Writer
Paddy Chayefsky
American playwright, screenwriter and novelist
1923 - 1981
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Paddy Chayefsky
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Paddy Chayefsky is the 5,400th most popular writer (up from 5,413th in 2024), the 8,429th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,007th in 2019) and the 622nd most popular American Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 5,400 out of 7,302. Before him are Sergey Gorodetsky, Willi Apel, Izzat Ghazzawi, Pat Barker, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, and Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir. After him are Furqat, Fang Fang, Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Guerra Junqueiro, and László Németh.
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HPI: 54.73
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HPI: 54.72
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HPI: 54.70
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Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
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Paddy Chayefsky
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5,400
Furqat
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HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5,401
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1955 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,402
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HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,403
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1884 - 1954
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,404
Guerra Junqueiro
1850 - 1923
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,405
László Németh
1901 - 1975
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,406
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 375. Before him are Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Bülent Ulusu, Jorge Romo, Halfdan T. Mahler, Lidiya Vertinskaya, and Adolfo Schwelm Cruz. After him are Eugénio de Andrade, Zeffiro Furiassi, Murray Walker, John Holt, Wim van der Voort, and Eric Wolf. Among people deceased in 1981, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 219. Before him are Oleg Dal, Pierre Korb, Lohengrin Filipello, Ariel Durant, Aníbal Ciocca, and Esteban Canal. After him are Louis Kuehn, Julio Quintana, Vera-Ellen, János Pilinszky, Leonard Howell, and Ichikawa Fusae.
Others Born in 1923
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Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 369
Bülent Ulusu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 370
Jorge Romo
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 371
Halfdan T. Mahler
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 372
Lidiya Vertinskaya
ACTOR
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 373
Adolfo Schwelm Cruz
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 374
Paddy Chayefsky
WRITER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 375
Eugénio de Andrade
WRITER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 376
Zeffiro Furiassi
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1974
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 377
Murray Walker
JOURNALIST
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 378
John Holt
WRITER
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 379
Wim van der Voort
SKATER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 380
Eric Wolf
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1923 - 1999
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 381
Others Deceased in 1981
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Oleg Dal
ACTOR
1941 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 213
Pierre Korb
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 214
Lohengrin Filipello
PRESENTER
1918 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 215
Ariel Durant
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 216
Aníbal Ciocca
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1981
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 217
Esteban Canal
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 218
Paddy Chayefsky
WRITER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 219
Louis Kuehn
ATHLETE
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 220
Julio Quintana
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 221
Vera-Ellen
ACTOR
1921 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 222
János Pilinszky
WRITER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 223
Leonard Howell
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 224
Ichikawa Fusae
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1981
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 225
In United States
Among people born in United States, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 8,429 out of NaN. Before him are Jonathan Pollard (1954), Curly Howard (1903), Charles Kieffer (1910), William D. Coolidge (1873), Marc Aaronson (1950), and Robert Bacon (1860). After him are Noah Wyle (1971), John Casper (1943), K. Eric Drexler (1955), Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926), Alan Ball (1957), and Haley Joel Osment (1988).
Others born in United States
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Jonathan Pollard
MAFIOSO
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,423
Curly Howard
ACTOR
1903 - 1952
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,424
Charles Kieffer
ATHLETE
1910 - 1975
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,425
William D. Coolidge
PHYSICIST
1873 - 1975
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,426
Marc Aaronson
ASTRONOMER
1950 - 1987
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,427
Robert Bacon
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,428
Paddy Chayefsky
WRITER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,429
Noah Wyle
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,430
John Casper
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,431
K. Eric Drexler
ENGINEER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,432
Herschell Gordon Lewis
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,433
Alan Ball
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,434
Haley Joel Osment
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,435
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 622. Before him are David Brown (1916), Michael Herr (1940), Bo Goldman (1932), Timothy Zahn (1951), James Lee Burke (1936), and Robin Morgan (1941). After him are Frank O'Hara (1926), Katherine Neville (1945), Elmer Rice (1892), John Greenleaf Whittier (1807), Eve Ensler (1953), and John Holt (1923).
David Brown
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 616
Michael Herr
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 617
Bo Goldman
1932 - 2023
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 618
Timothy Zahn
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 619
James Lee Burke
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 620
Robin Morgan
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 621
Paddy Chayefsky
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 622
Frank O'Hara
1926 - 1966
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 623
Katherine Neville
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 624
Elmer Rice
1892 - 1967
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 625
John Greenleaf Whittier
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 626
Eve Ensler
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 627
John Holt
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 628
