WRITER

David J. Peterson

1981 - Today

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David Joshua Peterson (born January 20, 1981) is an American language creator. He came to prominence after creating the Dothraki and Valyrian languages for the television series Game of Thrones. He has subsequently worked on a number of other projects, including the films Dune and Dune: Part Two, for which he created the Chakobsa language. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David J. Peterson has received more than 600,283 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. David J. Peterson is the 7,252nd most popular writer (down from 6,430th in 2019), the 18,713th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,460th in 2019) and the 1,204th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David J. Peterson ranks 7,252 out of 7,302. Before him are Lauren Oliver, Celeste Ng, Simon Armitage, Sabatina James, Dave Rubin, and Jeremy Scahill. After him are Conor Maynard, Sara Bergmark Elfgren, Erin Morgenstern, Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Angelina Jordan, and Julie Bindel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, David J. Peterson ranks 1,227. Before him are Sylwia Gruchała, Dênis Marques, Maik Franz, Jade Goody, Shohei Ikeda, and Velvet Sky. After him are Ayad Lamdassem, Mika Pyörälä, Peng Bo, Amel Mekić, José Luis Perlaza, and Sven Riederer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David J. Peterson ranks 18,713 out of 20,380. Before him are Lecrae (1979), Joe Budden (1980), Julianne McNamara (1965), Gus Bilirakis (1963), Elizabeth Armstrong (1983), and Graham Phillips (1993). After him are Raquel Atawo (1982), Keith Lee (1984), Avery Bradley (1990), Ryan Murphy (1995), Jake Shields (1979), and Cathy Turner (1962).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David J. Peterson ranks 1,204. Before him are Jake Tapper (1969), Megan Abbott (1971), Lauren Oliver (1982), Celeste Ng (1980), Dave Rubin (1976), and Jeremy Scahill (1974). After him are Erin Morgenstern (1978), Amanda Beard (1981), Adrianne Wadewitz (1977), Catherynne M. Valente (1979), Jesmyn Ward (1977), and Rachel Morrison (1978).

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