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Doris Kearns Goodwin

1943 - Today

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Doris Helen Kearns Goodwin (born January 4, 1943) is an American biographer, historian, former sports journalist, and political commentator. She has written biographies of numerous U.S. presidents. Goodwin's book No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1995. Goodwin produced the American television miniseries Washington. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Doris Kearns Goodwin is the 7,141st most popular writer (down from 6,932nd in 2024), the 16,267th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,022nd in 2019) and the 1,127th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Doris Kearns Goodwin ranks 7,141 out of 7,302. Before her are Felicitas Hoppe, Gita Mehta, Ann Patchett, Krishna Hutheesing, Vladimir Arsenijević, and Tahereh Mafi. After her are Ram Swarup, Jaroslav Rudiš, Jan Böhmermann, Geraldine Brooks, Huzama Habayeb, and Sayed Kashua.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Doris Kearns Goodwin ranks 712. Before her are Barbara Acklin, Ronnie Milsap, Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Warren, Squire Fridell, and Gita Mehta. After her are Barry Evans, Andy Roxburgh, Ian Chappell, and Stuart Sim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doris Kearns Goodwin ranks 16,274 out of 20,380. Before her are Ann Jillian (1950), Letitia James (1958), Tahereh Mafi (1988), Ruby Riott (1991), Brian Robbins (1963), and Kevin Hooks (1958). After her are J. D. Pardo (1980), AleXa (1996), Jillian Armenante (1964), Vic Chesnutt (1964), Holly Robinson Peete (1964), and Francesca Eastwood (1993).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Doris Kearns Goodwin ranks 1,127. Before her are James Gould Cozzens (1903), Andy Rooney (1919), Ruth Ozeki (1956), Laura Lippman (1959), Ann Patchett (1963), and Tahereh Mafi (1988). After her are Jay Asher (1975), Sherman Alexie (1966), Liz Murray (1980), Piper Kerman (1969), Rudolfo Anaya (1937), and Dan Savage (1964).

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