WRITER

Paddy Chayefsky

1923 - 1981

Photo of Paddy Chayefsky

Icon of person Paddy Chayefsky

Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky (; January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays. He was one of the most renowned dramatists of the Golden Age of Television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paddy Chayefsky has received more than 1,265,344 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Paddy Chayefsky is the 5,416th most popular writer (down from 5,212th in 2019), the 8,011th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,148th in 2019) and the 619th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 5,416 out of 7,302. Before him are Mira Alečković, Manuel Curros Enríquez, Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Remco Campert, Nathan Zach, and Fred Saberhagen. After him are Nancy Kress, Yuri Nagibin, Mary Sidney, Johan Falkberget, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, and Anton Donchev.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 371. Before him are Brian Naylor, Roy Dotrice, Halfdan T. Mahler, Elizabeth Hawley, Piero D'Inzeo, and Vladimír Zábrodský. After him are Armand Borel, Cesare Rubini, The Fabulous Moolah, Patrick Moore, Giorgio Pellini, and Nena. Among people deceased in 1981, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 214. Before him are Gregory Breit, Robert Moses, Guy Butler, Francesca Woodman, Leonard Howell, and Paolo Mazza. After him are Carleton S. Coon, Jakob Bender, Hermann Pilnik, Antero Kivi, Antonio Suárez, and Stefanie Clausen.

Others Born in 1923

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1981

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 8,011 out of 20,380. Before him are Stan Brakhage (1933), Jeanette Nolan (1911), Neal Schon (1954), Ralph Meeker (1920), Jenna Ortega (2002), and Fred Saberhagen (1930). After him are James Ransone (1979), Joe Roberts (1871), Nancy Kress (1948), John Shea (1949), Bob Mathias (1930), and Walter Murch (1943).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Paddy Chayefsky ranks 619. Before him are Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908), Roderick Thorp (1936), Ring Lardner (1885), Elizabeth Hawley (1923), Kristin Hannah (1960), and Fred Saberhagen (1930). After him are Nancy Kress (1948), Bill O'Reilly (1949), Madeline Miller (1978), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), Christopher Paolini (1983), and Scott O'Dell (1898).

American born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous