Type of formula that will arrange data a certain way

Beh162

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Can someone please let me know what the best formula to use for this example.


I have data from A1:D5 that comes in from another work sheet that's usually in no particular order
Joe
Mary
Bob
Steve
Lucy

If I wanted to have in F1:J5 it to be sorted in a order I've selected. Say I always need it to be this certain order:
Lucy
Bob
Mary
Joe
Steve

What kind of approach or formula would be best suggested?
 

Excel Facts

Which lookup functions find a value equal or greater than the lookup value?
MATCH uses -1 to find larger value (lookup table must be sorted ZA). XLOOKUP uses 1 to find values greater and does not need to be sorted.

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