closest two dates to today

[Mandy_84]

Hi
Desperately need a help to find two closest dates to today from the list of different people and dates. So the column C & D should show as follows. [TABLE="width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]a[/TD]
[TD]b[/TD]
[TD]c[/TD]
[TD]d[/TD]
[TD]e[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Nick[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="width: 94"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl63, width: 94, align: right"]9/1/2016[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD]1/1/2017[/TD]
[TD]10/1/2017[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Nick[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="width: 94"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 94, align: right"]1/1/2017[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Nick[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="width: 94"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 94, align: right"]10/1/2017[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]John[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="width: 94"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 94, align: right"]12/1/2016[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD]12/1/2016[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Mary[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="width: 94"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 94, align: right"]8/1/2017[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD]1/1/2017[/TD]
[TD]8/1/2017[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Mary[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="width: 94"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 94, align: right"]12/1/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Mary[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="width: 94"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 94, align: right"]9/1/2016[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Mary[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="width: 94"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 94, align: right"]1/1/2017[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Izabella[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="width: 94"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 94, align: right"]9/1/2016[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD][TABLE="width: 94"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 94, align: right"]9/1/2016[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Thanks a lot!!!!

 

[Scott T]

If the dates will never be in the future then this should work

Excel 2010

	A	B	C	D
Nick
Nick
Nick
John
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Izabella

<colgroup><col><col><col><col><col></colgroup><thead>
</thead><tbody>
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]9/1/2016[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1/1/2017[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10/1/2017[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1/1/2017[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]10/1/2017[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]12/1/2016[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12/1/2016[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]8/1/2017[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1/1/2017[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8/1/2017[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]12/1/2015[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]9/1/2016[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1/1/2017[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]9/1/2016[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9/1/2016[/TD]

</tbody>

Sheet1​

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<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Array Formulas[TABLE="width: 100%"]
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[TH="align: left"]Formula[/TH]
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[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C2[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A2<>A1,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A2)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A2,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),2),LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A2,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1)),"")}[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D2[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A2<>A1,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A2)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A2,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1),""),"")}[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C3[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A3<>A2,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A3)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A3,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),2),LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A3,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1)),"")}[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D3[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A3<>A2,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A3)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A3,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1),""),"")}[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C4[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A4<>A3,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A4)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A4,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),2),LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A4,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1)),"")}[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D4[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A4<>A3,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A4)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A4,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1),""),"")}[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C5[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A5<>A4,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A5)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A5,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),2),LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A5,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1)),"")}[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D5[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A5<>A4,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A5)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A5,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1),""),"")}[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C6[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A6<>A5,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A6)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A6,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),2),LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A6,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1)),"")}[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D6[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A6<>A5,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A6)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A6,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1),""),"")}[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C7[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A7<>A6,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A7)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A7,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),2),LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A7,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1)),"")}[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D7[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A7<>A6,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A7)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A7,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1),""),"")}[/TD]
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[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C8[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A8<>A7,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A8)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A8,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),2),LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A8,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1)),"")}[/TD]
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[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D8[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A8<>A7,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A8)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A8,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1),""),"")}[/TD]
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[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C9[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A9<>A8,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A9)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A9,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),2),LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A9,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1)),"")}[/TD]
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[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D9[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A9<>A8,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A9)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A9,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1),""),"")}[/TD]
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[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C10[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A10<>A9,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A10)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A10,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),2),LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A10,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1)),"")}[/TD]
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[TH="width: 10, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D10[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A10<>A9,IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$10,A10)>1,LARGE(IF($A$2:$A$10=A10,$B$2:$B$10,"n"),1),""),"")}[/TD]
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[Mandy_84]

Thanks, I eventually used following function

<today(),$b$1:$b$9))),if($a$1:$a$9=n1,$b$1:$b$9),0))
=INDEX($B$1:$B$9,MATCH(MAX(IF($A$1:$A$9=N1,IF($B$1:$B$9<today(),$b$1:$b$9))),if($a$1:$a$9=n1,$b$1:$b$9),0))
<TODAY(),$B$1:$B$9))),IF($A$1:$A$9=N1,$B$1:$B$9),0))

where Column N consist of names</today(),$b$1:$b$9))),if($a$1:$a$9=n1,$b$1:$b$9),0))
</today(),$b$1:$b$9))),if($a$1:$a$9=n1,$b$1:$b$9),0))