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Glen A. Larson

1937 - 2014

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Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 – November 14, 2014) was an American television producer, writer, musician, and director. His best known work in television was as the creator of the television series 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 914,806 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Glen A. Larson is the 3,064th most popular writer (up from 3,216th in 2019), the 3,995th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,214th in 2019) and the 359th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 910k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Glen A. Larson ranks 3,064 out of 5,755. Before him are Qian Zhongshu, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Jean-François Revel, Gunilla Bergström, Antonio Ghislanzoni, and Jack Higgins. After him are Torben Ulrich, Pierre Souvestre, Abdulah Sidran, Ioan Slavici, Winston Graham, and Hierocles of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Glen A. Larson ranks 213. Before him are Jaime Lerner, Harri Holkeri, Giovanni Arrighi, María Kodama, Gaston Roelants, and Klim Churyumov. After him are Lluís Martínez Sistach, David Mumford, Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Geki, and Mark Donohue. Among people deceased in 2014, Glen A. Larson ranks 155. Before him are Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Paul Wild, Gerd Albrecht, Jorge María Mejía, Jean Béliveau, and René Burri. After him are Halet Çambel, Käbi Laretei, Paul Mazursky, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Jeremy Thorpe, and Emmanuel III Delly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glen A. Larson ranks 3,995 out of 18,182. Before him are Huey Long (1893), Joe E. Tata (1936), Anthony Franciosa (1928), Kenny G (1956), Bruce McGill (1950), and Art Pepper (1925). After him are Maurice Karnaugh (1924), Dolley Madison (1768), Tom Welling (1977), Schuyler Colfax (1823), Jack Lord (1920), and Andrea True (1943).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Glen A. Larson ranks 359. Before him are Fanny Crosby (1820), Robert M. Pirsig (1928), Mercedes de Acosta (1892), Glen Cook (1944), Robert Bly (1926), and Charles Grandison Finney (1792). After him are Gregory Benford (1941), Jim Carroll (1949), Bill Bryson (1951), John Perkins (1945), Spencer Johnson (1938), and James Russell Lowell (1819).

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