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Spencer Johnson

1938 - 2017

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Patrick Spencer Johnson (November 24, 1938 – July 3, 2017) was an American writer. He was known for the ValueTales series of children's books, and for his 1998 self-help book Who Moved My Cheese?, which recurred on the New York Times Bestseller list, on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover nonfiction list. Johnson was the chairman of Spencer Johnson Partners. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Spencer Johnson is the 3,769th most popular writer (down from 3,403rd in 2019), the 5,441st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,329th in 2019) and the 431st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Spencer Johnson ranks 3,769 out of 7,302. Before him are Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Sumitranandan Pant, Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, Aleksandar Tišma, Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg, and Gloria Vanderbilt. After him are Peter Rosegger, Edmond Privat, Dennis Lehane, John Ford, Gideon Levy, and Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar.

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Among people born in 1938, Spencer Johnson ranks 302. Before him are Freddie Hubbard, Tengiz Kitovani, Rolf Wolfshohl, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Pachín, and Teresa de Lauretis. After him are Kurt Moll, James Farentino, Mort Shuman, Sergio Martino, Pupi Avati, and Martin Koeman. Among people deceased in 2017, Spencer Johnson ranks 265. Before him are Ed Lee, Lennart Nilsson, Ludmila Belousova, Kim Young-ae, Alois Mock, and Octavio Lepage. After him are Shyama, Kurt Moll, Qian Qichen, Hal Moore, Ricardo Piglia, and Daniil Granin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Spencer Johnson ranks 5,441 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack DeJohnette (1942), Bret Easton Ellis (1964), Charles Reidpath (1889), John Hay (1838), William Stewart Halsted (1852), and Gloria Vanderbilt (1924). After him are David A. R. White (1970), Michael Freedman (1951), Dennis Lehane (1965), John Lurie (1952), Rick James (1948), and Richard Kiley (1922).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Spencer Johnson ranks 431. Before him are Robert W. Chambers (1865), Mercedes de Acosta (1892), Cotton Mather (1663), Douglas Preston (1956), Bret Easton Ellis (1964), and Gloria Vanderbilt (1924). After him are Dennis Lehane (1965), V. C. Andrews (1923), Anna Katharine Green (1846), Murray Leinster (1896), Donald Barthelme (1931), and Marianne Moore (1887).

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