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David Seidler

1937 - 2024

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David Seidler (4 August 1937 – 16 March 2024) was a British-American playwright and film and television writer. Seidler is most known for writing the scripts for the stage version and screen version for the story The King's Speech. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Seidler has received more than 237,848 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David Seidler is the 6,466th most popular writer (down from 5,476th in 2019), the 5,700th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,530th in 2019) and the 650th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Seidler ranks 6,466 out of 7,302. Before him are Stanislava Staša Zajović, Brené Brown, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Oliver Friggieri, Alberto Angela, and Hanan al-Shaykh. After him are Carmen Posadas, Ellen Glasgow, Peter Pišťanek, John Suckling, Lionel Shriver, and Peter Stamm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, David Seidler ranks 528. Before him are Tony Waiters, Peter Ueberroth, Maryvonne Dupureur, Robert Paul, Farooq Abdullah, and Judy Tegart-Dalton. After him are Del Harris, Elinor Donahue, Bruce Johnstone, Jenő Kamuti, Bessie Head, and Mel Pender. Among people deceased in 2024, David Seidler ranks 446. Before him are Hugo Villanueva, Jan Furtok, Emi Shinohara, Phil Lesh, Peter Lundgren, and Stan Bowles. After him are Ilke Wyludda, Daniel Williams, Robert Dill-Bundi, Pankaj Udhas, Mohamed Osman Jawari, and Sharda Sinha.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Seidler ranks 5,700 out of 8,785. Before him are Phoebe Fox (1987), Tim Renwick (1949), Kathleen Byron (1921), Carole Ann Ford (1940), Thomas Dolby (1958), and Brett Anderson (1967). After him are William Lashly (1867), Hero Fiennes-Tiffin (1997), Suella Braverman (1980), John Waite (1952), Thomas Hill (1829), and John Suckling (1609).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Seidler ranks 650. Before him are Kate Mosse (1961), James Bowen (1979), Ann Oakley (1944), Susan Bassnett (1945), Conn Iggulden (1971), and Saunders Lewis (1893). After him are John Suckling (1609), Mark Akenside (1721), Sabine Baring-Gould (1834), Walter Besant (1836), Angus Wilson (1913), and Felicia Hemans (1793).

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