WRITER

David Gerrold

1944 - Today

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David Gerrold (born Jerrold David Friedman; January 24, 1944) is an American science fiction screenwriter and novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Gerrold has received more than 330,347 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. David Gerrold is the 6,586th most popular writer (down from 5,741st in 2019), the 12,836th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,679th in 2019) and the 935th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The man who folded himself
Time travel, Fiction
1973
When HARLIE Was One
American Science fiction, computers, consciousness
A stunning first novel that grapples with the definition of consciousness and what it is to be human. The novel is primarily a series of conversations between a computer programmer / psychologist and his invention, H.A.R.L.I.E., a self-programming computer that has total access to information and knowledge through something similar to the Internet. As the computer matures, the question of what it means to be human becomes a serious one for the financial backers of the project concerned with the cost of the program. If HARLIE is conscious then he can't be disconnected: That would be murder. However, to keep him connected and working for the company amounts to slavery. HARLIE must figure out a way to be both financially viable and free at the same time. HARLIE reappears in Gerrold's later Starwolf novels.
1972
The Martian Child
Abused children, Single fathers, Fathers and sons
A Novel About A Single Father Adopting A Son
2002
The Flying Sorcerers
1975
Trouble with Tribbles
Television plays, Technique, Star trek
1973
YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN
1972

Page views of David Gerrolds by language

Over the past year David Gerrold has had the most page views in the with 37,508 views, followed by Italian (2,570), and German (2,228). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (55.15%), Indonesian (44.40%), and Esperanto (36.64%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Gerrold ranks 6,586 out of 7,302. Before him are Grant Morrison, Mitch Albom, Colley Cibber, Arnon Grunberg, Karen Joy Fowler, and MacKinlay Kantor. After him are Sophie Hannah, Sabina Berman, Kerry Kennedy, Ramon Solsona i Sancho, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, and Zlata Filipović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, David Gerrold ranks 707. Before him are Neil Young, Nicolas Chumachenco, Jan Brewer, Cathy Lee Crosby, Celeste Yarnall, and Richard A. Muller. After him are Johnny Isakson, Krystyna Kuperberg, David Hemery, Bernie Worrell, Julia Phillips, and Roberto Hodge.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Gerrold ranks 12,836 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel Goldwyn Jr. (1926), Bob Wills (1905), Frank Kameny (1925), Brian Boitano (1963), MacKinlay Kantor (1904), and Molly Quinn (1993). After him are Monica Barbaro (1990), Ruth Asawa (1926), Chris Frantz (1951), Cynthia Lummis (1954), Nanette Fabray (1920), and Bill Tuttle (1882).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Gerrold ranks 935. Before him are Terence Winter (1960), M. H. Abrams (1912), Vin Scully (1927), Mitch Albom (1958), Karen Joy Fowler (1950), and MacKinlay Kantor (1904). After him are Kerry Kennedy (1959), Hugh Howey (1975), Joseph Wambaugh (1937), Steven S. DeKnight (1910), Paul Dini (1957), and Sarah Josepha Hale (1788).

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