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Rutger Bregman

1988 - Today

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Rutger Christiaan Bregman (born 26 April 1988) is a Dutch popular historian and author. He has published four books on history, philosophy, and economics, including Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World, which has been translated into thirty-two languages. His work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Guardian and the BBC. He has been described by The Guardian as the "Dutch wunderkind of new ideas" and by TED Talks as "one of Europe's most prominent young thinkers". His TED Talk, "Poverty Isn't a Lack of Character; It's a Lack of Cash", was chosen by TED curator Chris Anderson as one of the top ten of 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rutger Bregman is the 7,120th most popular writer (down from 7,013th in 2019), the 1,299th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,243rd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Rutger Bregman ranks 7,120 out of 7,302. Before him are Julie Powell, Paula Vogel, Clay Shirky, Al Roker, Nicola Griffith, and Niloofar Rahmani. After him are Lucy Ayoub, Becca Fitzpatrick, Judith Schalansky, Sushmita Banerjee, Vanessa Taylor, and Lev Grossman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Rutger Bregman ranks 582. Before him are Martina Bárta, Yun Young-sun, Ákos Elek, Patrick Beverley, Akito Watabe, and Ramūnas Navardauskas. After him are Jessica Iskandar, Osmar, Zou Kai, Mato Jajalo, Teresa Ruiz, and Park Jin-joo.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Rutger Bregman ranks 1,300 out of 1,646. Before him are Vera Pauw (1963), Mark Overmars (1958), Karim Rekik (1994), Romee Strijd (1995), Kristie Boogert (1973), and Koos Maasdijk (1968). After him are Botic van de Zandschulp (1995), Lodewijk Asscher (1974), Jerdy Schouten (1997), Daryl Janmaat (1989), David Mendes da Silva (1982), and Stefania Liberakakis (2002).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Rutger Bregman ranks 63. Before him are Meindert DeJong (1906), Gerbrand Bakker (1962), Renate Dorrestein (1954), Michel Faber (1960), Jan van Steenbergen (1970), and Arnon Grunberg (1971). After him are Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (1991), and Femke Dekker (1979).

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