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David Gerrold

1944 - Today

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David Gerrold (born Jerrold David Friedman; January 24, 1944) is an American science fiction screenwriter and novelist. He wrote the script for the original Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles", created the Sleestak race on the TV series Land of the Lost, and wrote the novelette The Martian Child, which won both Hugo and Nebula Awards, and was adapted into a 2007 film starring John Cusack. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. David Gerrold is the 6,713th most popular writer (down from 6,587th in 2024), the 13,805th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,840th in 2019) and the 978th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, David Gerrold ranks 6,713 out of 7,302. Before him are Eric Linklater, Wolf Blitzer, Alexandre del Valle, Hazel Brugger, Katharine Lee Bates, and Pınar Selek. After him are Kinoko Nasu, Fatou Diome, James Kelman, Robert Seethaler, Colson Whitehead, and Sara Ahmed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, David Gerrold ranks 720. Before him are Steve Beshear, Shelley Fabares, Ibrahim Gambari, Ernest Moniz, David Kelly, and Bob Riley. After him are George Armstrong, Celeste Yarnall, Julia Phillips, Richard A. Muller, Cathy Lee Crosby, and Paul Scully-Power.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Gerrold ranks 13,813 out of 20,380. Before him are Floyd Cramer (1933), Mitchell Baker (1957), Grant Hill (1972), Gabriel Moore (1785), Sheila Kelley (1961), Deniece Williams (1950), Hazel Brugger (1993), Katharine Lee Bates (1859), Gary Ray Bowles (1962), and Keith Lee (1984). After him are Kristine Lilly (1971), and Hillary Wolf (1977).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Gerrold ranks 978. Before him are Daniel Handler (1970), Chris Hedges (1956), Kerry Kennedy (1959), Catherine Asaro (1955), Hazel Brugger (1993), and Katharine Lee Bates (1859). After him are Colson Whitehead (1969), Anthony Doerr (1973), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Russell Simmons (1957), Ogden Nash (1902), and Lorrie Moore (1957).

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