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William Goldman

1931 - 2018

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William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Goldman has received more than 2,301,571 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. William Goldman is the 2,657th most popular writer (up from 2,891st in 2019), the 3,374th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,786th in 2019) and the 292nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Goldman ranks 2,657 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean Rhys, Alda Merini, Àngel Guimerà, Mirra Alfassa, Stanko Vraz, and Polemon I of Pontus. After him are Jim Corbett, Hans Hellmut Kirst, Valentin Rasputin, Béla Király, Gustav Schwab, and Michael Cunningham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, William Goldman ranks 197. Before him are John Gavin, Dritëro Agolli, George Vassiliou, Linda Nochlin, Mamie Van Doren, and Alda Merini. After him are Michael O. Rabin, Jean-Jacques Honorat, Franco Interlenghi, Anton Tus, Jean-Jacques Marcel, and Scotty Moore. Among people deceased in 2018, William Goldman ranks 153. Before him are Darío Castrillón Hoyos, John Gavin, June Whitfield, José Antonio Abreu, Neil Simon, and Lindsay Kemp. After him are Anna Maria Ferrero, Harlan Ellison, Dobri Dobrev, Vladimir Voinovich, Walter Laqueur, and Sinan Sakić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Goldman ranks 3,374 out of 20,380. Before him are John Cheever (1912), Caspar Weinberger (1917), Amy Irving (1953), Pharrell Williams (1973), Amanda Seyfried (1985), and Michael Stipe (1960). After him are Alec John Such (1951), Ric Ocasek (1949), Michael Buffer (1944), Adolphe Menjou (1890), Michael Cunningham (1952), and David Riesman (1909).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Goldman ranks 292. Before him are Terry Goodkind (1948), Neil Simon (1927), Orson Scott Card (1951), Eric Carle (1929), Richard Bandler (1950), and John Cheever (1912). After him are Michael Cunningham (1952), Harlan Ellison (1934), Alex Haley (1921), Horace McCoy (1897), Robert M. Pirsig (1928), and Henry Darger (1892).

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