WRITER
D. C. Fontana
1939 - 2019
D. C. Fontana
Dorothy Catherine Fontana (March 25, 1939 – December 2, 2019) was an American television script writer and story editor, best known for her work on the original Star Trek series. After a short period working for Samuel A. Peeples as a secretary, Fontana moved to work for Del Reisman, a producer on The Lieutenant, whose creator was Gene Roddenberry. Though The Lieutenant was soon cancelled, Roddenberry began working on Star Trek, and Fontana was appointed as the series' story editor, but left after the second season to pursue freelance work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of D. C. Fontana has received more than 515,172 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. D. C. Fontana is the 6,789th most popular writer (down from 6,013th in 2019), the 13,986th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,352nd in 2019) and the 1,018th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
38.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
1.64
Effective Languages (L*)
3.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, D. C. Fontana ranks 6,789 out of 7,302. Before her are Justin Cronin, Lady Gabriella Kingston, Brannon Braga, Gjekë Marinaj, Mavis Gallant, and Bryan Fuller. After her are Dave Meltzer, Philip Levine, Nikolay Abramov, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Russell T Davies, and Zoran Stefanović.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJustin Cronin
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 6,783
Lady Gabriella Kingston
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 6,784
Brannon Braga
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 6,785
Gjekë Marinaj
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 6,786
Mavis Gallant
1922 - 2014
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 6,787
Bryan Fuller
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 6,788
D. C. Fontana
1939 - 2019
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 6,789
Dave Meltzer
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 6,790
Philip Levine
1928 - 2015
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 6,791
Nikolay Abramov
1961 - 2016
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 6,792
Ti-Grace Atkinson
1938 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 6,793
Russell T Davies
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 6,794
Zoran Stefanović
1969 - Present
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 6,795
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, D. C. Fontana ranks 626. Before her are Jerry Butler, Bill Toomey, Bob Armstrong, Don McKinnon, John A. Russo, and Judy Grinham. After her are Betty Everett, Tom Harkin, Zelmo Beaty, Barry Cunliffe, Barry Mann, and Ben Cayetano. Among people deceased in 2019, D. C. Fontana ranks 581. Before her are John Carl Buechler, Manohar Parrikar, Robert Hunter, Sandie Jones, Viktor Manakov, and Anthoine Hubert. After her are Thad Cochran, Dorothy Masuka, Roberto Bailey, Juice Wrld, Stephanie Niznik, and John Dingell.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsJerry Butler
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 620
Bill Toomey
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 621
Bob Armstrong
WRESTLER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 622
Don McKinnon
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 623
John A. Russo
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 624
Judy Grinham
SWIMMER
1939 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 625
D. C. Fontana
WRITER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 626
Betty Everett
SINGER
1939 - 2001
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 627
Tom Harkin
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 628
Zelmo Beaty
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 629
Barry Cunliffe
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 630
Barry Mann
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 631
Ben Cayetano
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 36.98
Rank: 632
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsJohn Carl Buechler
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - 2019
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 575
Manohar Parrikar
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2019
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 576
Robert Hunter
WRITER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 577
Sandie Jones
SINGER
1954 - 2019
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 578
Viktor Manakov
CYCLIST
1960 - 2019
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 579
Anthoine Hubert
RACING DRIVER
1996 - 2019
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 580
D. C. Fontana
WRITER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 581
Thad Cochran
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2019
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 582
Dorothy Masuka
SINGER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 583
Roberto Bailey
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2019
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 584
Juice Wrld
SINGER
1998 - 2019
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 585
Stephanie Niznik
ACTOR
1967 - 2019
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 586
John Dingell
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 36.98
Rank: 587
In United States
Among people born in United States, D. C. Fontana ranks 13,986 out of 20,380. Before her are Bryan Fuller (1969), Michael O'Shea (1906), Ayumu Murase (1988), Dustin Diamond (1977), Ben Falcone (1973), and Rivers Cuomo (1970). After her are John L. McClellan (1896), Hal Linden (1931), Marin Raykov (1960), Justine Bateman (1966), Chris Wood (1988), and Jacoby Shaddix (1976).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBryan Fuller
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 13,980
Michael O'Shea
ACTOR
1906 - 1973
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 13,981
Ayumu Murase
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 13,982
Dustin Diamond
ACTOR
1977 - 2021
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 13,983
Ben Falcone
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 13,984
Rivers Cuomo
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 13,985
D. C. Fontana
WRITER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 13,986
John L. McClellan
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1977
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 13,987
Hal Linden
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 13,988
Marin Raykov
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 13,989
Justine Bateman
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 13,990
Chris Wood
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 13,991
Jacoby Shaddix
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 13,992
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, D. C. Fontana ranks 1,018. Before her are Howard Gordon (1961), Sharon Olds (1942), Katharine Lee Bates (1859), Justin Cronin (1962), Brannon Braga (1965), and Bryan Fuller (1969). After her are Dave Meltzer (1959), Philip Levine (1928), Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938), Maxine Hong Kingston (1940), Deborah Harkness (1965), and Jim Butcher (1971).
Howard Gordon
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 1,012
Sharon Olds
1942 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 1,013
Katharine Lee Bates
1859 - 1929
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 1,014
Justin Cronin
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 1,015
Brannon Braga
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 1,016
Bryan Fuller
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 1,017
D. C. Fontana
1939 - 2019
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 1,018
Dave Meltzer
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 1,019
Philip Levine
1928 - 2015
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 1,020
Ti-Grace Atkinson
1938 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 1,021
Maxine Hong Kingston
1940 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 1,022
Deborah Harkness
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 1,023
Jim Butcher
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 1,024