WRITER

Glen A. Larson

1937 - 2014

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Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 – November 14, 2014) was an American television producer, writer, and composer. He created many series, including Alias Smith and Jones, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, Quincy, M.E., The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B. J. and the Bear, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I., and Knight Rider. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glen A. Larson has received more than 986,981 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Glen A. Larson is the 4,151st most popular writer (down from 3,053rd in 2019), the 5,469th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,984th in 2019) and the 445th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Glen A. Larson ranks 4,151 out of 7,302. Before him are Pierre Michon, Davit Guramishvili, Susanna Hall, Pavao Ritter Vitezović, Sue Townsend, and Pepetela. After him are Nicholas Pileggi, Giuseppe Adami, Milovan Glišić, Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg, Kató Lomb, and Hector Bianciotti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Glen A. Larson ranks 295. Before him are Albert Brülls, Jackie Collins, José Araquistáin, Jurek Becker, Mark Donohue, and Anita Traversi. After him are Pino Puglisi, Jeannot Szwarc, Irina Solovyova, Clodovil Hernandes, Sally Kellerman, and Merle Haggard. Among people deceased in 2014, Glen A. Larson ranks 242. Before him are Christopher Hogwood, Maria Lassnig, Brian G. Hutton, René Llense, William R. Pogue, and Sue Townsend. After him are Antoine Duhamel, Martin Špegelj, Gundi Busch, Brian Hart, Billie Whitelaw, and Valentin Mankin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glen A. Larson ranks 5,469 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Bacon (1885), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Jack Benny (1894), Herbert Mullin (1947), Donnie Wahlberg (1969), and Richard Moll (1943). After him are Pete Rose (1941), Jacob Epstein (1880), Nicholas Pileggi (1933), Betty Holberton (1917), Christopher McDonald (1955), and Terrence Howard (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Glen A. Larson ranks 445. Before him are David Crane (1957), T. C. Boyle (1948), Lilian Jackson Braun (1913), Mona Simpson (1957), Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906), and Kathy Acker (1947). After him are Nicholas Pileggi (1933), Hart Crane (1899), Conrad Aiken (1889), Leigh Brackett (1915), Louise Erdrich (1954), and Sonny Barger (1938).

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