WRITER

Peter Benchley

1940 - 2006

Peter Benchley

Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author. He is best known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its movie adaptation with Carl Gottlieb. Several more of his works were also adapted for both cinema and television, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark. Later in life, Benchley expressed regret for his writing about sharks, which he felt indulged already present fear and false belief about sharks, and he became an advocate for marine conservation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Benchley is the 3,366th most popular writer (down from 3,205th in 2019), the 4,852nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,077th in 2019) and the 382nd most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Peter Benchley ranks 3,366 out of 7,302. Before him are Pierre Benoit, R. J. Palacio, E. Nesbit, Denis Davydov, Jean Effel, and Giosafat Barbaro. After him are Erik Gustaf Geijer, Dunash ben Labrat, Alexander Dukhnovych, Daniel Guérin, Bhavabhuti, and Constantine of Preslav.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Pierre Benoit
1886 - 1962
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,360
R. J. Palacio
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 3,361
E. Nesbit
1858 - 1924
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,362
Denis Davydov
1784 - 1839
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,363
Jean Effel
1908 - 1982
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,364
Giosafat Barbaro
1413 - 1494
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,365
Peter Benchley
1940 - 2006
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,366
Erik Gustaf Geijer
1783 - 1847
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,367
Dunash ben Labrat
920 - 990
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,368
Alexander Dukhnovych
1803 - 1865
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,369
Daniel Guérin
1904 - 1988
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,370
Bhavabhuti
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3,371
Constantine of Preslav
900 - 1000
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3,372

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Peter Benchley ranks 259. Before him are Peter Mutharika, Vladica Kovačević, Clive Sinclair, Gigi Proietti, Diane, Duchess of Württemberg, and Larry Hankin. After him are Jesús López Cobos, Jan Eliasson, Lill Lindfors, Zubaida Tharwat, Quentin Skinner, and Silvester Takač. Among people deceased in 2006, Peter Benchley ranks 175. Before him are David Gemmell, Naushad, Rocío Jurado, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Daniel Schmid, and Bismillah Khan. After him are Suzanne Morrow Francis, Arthur Hill, Jean-François Revel, Tetsurō Tamba, Henri Colpi, and Paul Hunter.

Others Born in 1940

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Peter Mutharika
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 253
Vladica Kovačević
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 254
Clive Sinclair
INVENTOR
1940 - 2021
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 255
Gigi Proietti
ACTOR
1940 - 2020
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 256
Diane, Duchess of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 257
Larry Hankin
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 258
Peter Benchley
WRITER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 259
Jesús López Cobos
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2018
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 260
Jan Eliasson
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 261
Lill Lindfors
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 262
Zubaida Tharwat
ACTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 263
Quentin Skinner
HISTORIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 264
Silvester Takač
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 265