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Akiva Goldsman

1962 - Today

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Akiva Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. His filmography as a screenwriter includes The Client; Batman Forever and its sequel Batman & Robin; I, Robot; I Am Legend; Cinderella Man, and numerous rewrites that are both credited and uncredited. He also wrote more than a dozen episodes for the science fiction television series Fringe. In 2002, Goldsman received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Akiva Goldsman is the 6,256th most popular writer (down from 5,840th in 2024), the 11,226th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,151st in 2019) and the 818th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Akiva Goldsman ranks 6,256 out of 7,302. Before him are Charlie Jane Anders, Linda Woolverton, Samar Yazbek, Sarojini Sahoo, Christian Prudhomme, and Vincenzo Cardarelli. After him are Katie Couric, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, August Wilson, Judith Merril, Masih Alinejad, and Laurent Binet.

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Among people born in 1962, Akiva Goldsman ranks 490. Before him are Scott Steiner, Janne Andersson, Fathi Bashagha, Aleksandr Moiseyev, Pedro Monzón, and Radhika Sarathkumar. After him are Nico Claesen, Samuel Maoz, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Teryl Rothery, Marina Kaljurand, and Trevor Goddard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Akiva Goldsman ranks 11,228 out of 20,380. Before him are Barney Bigard (1906), Al Attles (1936), Marlo Thomas (1937), Spud Webb (1963), Jonathan David (2000), and Jessie T. Usher (1992). After him are Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746), Edward C. Stone (1936), Troian Bellisario (1985), John T. Dillon (1876), Thomas Dewing (1851), and Erin Gray (1950).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Akiva Goldsman ranks 818. Before him are Elizabeth Moon (1945), Andrew Vachss (1942), Oscar Hijuelos (1951), Jane Smiley (1949), Charlie Jane Anders (1969), and Linda Woolverton (1952). After him are Katie Couric (1957), August Wilson (1945), Judith Merril (1923), Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), and Robert B. Sherman (1925).

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