WRITER

David Benioff

1970 - Today

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David Friedman (; born September 25, 1970), known professionally as David Benioff (), is an American writer and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best known for co-creating Game of Thrones (2011–2019), the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's series of books A Song of Ice and Fire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Benioff has received more than 7,777,956 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. David Benioff is the 5,620th most popular writer (down from 5,267th in 2019), the 8,492nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,368th in 2019) and the 655th most popular American Writer.

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  • 7.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Benioff ranks 5,620 out of 7,302Before him are August Spies, Snorri Hjartarson, Blas de Otero, Pietro Citati, József Bajza, and Lin Carter. After him are Max Eastman, Terence Rattigan, Josip Jurčič, John Gardner, Richard D. Ryder, and Federico De Roberto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, David Benioff ranks 217Before him are Glenn Medeiros, Savannah, Ken Leung, Bart De Wever, Nathan Jones, and Nigo. After him are Seu Jorge, Richie Kotzen, Regina Hall, Tajči, Anatoly Bibilov, and Shane McMahon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Benioff ranks 8,492 out of 20,380Before him are Jaime Pressly (1977), Kayden Kross (1985), Adam Scott (1973), Richard Evans Schultes (1915), Lin Carter (1930), and Dan Hartman (1950). After him are Edmund Kirby Smith (1824), Maura Tierney (1965), Melvin Laird (1922), Chris Buck (1958), Robert J. Walker (1801), and Max Eastman (1883).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Benioff ranks 655Before him are Whittaker Chambers (1901), L. J. Smith (1965), James C. Collins (1958), Judith Krantz (1928), Howard Ashman (1950), and Lin Carter (1930). After him are Max Eastman (1883), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), Karin Slaughter (1971), Zitkala-Sa (1876), Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), and Kate Wilhelm (1928).