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Ben Goldacre

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Ben Michael Goldacre (born 20 May 1974) is a British physician, academic and science writer. He is the first Bennett Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine and director of the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford. He is a founder of the AllTrials campaign and OpenTrials, aiming to require open science practices in clinical trials. Goldacre is known in particular for his Bad Science column in The Guardian, which he wrote between 2003 and 2011, and is the author of four books: Bad Science (2008), a critique of irrationality and certain forms of alternative medicine; Bad Pharma (2012), an examination of the pharmaceutical industry, its publishing and marketing practices, and its relationship with the medical profession; I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That, a collection of his journalism; and Statins, about evidence-based medicine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Goldacre is the 7,546th most popular writer (down from 7,278th in 2024), the 8,497th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,021st in 2019) and the 783rd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Ben Goldacre ranks 7,546 out of 7,302. Before him are Elena Huelva, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Lynn Nottage, Susan Choi, Janet Mock, and Rachel Morrison. After him are Michael Hastings, Rangina Hamidi, G. Willow Wilson, Brooke Magnanti, Jennifer Weiner, and Ned Vizzini.

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Among people born in 1974, Ben Goldacre ranks 1,406. Before him are Yoo Yong-sung, Tricky Stewart, Dominic Matteo, Arianne Zucker, Wendy Houvenaghel, and Derek Anderson. After him are Eugene Mirman, Tony Delk, R. Brandon Johnson, Daz Sampson, Eric Greitens, and Jason Arnott.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ben Goldacre ranks 8,499 out of 8,785. Before him are Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (2003), Cameron Jerome (1986), Keith Curle (1963), Lee McCulloch (1978), Michael Ball (1979), and Nicky Shorey (1981). After him are Francis Jeffers (1981), Mason Holgate (1996), Kim Little (1990), Robert Snodgrass (1987), Frances Houghton (1980), and Scott Brash (1985).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ben Goldacre ranks 783. Before him are Jon Ronson (1967), Rebekah Brooks (1968), Taiye Selasi (1979), Jonathan Clements (1971), Victoria Coren Mitchell (1972), and Johann Hari (1979). After him are Robyn Young (null), Maajid Nawaz (1977), Lyra McKee (1990), Angela Saini (1980), Laura Bates (1986), and David Dinsmore (1968).

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