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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 different languages on Wikipedia. David J. Peterson is the 7,260th most popular writer (down from 7,253rd in 2019), the 18,901st most popular biography from United States (down from 18,711th in 2019) and the 1,204th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, David J. Peterson ranks 7,260 out of 7,302. Before him are Scott Snyder, Zoleka Mandela, Graham Moore, Abi Morgan, Sara Bergmark Elfgren, and Jo Frost. After him are Lauren Oliver, Emily Temple-Wood, Dave Rubin, Conor Maynard, NoViolet Bulawayo, and Amanda Beard.

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Among people born in 1981, David J. Peterson ranks 1,311. Before him are Jonas Høgh-Christensen, Hideaki Ueno, André Weßels, Robert Earnshaw, Steffen Hamann, and Yōsuke Nakata. After him are Travis Willingham, Hikaru Mita, Morven Christie, Kazuhiro Murakami, Dênis Marques, and Cédric Paty.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David J. Peterson ranks 18,909 out of 20,380. Before him are Summer Bishil (1988), Jamie Anderson (1990), Jim Jackson (1970), 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), Terri Sewell (1965), and Hallee Hirsh (1987).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David J. Peterson ranks 1,204. Before him are Adrianne Wadewitz (1977), Jon Fisher (1972), Brian K. Vaughan (1976), Erin Morgenstern (1978), Scott Snyder (1976), and Graham Moore (1981). After him are Lauren Oliver (1982), Emily Temple-Wood (1994), Dave Rubin (1976), Amanda Beard (1981), Silvio Horta (1974), and Catherynne M. Valente (1979).

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