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David Simon

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David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on The Wire (2002–2008). He worked for The Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years (1982–1995), wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991), and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) with Ed Burns. The former book was the basis for the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999), on which Simon served as a writer and producer. Simon adapted the latter book into the HBO mini-series The Corner (2000). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). David Simon is the 6,079th most popular writer (down from 6,069th in 2024), the 10,476th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,050th in 2019) and the 767th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Simon ranks 6,079 out of 7,302. Before him are Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Eldridge Cleaver, Anthony Powell, Mary Lamb, Antonín Sova, and Manuel Rojas. After him are Hugh Blair, Waleed Al-Husseini, Sigitas Geda, Nalini Bala Devi, Mikhail Svetlov, and Wallace Stegner.

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Among people born in 1960, David Simon ranks 422. Before him are Justus von Dohnányi, Tony MacAlpine, Simon Fuller, Elizabeth Avellán, Brewster Kahle, and Neal Morse. After him are Ton Roosendaal, Nigel Marven, Cal Ripken Jr., Jozef Pribilinec, Lyudmila Andonova, and Kin Endate.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Simon ranks 10,476 out of 20,380. Before him are Marla Gibbs (1931), Lil' Kim (1974), Dan Haggerty (1942), and Marilee Stepan (1935). After him are Juliette Atkinson (1873), Scott Cohen (1961), Anthony Wayne (1745), Titian Peale (1799), Gwynne Shotwell (1963), Henry Cabot Lodge (1850), Willard Rice (1895), and Thomas Doughty (1793).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Simon ranks 767. Before him are Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Chaz Bono (1969), Gustav Hasford (1947), Michael Swanwick (1950), Maxine Kumin (1925), and Eldridge Cleaver (1935). After him are Wallace Stegner (1909), Karin Slaughter (1971), James Dickey (1923), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), Roderick Thorp (1936), and Robinson Jeffers (1887).

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