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Stephen Covey

1932 - 2012

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Stephen Richards Covey (October 24, 1932 – July 16, 2012) was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Covey has received more than 2,603,509 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Stephen Covey is the 971st most popular writer (down from 762nd in 2019), the 1,098th most popular biography from United States (down from 891st in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Writer.

Stephen Covey is most famous for his book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People."

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  • 2.6M

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  • 67.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Stephen Covey ranks 971 out of 7,302. Before him are B. Traven, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Alexander Griboyedov, Imru' al-Qais, Heinrich Kramer, and Nikolay Karamzin. After him are Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Kurt Eisner, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Tannhäuser, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Donna Leon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Stephen Covey ranks 63. Before him are Algirdas Brazauskas, Rainer Weiss, Nam June Paik, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Piper Laurie, and Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner. After him are Robert Vaughn, Meir Kahane, David Scott, Nagisa Oshima, Gunter Sachs, and Hiroaki Sato. Among people deceased in 2012, Stephen Covey ranks 46. Before him are Sergey Sokolov, Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, E. Donnall Thomas, Carl Woese, Erland Josephson, and Andrew Huxley. After him are Rauf Denktaş, F. Sherwood Rowland, George Armitage Miller, Hebe Camargo, William Standish Knowles, and Dave Brubeck.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Covey ranks 1,098 out of 20,380. Before him are Betty Ford (1918), Jon Bon Jovi (1962), Brendan Fraser (1968), Arthur Ashe (1943), Joanne Woodward (1930), and Betty White (1922). After him are Dean Reed (1938), Linda McCartney (1941), Richard Thaler (1945), Laura Bush (1946), Robert Vaughn (1932), and Idina Menzel (1971).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Stephen Covey ranks 107. Before him are Thomas Pynchon (1937), Joyce Carol Oates (1938), Nellie Bly (1864), James Jones (1921), L. Frank Baum (1856), and Virginia Satir (1916). After him are Donna Leon (1942), Will Durant (1885), Richard Matheson (1926), William Styron (1925), Jean Webster (1876), and Edith Wharton (1862).

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