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David J. Peterson

1981 - Today

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David Joshua Peterson (born January 20, 1981) is an American language creator. He came to prominence after creating the Dothraki and Valyrian languages for the television series Game of Thrones. He has subsequently worked on a number of other projects, including the films Dune and Dune: Part Two, for which he created the Chakobsa language. He has written a book on language construction entitled The Art of Language Invention. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). David J. Peterson is the 7,461st most popular writer (down from 7,254th in 2024), the 19,697th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,706th in 2019) and the 1,243rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, David J. Peterson ranks 7,461 out of 7,302Before him are Rob Thomas, Sara Bergmark Elfgren, Dima Tahboub, Hanna Yablonska, Jo Frost, and Faïza Guène. After him are Tahmima Anam, Ayad Akhtar, Elif Batuman, Jhamak Ghimire, Steven Johnson, and Kevin Kwan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, David J. Peterson ranks 1,486Before him are Yōsuke Nakata, Maureen Nisima, Jan Štěrba, Federica Faiella, Jan Rajnoch, and Liu Yin. After him are Travis Willingham, Hikaru Mita, Christine Wenzel, Morven Christie, Jasmine Crockett, and Kazuhiro Murakami.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David J. Peterson ranks 19,705 out of 20,380Before him are Jamie Anderson (1990), Jim Jackson (1970), Charles Chun (1967), Samuel Larsen (1991), Derek Theler (1986), and Payton Pritchard (1998). After him are Travis Willingham (1981), Darin Brooks (1984), Evan Mobley (2001), Mark Pocan (1964), Caterina Fake (1969), and Valerie Aurora (null).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David J. Peterson ranks 1,243Before him are Erin Morgenstern (1978), Michelle Malkin (1970), GypsyCrusader (1988), Scott Snyder (1976), Graham Moore (1981), and Rob Thomas (1965). After him are Ayad Akhtar (1970), Elif Batuman (1977), Steven Johnson (1968), Lauren Oliver (1982), Emily Temple-Wood (1994), and Bari Weiss (1984).