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Gene Roddenberry

1921 - 1991

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Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Sr. (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter and producer who created the science fiction series and fictional universe Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the Army Air Forces during World War II and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Roddenberry is the 17th most popular producer (down from 13th in 2019), the 2,506th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,720th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Gene Roddenberry ranks 17 out of 140. Before him are Phil Spector, David O. Selznick, Louis B. Mayer, Toshio Suzuki, Joseph M. Schenck, and Joel Silver. After him are Samuel Goldwyn, Aaron Spelling, Raymond Chow, Branko Lustig, Darryl F. Zanuck, and Albert R. Broccoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Gene Roddenberry ranks 114. Before him are Ben Bradlee, Jaroslav Drobný, Hannah Szenes, Gavriil Ilizarov, Ariel Ramírez, and George Roy Hill. After him are Oskar Gröning, Virgilio Barco Vargas, Angelica Rozeanu, Stein Rokkan, James Whitmore, and Géza Anda. Among people deceased in 1991, Gene Roddenberry ranks 73. Before him are Vilém Flusser, Willi Boskovsky, Tom of Finland, Ralph Bellamy, Sergey Akhromeyev, and André Pieyre de Mandiargues. After him are John Kerr, Eric Carr, Joachim Kroll, Héctor Rial, Pedro Arrupe, and Cassandra Harris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Roddenberry ranks 2,506 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Fosse (1927), Joe Pantoliano (1951), Michael Jeter (1952), Sam Houston (1793), Cindy Sherman (1954), and Charles Bachman (1924). After him are Jessye Norman (1945), Peggy Lee (1920), Jane Darwell (1879), Don Taylor (1920), Louise Brooks (1906), and Ron Paul (1935).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Gene Roddenberry ranks 10. Before him are Robert Evans (1930), Rick Rubin (1963), Jerry Bruckheimer (1943), Phil Spector (1939), David O. Selznick (1902), and Joel Silver (1952). After him are Aaron Spelling (1923), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Albert R. Broccoli (1909), Irving Thalberg (1899), Don Simpson (1943), and Dick Wolf (1946).

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