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Sylvia Browne

1936 - 2013

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Sylvia Celeste Browne (née Shoemaker; October 19, 1936 – November 20, 2013) was an American writer and self-proclaimed medium and psychic. She appeared regularly on television and radio, including on The Montel Williams Show and Larry King Live, and hosted an hour-long online radio show on Hay House Radio. Browne frequently made pronouncements that were later found to be false, including those related to missing persons. In 1992, she pleaded no contest to securities fraud. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Sylvia Browne is the 6,494th most popular writer (down from 6,378th in 2024), the 12,530th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,690th in 2019) and the 898th most popular American Writer.

Sylvia Browne was a psychic who was most famous for her appearances on the Montel Williams show.

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Among writers, Sylvia Browne ranks 6,494 out of 7,302. Before her are Michael Rosen, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Ayi Kwei Armah, Saunders Lewis, Yulia Latynina, and Sandra Cisneros. After her are Andrew Sarris, Dimitris Lyacos, Robert Rodat, Caroline Criado Perez, Vin Scully, and Bernardine Evaristo.

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Among people born in 1936, Sylvia Browne ranks 558. Before her are Reginald Hill, Dave Allen, Sergio Navarro, Jackie Lewis, Rosemary Radford Ruether, and James Bridges. After her are Alan Hodgkinson, Benito Sarti, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Carole Quinton, Leamon King, and Bill Hinzman. Among people deceased in 2013, Sylvia Browne ranks 483. Before her are Tom Foley, Dale Robertson, Sayan Sanya, Noel Harrison, Reg Presley, and Haji. After her are Slim Whitman, Marian McPartland, Bob Kurland, Ruth Asawa, Ruth R. Benerito, and Arthur Wightman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sylvia Browne ranks 12,534 out of 20,380. Before her are Donna D'Errico (1968), Faith Evans (1973), Mal Whitfield (1924), Miller Anderson (1922), Fontella Bass (1940), and Melissa Benoist (1988). After her are Andrew Sarris (1928), Hap Sharp (1928), Porter Wagoner (1927), Ivan Dresser (1896), Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956), and Mike Epps (1970).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Sylvia Browne ranks 898. Before her are Arthur Laurents (1917), Ted Tally (1952), Damon Lindelof (1973), George S. Kaufman (1889), Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938), and Sandra Cisneros (1954). After her are Andrew Sarris (1928), Robert Rodat (1953), Vin Scully (1927), Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872), Anthony Boucher (1911), and Norman Lear (1922).

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