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Don Simpson

1943 - 1996

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Donald Clarence Simpson (October 29, 1943 – January 19, 1996) was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor. Simpson and his producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer produced hit films such as Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Top Gun (1986), and The Rock (1996). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Simpson has received more than 1,740,862 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Don Simpson is the 28th most popular producer (down from 27th in 2019), the 3,772nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,520th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Producer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Don Simpson ranks 28 out of 89. Before him are Darryl F. Zanuck, Raymond Chow, John de Mol Jr., Dick Wolf, Fred Quimby, and Aurelio De Laurentiis. After him are Stephen J. Cannell, Michael G. Wilson, Kevin Feige, Kathleen Kennedy, Andrew G. Vajna, and Erich Pommer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Don Simpson ranks 248. Before him are Albert Pintat, Ma'ruf Amin, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Grover Washington Jr., Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, and Maurice Bishop. After him are Christine McVie, Bjørn Wirkola, Nasr Abu Zayd, Lobo, William Calley, and James Turrell. Among people deceased in 1996, Don Simpson ranks 125. Before him are J. R. Jayewardene, Rob Hall, Jack Nance, Jamie Uys, Chas Chandler, and Hervé Bazin. After him are José Donoso, Amata Kabua, Dondinho, Hillevi Rombin, Emile Habibi, and Paul Rand.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Simpson ranks 3,772 out of 18,182. Before him are Maila Nurmi (1922), Edward MacDowell (1860), David Harbour (1975), Donald Lippincott (1893), Bryce Dallas Howard (1981), and Dennis Haysbert (1954). After him are Isaiah Washington (1963), Eileen Brennan (1932), Diane Baker (1938), Ron McGovney (1962), Barbara Harris (1935), and Shirley Knight (1936).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Don Simpson ranks 15. Before him are Gene Roddenberry (1921), Aaron Spelling (1923), Irving Thalberg (1899), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Dick Wolf (1946), and Fred Quimby (1886). After him are Stephen J. Cannell (1941), Michael G. Wilson (1942), Kevin Feige (1973), Kathleen Kennedy (1953), Shonda Rhimes (1970), and Saul Zaentz (1921).

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