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 7,052,630 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. David Benioff is the 5,619th most popular writer (down from 5,267th in 2019), the 8,489th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,368th in 2019) and the 655th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Kite Runner
2007
When the Nines Roll Over
Fiction, Short Stories
"Fully lives up to expectations . . . Story collections aren't always high on readers' to-do lists these days. This one should be."—San Francisco ChronicleIn When the Nines Roll Over, David Benioff uses humor and rich characterizations to explore the sometimes thrilling, sometimes pathetic emotional lives of a diverse set of characters. Over the course of eight stories, we are introduced to a host of young people on the cusp of discovery and loss. As he evokes the various states of agony and pleasure—humiliation, rebellion, camaraderie, and desire—Benioff displays a profound understanding of the transformative power of a single moment and how sadness can be illuminated by a humorous flip side. When the Nines Roll Over confirms the promise of a gifted writer emerging as a storytelling force."An ace storyteller . . . 'The Devil Comes to Orekhovo' . . . may be the best Hemingway story Hemingway never wrote."—Entertainment Weekly
2005
24 heures avant la nuit
2003
The 25th hour
Drug traffic, Venganza, Novela psicológica
The 25th Hour is the 2001 debut novel by Game of Thrones screenplayer David Benioff. It tells the story of New York drug dealer Monty Brogan, who is arrested for drug possession with intent to sell, and sentenced to seven years in prison. He spends his last night of freedom with two friends, contemplating his uncertain future and the decisions he made that brought him to this point. A film adaptation, for which Benioff wrote the screenplay, was directed by Spike Lee and released in 2002. (main source EN.wikipedia)
2000
City of thieves
War Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction
From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival — and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime. During the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter’s wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible. By turns insightful and funny, thrilling and terrifying, City of Thieves is a gripping, cinematic World War II adventure and an intimate coming-of-age story with an utterly contemporary feel for how boys become men.
2008

Page views of David Benioffs by language

Over the past year David Benioff has had the most page views in the with 788,868 views, followed by Spanish (42,429), and German (38,922). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (78.29%), Albanian (65.43%), and Danish (57.97%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Benioff ranks 5,619 out of 7,302. Before 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 217. Before 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 8,489 out of 20,380. Before 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).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Benioff ranks 655. Before 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).

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