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Cheryl Strayed

1968 - Today

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Cheryl Strayed (; née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American writer and podcast host. She has written four books: the novel Torch (2006) and the nonfiction books Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (2012), Tiny Beautiful Things (2012) and Brave Enough (2015). Wild, the story of Strayed's 1995 hike up the Pacific Crest Trail, is an international bestseller and was adapted into the 2014 Academy Award-nominated film Wild. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Cheryl Strayed is the 6,749th most popular writer (down from 6,251st in 2024), the 13,986th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,004th in 2019) and the 989th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Cheryl Strayed ranks 6,749 out of 7,302. Before her are Philippe Besson, Ellen Kushner, Sylvain Tesson, Geetanjali Shree, Jeff VanderMeer, and Joel Surnow. After her are Philip Freneau, Andrey Malakhov, Julia Phillips, Clemence Dane, Carlos Salem, and Victoria Hislop.

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Among people born in 1968, Cheryl Strayed ranks 582. Before her are Anthony E. Zuiker, José Luis Sierra, T. T. Boy, Jeff VanderMeer, James Toney, and Reinaldo Vicente Simão. After her are Patrick Gallagher, Michael Herbig, Chynna Phillips, Kent Carlsson, Jens Seipenbusch, and Doina Ignat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cheryl Strayed ranks 13,990 out of 20,380. Before her are Rob Minkoff (1962), Joel Surnow (1955), Terry Balsamo (1972), Chris Webber (1973), Nanette Fabray (1920), and Fred Allen (1894). After her are Justina Machado (1972), Philip Freneau (1752), Pauli Murray (1910), Abigail Spencer (1981), Madeleine Peyroux (1974), and Julia Phillips (1944).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Cheryl Strayed ranks 989. Before her are Ogden Nash (1902), Lorrie Moore (1957), Anthony E. Zuiker (1968), Ellen Kushner (1955), Jeff VanderMeer (1968), and Joel Surnow (1955). After her are Philip Freneau (1752), Julia Phillips (1944), Steven S. DeKnight (1910), Sharon Olds (1942), Cecily von Ziegesar (1970), and Countee Cullen (1903).

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