of her life from the age of three to seventeen.

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Among writers, Maya Angelou ranks 575 out of 7,302. Before her are Arthur Koestler, Alfred Jarry, Klaus Ebner, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Napoleon Hill, and Alexander Herzen. After her are Ivan Krylov, Imadaddin Nasimi, Washington Irving, Dimitrie Cantemir, Walther von der Vogelweide, and John Donne.

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Among people born in 1928, Maya Angelou ranks 37. Before her are James Coburn, Domenico Modugno, Agnès Varda, Elie Wiesel, Martin Landau, and Friedensreich Hundertwasser. After her are Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Martin Cooper, James Ivory, Hans Küng, Jean Kennedy Smith, and George Peppard. Among people deceased in 2014, Maya Angelou ranks 27. Before her are Robert A. Dahl, Martin Lewis Perl, Virna Lisi, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Alain Resnais, and Christopher Hogwood. After her are Richard Attenborough, Gary Becker, Jack Brabham, Bob Hoskins, Pete Seeger, and Lorin Maazel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maya Angelou ranks 734 out of 20,380. Before her are Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916), Sidney Sheldon (1917), Eddie Murphy (1961), Reese Witherspoon (1976), Hugh David Politzer (1949), and Napoleon Hill (1883). After her are Doris Day (1922), Roger D. Kornberg (1947), Washington Irving (1783), Lou Reed (1942), Jerome Bruner (1915), and Jerome Karle (1918).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Maya Angelou ranks 63. Before her are Tennessee Williams (1911), Richard Bach (1936), Robert A. Heinlein (1907), Tom Clancy (1947), Sidney Sheldon (1917), and Napoleon Hill (1883). After her are Washington Irving (1783), Bell hooks (1952), Ellen G. White (1827), Theodore Dreiser (1871), Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), and Patricia Highsmith (1921).

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