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Tim LaHaye

1926 - 2016

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Timothy Francis LaHaye (April 27, 1926 – July 25, 2016) was an American Baptist evangelical Christian minister and political activist who wrote more than 85 books, both non-fiction and fiction, including (with co-author Jerry B. Jenkins) the Left Behind series of novels depicting apocalypse events after a pre-tribulation rapture. He was a founder of the Council for National Policy, a conservative Christian advocacy group. LaHaye opposed homosexuality, believing it to be immoral and unbiblical. He was a critic of Roman Catholicism, and a believer in conspiracy theories regarding the Illuminati. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim LaHaye is the 6,144th most popular writer (down from 5,927th in 2024), the 10,755th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,473rd in 2019) and the 785th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Tim LaHaye ranks 6,144 out of 7,302. Before him are William Inge, Elizabeth F. Ellet, George Saunders, Martin Österdahl, Padma Sachdev, and Donato Carrisi. After him are Mark Manson, Jerry Pournelle, Monika Fagerholm, Donald A. Wollheim, Javed Akhtar, and John Logan.

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Among people born in 1926, Tim LaHaye ranks 483. Before him are Dorothy E. Smith, George Ariyoshi, Bryan Forbes, Randy Weston, Anatoly Logunov, and Patrice Wymore. After him are Lionel Jeffries, Desmond Connell, Éva Janikovszky, Franca Falcucci, Jan Morris, and Robert Creeley. Among people deceased in 2016, Tim LaHaye ranks 499. Before him are Florence Henderson, James Stacy, Anatoli Isayev, Poul Pedersen, Ilkka Hanski, and Allan Williams. After him are Nancy Mackay, Gurdial Singh, Rita Barberá, Eddie Keizan, Mr. Fuji, and Väinö Huhtala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim LaHaye ranks 10,757 out of 20,380. Before him are Ken Burns (1953), Erin Heatherton (1989), Chris Broderick (1970), Barbara Bush (1981), Sylvia Robinson (1935), and Andy Jassy (1968). After him are Joseph Kruskal (1928), Alex Raymond (1909), Jeremiah Denton (1924), Mark Manson (1984), Geoffrey Arend (1978), and Alfonso Ribeiro (1971).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tim LaHaye ranks 785. Before him are M. Scott Peck (1936), Peter Matthiessen (1927), Amory Lovins (1947), William Inge (1913), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), and George Saunders (1958). After him are Mark Manson (1984), Jerry Pournelle (1933), Donald A. Wollheim (1914), John Logan (1961), Dick Cavett (1936), and Lee Strobel (1952).

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