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David Simon

1960 - Today

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David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on The Wire (2002–08). He worked for The Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years (1982–95), wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991), and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) with Ed Burns. The former book was the basis for the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–99), on which Simon served as a writer and producer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Simon has received more than 2,903,669 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). David Simon is the 5,359th most popular writer (down from 4,992nd in 2019), the 8,611th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,594th in 2019) and the 678th most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.9M

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  • 43.42

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  • 24

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  • 2.46

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  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Simon ranks 5,359 out of 5,755Before him are Latifa al-Zayyat, Claudio Williman, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Swami Rama, and William Blum. After him are Martin Litchfield West, Mike Godwin, Thomas Brezina, John Antoine Nau, Thomas Campbell, and Piers Anthony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, David Simon ranks 338Before him are Peter Hambleton, James Comey, Marko Elsner, David James Elliott, Pornsak Songsaeng, and Vyacheslav Bykov. After him are Stanley Tong, Joe Sacco, Jocelyn Pook, Anett Pötzsch, Davor Jozić, and Joachim Winkelhock.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Simon ranks 8,611 out of 18,182Before him are Jessica Hecht (1965), Kim Stanley (1925), Steven Bochco (1943), Stanton T. Friedman (1934), Neil Burger (2000), and William Blum (1933). After him are Kent Beck (1961), Audrey Munson (1891), William Hogenson (1884), John Michael Talbot (1954), Mike Godwin (1956), and George Kojac (1910).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Simon ranks 678Before him are Howard Ashman (1950), Philip G. Epstein (1909), John Berryman (1914), Scott Turow (1949), Jack McDevitt (1935), and William Blum (1933). After him are Mike Godwin (1956), John Antoine Nau (1860), Joe Medicine Crow (1913), Meg Cabot (1967), Steven Saylor (1956), and Helene Hanff (1916).

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