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Alain de Botton

1969 - Today

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Not to be confused with Alain de Benoist, the political theorist Alain de Botton (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British author and public speaker. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain de Botton has received more than 2,133,665 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Alain de Botton is the 4,213th most popular writer (down from 1,015th in 2019), the 413th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 415th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Swiss Writer.

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  • 48.00

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alain de Botton ranks 4,213 out of 5,755. Before him are John Gray, Ō no Yasumaro, Horst Bienek, Bei Dao, Curt Siodmak, and Norman Smith. After him are Mary Stewart, Ciro Alegría, Catherine Millet, Fran Lebowitz, Tanith Lee, and Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Alain de Botton ranks 162. Before him are Sahra Wagenknecht, Ben Mendelsohn, Dulce Pontes, Clotilde Courau, Ken Jeong, and Lee Jae-yong. After him are Ayelet Zurer, Donnie Wahlberg, Lexington Steele, Germán Burgos, Sissel Kyrkjebø, and Verne Troyer.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Alain de Botton ranks 413 out of 876. Before him are Gustav Wiederkehr (1905), René Felber (1933), James of Saint George (1230), Severino Minelli (1909), Stephan Lichtsteiner (1984), and Denise Biellmann (1962). After him are Alexander Frei (1979), Fritz Schär (1926), Corina Casanova (1956), Pierre Aubert (1927), Thomas Bickel (1963), and Conrad Grebel (1498).

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Among WRITERS In Switzerland

Among writers born in Switzerland, Alain de Botton ranks 40. Before him are Fleur Jaeggy (1940), Françoise Giroud (1916), Peter Bichsel (1935), Fernán Caballero (1796), Robert Pinget (1919), and Nicolas Bouvier (1929). After him are Johann David Wyss (1743), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), Martin Suter (1948), Urs Widmer (1938), Béatrix Beck (1914), and Adolf Muschg (1934).

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