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Michael Lewis

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Michael Monroe Lewis (born October 15, 1960) is an American author and financial journalist. He has also been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. He is known for his nonfiction work, particularly his coverage of financial crises and behavioral finance. Lewis was born in New Orleans and attended Princeton University, from which he graduated with a degree in art history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Lewis is the 6,116th most popular writer (up from 6,123rd in 2019), the 10,611th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,341st in 2019) and the 775th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Lewis ranks 6,116 out of 7,302. Before him are Federico Moccia, Frank Schätzing, Ernest Lehman, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, William Bell Scott, and Paul Arène. After him are Albert Kivikas, David Mitchell, Paul Scott, Jean Dutourd, Peter Hacks, and Bernice Rubens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Michael Lewis ranks 434. Before him are Kin Endate, Amy Klobuchar, Paul Harrington, Ralf König, Randy Pausch, and Elena Kagan. After him are Andrea Anastasi, Anne Dorval, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Maurane, Günter Hermann, and Vyacheslav Bykov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Lewis ranks 10,613 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Lenard (1924), Trip Hawkins (1953), D-Von Dudley (1972), Reg E. Cathey (1958), Janice E. Voss (1956), and Lois Wilson (1894). After him are Noble Johnson (1881), Eric Fleming (1925), David Malpass (1956), Ed Powers (1954), Vincent Persichetti (1915), and Proof (1973).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Michael Lewis ranks 775. Before him are James Dickey (1923), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), Roderick Thorp (1936), Robinson Jeffers (1887), Kevin Kelly (1952), and Ernest Lehman (1915). After him are Kathryn Stockett (1969), Deborah Harkness (1965), M. Scott Peck (1936), Peter Matthiessen (1927), Amory Lovins (1947), and William Inge (1913).

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