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 5,416th most popular writer (down from 5,413th in 2024), the 8,455th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,007th in 2019) and the 624th most popular American Writer.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Paddy Chayefsky's biography spans 27 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 54.70.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 5,416 out of 7,707. 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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Sergey Gorodetsky
1884 - 1967
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 5,410
Willi Apel
1893 - 1988
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 5,411
Izzat Ghazzawi
1951 - 2003
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 5,412
Pat Barker
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 5,413
Vsevolod Vishnevsky
1900 - 1951
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5,414
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
1940 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5,415
Paddy Chayefsky
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5,416
Furqat
1858 - 1909
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5,417
Fang Fang
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,418
Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa
1750 - 1791
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,419
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
1884 - 1954
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,420
Guerra Junqueiro
1850 - 1923
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,421
László Németh
1901 - 1975
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,422
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 376. 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 221. 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: 370
Bülent Ulusu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 371
Jorge Romo
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 372
Halfdan T. Mahler
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 373
Lidiya Vertinskaya
ACTOR
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 374
Adolfo Schwelm Cruz
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 375
Paddy Chayefsky
WRITER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 376
Eugénio de Andrade
WRITER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 377
Zeffiro Furiassi
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1974
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 378
Murray Walker
JOURNALIST
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 379
John Holt
WRITER
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 380
Wim van der Voort
SKATER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 381
Eric Wolf
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1923 - 1999
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 382
Others Deceased in 1981
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Oleg Dal
ACTOR
1941 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 215
Pierre Korb
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 216
Lohengrin Filipello
PRESENTER
1918 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 217
Ariel Durant
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 218
Aníbal Ciocca
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1981
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 219
Esteban Canal
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 220
Paddy Chayefsky
WRITER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 221
Louis Kuehn
ATHLETE
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 222
Julio Quintana
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 223
Vera-Ellen
ACTOR
1921 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 224
János Pilinszky
WRITER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 225
Leonard Howell
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 226
Ichikawa Fusae
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1981
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 227
In United States
Among people born in United States, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 8,455 out of 23,232. 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: 8,449
Curly Howard
ACTOR
1903 - 1952
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,450
Charles Kieffer
ATHLETE
1910 - 1975
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,451
William D. Coolidge
PHYSICIST
1873 - 1975
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,452
Marc Aaronson
ASTRONOMER
1950 - 1987
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,453
Robert Bacon
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,454
Paddy Chayefsky
WRITER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,455
Noah Wyle
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,456
John Casper
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,457
K. Eric Drexler
ENGINEER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,458
Herschell Gordon Lewis
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,459
Alan Ball
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,460
Haley Joel Osment
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,461
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 624. 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: 618
Michael Herr
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 619
Bo Goldman
1932 - 2023
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 620
Timothy Zahn
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 621
James Lee Burke
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 622
Robin Morgan
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 623
Paddy Chayefsky
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 624
Frank O'Hara
1926 - 1966
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 625
Katherine Neville
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 626
Elmer Rice
1892 - 1967
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 627
John Greenleaf Whittier
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 628
Eve Ensler
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 629
John Holt
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 630
