WRITER
Marianne Williamson
1952 - Today
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Deborah Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is an American author, speaker, and political activist. She began her professional career as a spiritual leader of the Church of Today, a Unity Church in Warren, Michigan. Williamson has written several self-help books, including A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles in 1992, which became a New York Times Best Seller. She rose to prominence through frequent appearances on Oprah Winfrey's show, and becoming known as her "spiritual advisor". Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Marianne Williamson is the 5,599th most popular writer (down from 3,129th in 2024), the 8,993rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,961st in 2019) and the 664th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Marianne Williamson ranks 5,599 out of 7,302. Before her are Martin Cruz Smith, Thomas Linacre, Fatos Arapi, Conrad Hall, Lester del Rey, and Philip Agee. After her are Gevorg Emin, John Norman, Patrick Chamoiseau, Karl Leberecht Immermann, William Martin Leake, and Pietro Citati.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartin Cruz Smith
1942 - 2025
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,593
Thomas Linacre
1460 - 1524
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,594
Fatos Arapi
1930 - 2018
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,595
Conrad Hall
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5,596
Lester del Rey
1915 - 1993
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5,597
Philip Agee
1935 - 2008
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5,598
Marianne Williamson
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5,599
Gevorg Emin
1919 - 1998
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5,600
John Norman
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5,601
Patrick Chamoiseau
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5,602
Karl Leberecht Immermann
1796 - 1840
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 5,603
William Martin Leake
1777 - 1860
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 5,604
Pietro Citati
1930 - 2022
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 5,605
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Marianne Williamson ranks 478. Before her are Päivi Meriluoto, Rosario Livatino, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev, Arie Schans, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Teitur Thordarson. After her are Alan Clark, Manuel Göttsching, Daryl Stuermer, Susan Collins, Estanislau da Silva, and Mario Theissen.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsPäivi Meriluoto
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 472
Rosario Livatino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - 1990
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 473
Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev
SKATER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 474
Arie Schans
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 475
S. Epatha Merkerson
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 476
Teitur Thordarson
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 477
Marianne Williamson
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 478
Alan Clark
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 479
Manuel Göttsching
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2022
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 480
Daryl Stuermer
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 481
Susan Collins
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 482
Estanislau da Silva
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 483
Mario Theissen
ENGINEER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 484
In United States
Among people born in United States, Marianne Williamson ranks 8,995 out of 20,380. Before her are Blanche Sweet (1896), Stubby Kaye (1918), Lester del Rey (1915), Philip Agee (1935), Karl Taylor Compton (1887), and Alexander Berzin (1944). After her are Barbara Bonney (1956), Nick Anderson (1968), John R. Commons (1862), Alphonso Taft (1810), Aly Michalka (1989), and Nick de Firmian (1957).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBlanche Sweet
ACTOR
1896 - 1986
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,989
Stubby Kaye
ACTOR
1918 - 1997
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,990
Lester del Rey
WRITER
1915 - 1993
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,991
Philip Agee
WRITER
1935 - 2008
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,992
Karl Taylor Compton
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1954
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,993
Alexander Berzin
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,994
Marianne Williamson
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 8,995
Barbara Bonney
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 8,996
Nick Anderson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 8,997
John R. Commons
ECONOMIST
1862 - 1945
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 8,998
Alphonso Taft
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1891
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 8,999
Aly Michalka
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 9,000
Nick de Firmian
CHESS PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 9,001
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Marianne Williamson ranks 664. Before her are Norman Cousins (1915), Warren Farrell (1943), Diana Der Hovanessian (1934), Martin Cruz Smith (1942), Lester del Rey (1915), and Philip Agee (1935). After her are John Norman (1931), Kenneth Copeland (1936), Ring Lardner (1885), Ted Chiang (1967), Tony Kushner (1956), and Diane di Prima (1934).
Norman Cousins
1915 - 1990
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 658
Warren Farrell
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 659
Diana Der Hovanessian
1934 - 2018
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 660
Martin Cruz Smith
1942 - 2025
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 661
Lester del Rey
1915 - 1993
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 662
Philip Agee
1935 - 2008
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 663
Marianne Williamson
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 664
John Norman
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 665
Kenneth Copeland
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 666
Ring Lardner
1885 - 1933
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 667
Ted Chiang
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 668
Tony Kushner
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 669
Diane di Prima
1934 - 2020
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 670











































