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Marianne Williamson
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American author and politician
Key facts
- Born
- Marianne Deborah Williamson , ( 1952-07-08 ) July 8, 1952 (age 73) , Houston, Texas , U.S.
- Education
- Pomona College
- Occupations
- Author teacher politician activist
- Political party
- Democratic
- Website
- Marianne Williamson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Deborah
- Family name
- Williamson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Occupation
- philanthropist
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- marianne.com
- Image
- Marianne Williamson November 2019 (1).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1952-07-08
- Commons category
- Marianne Williamson
- influenced by
- Louise Hay
- interested in
- metaphysics
- social media followers
- 2764271
- affiliation string
- and Spiritual Thought Leader
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Encyclopedic overview
Marianne Deborah Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is an American self-help 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".
Williamson ran unsuccessfully as an independent for California's 33rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in 2014, finishing fourth with 13.2% of the vote. She ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, eventually dropping out and endorsing Bernie Sanders. She ran for president again in 2024, challenging incumbent President Joe Biden. After having suspended and restarted her campaign, Williamson ended her longshot White House bid in July 2024. She unsuccessfully campaigned for the position of DNC chair in 2025.
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