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Aaron Sorkin

1961 - Today

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Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing at an early age. As a writer for stage, television, and film, Sorkin is recognized for his trademark fast-paced dialogue and extended monologues, complemented by frequent use of the storytelling technique called the "walk and talk". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aaron Sorkin has received more than 8,762,681 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Aaron Sorkin is the 3,822nd most popular writer (up from 4,460th in 2019), the 5,131st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,542nd in 2019) and the 431st most popular American Writer.

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  • 8.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aaron Sorkin ranks 3,822 out of 5,755. Before him are Laza Lazarević, Alessandro Tassoni, Oppian, Moritz Steinschneider, Karoline von Günderrode, and Jurek Becker. After him are George Gissing, Pavao Ritter Vitezović, Gyula Krúdy, Apion, Marcel Jouhandeau, and Jean Clair.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Aaron Sorkin ranks 155. Before him are Brian Orser, Claude Puel, Arundhati Roy, Brendan Eich, Elias Koteas, and Thomas Schaaf. After him are Christopher Atkins, Alemão, Masamune Shirow, Katherine Kelly Lang, Kōichi Yamadera, and Peter Machajdík.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aaron Sorkin ranks 5,131 out of 18,182. Before him are Dabney Coleman (1932), Ken Block (1967), Kathleen Quinlan (1954), Ty Burrell (1967), Sterling Morrison (1942), and Andre Braugher (1962). After him are Jerry Lucas (1940), Brenda Strong (1960), John Cromwell (1886), Ronald Graham (1935), Yusuf Estes (1944), and Frank Frazetta (1928).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Aaron Sorkin ranks 431. Before him are James Thurber (1894), Saul Alinsky (1909), Maxwell Anderson (1888), Bret Harte (1836), Kim Stanley Robinson (1952), and James Redfield (1950). After him are Peter Straub (1943), Paula Fox (1923), Nathanael West (1903), T. C. Boyle (1948), Ida B. Wells (1862), and Mona Simpson (1957).

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