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Eben Alexander

1953 - Today

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Eben Alexander III (born December 11, 1953) is an American neurosurgeon and author. In 2008, he went under a medically-induced coma while being treated for meningitis. His book Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife (2012) describes his near-death experience while in the coma. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eben Alexander has received more than 16,575 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Eben Alexander is the 4,960th most popular writer, the 6,914th most popular biography from United States and the 554th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eben Alexander ranks 4,960 out of 7,302. Before him are Paula Fox, Alain Bosquet, Pat Barker, Robert Hugh Benson, Henry Monnier, and Alexander Vampilov. After him are Vesna Parun, Kostas Varnalis, Nestor Kukolnik, István Fekete, Thomas Dekker, and Adolf Brand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Eben Alexander ranks 315. Before him are Kvitka Cisyk, Jürgen Pommerenke, Antoine de Caunes, Robert Charles Wilson, Pamela Sue Martin, and Mark Frost. After him are Irene Rosenfeld, Geddy Lee, Louie Anderson, Jorvan Vieira, Roger Allam, and Jaromír Nohavica.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eben Alexander ranks 6,914 out of 20,380. Before him are Burt Rutan (1943), John Romita Sr. (1930), John F. Reynolds (1820), Joe Sample (1939), Marie Doro (1882), and Bob Weinstein (1954). After him are Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), Dana Reeve (1961), Charles H. Bennett (1943), Gary Rossington (1951), Alan Shugart (1930), and Gilbert Kaplan (1941).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Eben Alexander ranks 554. Before him are C. L. Moore (1911), Diane Ackerman (1948), Edmund Wilson (1895), Mark Frost (1953), Mary Oliver (1935), and Paula Fox (1923). After him are Frank Belknap Long (1901), William Dean Howells (1837), Kenneth Copeland (1936), Sidney Howard (1891), Joanna Russ (1937), and Paul Theroux (1941).

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