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Elizabeth Wurtzel

1967 - 2020

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Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel (July 31, 1967 – January 7, 2020) was an American writer, journalist, and lawyer known for the confessional memoir Prozac Nation, which she published at the age of 27. Her work often focused on chronicling her personal struggles with depression, addiction, career, and relationships. Wurtzel's work drove a boom in confessional writing and the personal memoir genre during the 1990s, and she was viewed as a voice of Generation X. In her later life, Wurtzel worked briefly as an attorney before her death from breast cancer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Elizabeth Wurtzel is the 7,367th most popular writer (down from 7,171st in 2024), the 18,327th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,393rd in 2019) and the 1,204th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 7,367 out of 7,302. Before her are Philippe Méaille, J. G. Quintel, Claudia Rankine, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dorota Masłowska, and Seyhan Kurt. After her are Nadeem Aslam, Rainbow Rowell, Bill McKibben, Chris Moneymaker, Laura Mendez, and Lauren Beukes.

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Among people born in 1967, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 1,055. Before her are Malini Awasthi, Veniamin Tayanovich, Carwyn Jones, Carl Hester, Jeff Tweedy, and Ashutosh Rana. After her are Makoto Kitano, Andrew Tridgell, Moon Zappa, Rob Liefeld, Monique Éwanjé-Épée, and Alex Bunbury. Among people deceased in 2020, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 897. Before her are Caroline Flack, Mohamed Abarhoun, Thomas Schäfer, Helen Morgan, Kizito Mihigo, and Shad Gaspard. After her are Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Tom Lester, Richard Adjei, Willie Thorne, Tony Hsieh, and Yahya Hassan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 18,335 out of 20,380. Before her are Heidi Swedberg (1966), Laura Loomer (1993), Will Gluck (1974), Mackenzie Rosman (1989), Erik Weihenmayer (1968), and Shaun Livingston (1985). After her are Eric Cantor (1963), Rainbow Rowell (1973), Camren Bicondova (1999), Devin Nunes (1973), John Putch (1961), and Bill McKibben (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 1,204. Before her are Kelly Link (1969), Craig Thomas (1971), Akiane (1994), Tim Ferriss (1977), J. G. Quintel (1982), and Mary Robinette Kowal (1969). After her are Rainbow Rowell (1973), Bill McKibben (1960), Chris Moneymaker (1975), Peter Craig (1969), Paul Harding (1967), and Nnedi Okorafor (1974).

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