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Stephen Covey

1932 - 2012

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Stephen Richards Covey (October 24, 1932 – July 16, 2012) was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. In 1996, Time magazine named him one of the 25 most influential people. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Covey is the 862nd most popular writer (up from 970th in 2019), the 1,224th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,098th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular American Writer.

Stephen Covey is most famous for his book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People."

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Among writers, Stephen Covey ranks 862 out of 7,302. Before him are Pope Dionysius of Alexandria, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Gaius Lucilius, Al-Zamakhshari, Georges Bernanos, and Yanka Kupala. After him are Jens Peter Jacobsen, Vātsyāyana, Sam Shepard, Zhang Sanfeng, Arthur Adamov, and Periander.

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Among people born in 1932, Stephen Covey ranks 61. Before him are John Searle, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Ryszard Kapuściński, Robert Mundell, Hiroaki Sato, and Ted Kennedy. After him are Robert Benton, Stéphane Audran, Oliver E. Williamson, Robert Vaughn, Tomohiko Ikoma, and Donald Rumsfeld. Among people deceased in 2012, Stephen Covey ranks 46. Before him are Antoni Tàpies, Carroll Shelby, Benzion Netanyahu, Mike Wallace, Ravi Shankar, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. After him are Sven Hassel, Jean Giraud, Albert O. Hirschman, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Dick Clark, and Rodney King.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Covey ranks 1,224 out of 20,380. Before him are John Tate (1925), Bette Midler (1945), Kirstie Alley (1951), Murray Rothbard (1926), Colin Powell (1937), and Roberta Flack (1937). After him are Sam Shepard (1943), Phoebe Cates (1963), George F. Kennan (1904), George Papandreou (1952), Edward B. Lewis (1918), and Lizzie Magie (1866).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Stephen Covey ranks 92. Before him are James Jones (1921), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), John Dos Passos (1896), L. Ron Hubbard (1911), Daniel Goleman (1946), and Michael Crichton (1942). After him are Sam Shepard (1943), Thomas Harris (1940), Robert E. Howard (1906), Neale Donald Walsch (1943), MacKenzie Scott (1970), and Ida Tarbell (1857).

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