WRITER

Richard Matheson

1926 - 2013

Richard Matheson

Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is best known as the author of I Am Legend, a 1954 science fiction horror novel that has been adapted for the screen three times. Matheson himself was co-writer of the first film version, The Last Man on Earth, starring Vincent Price, which was released in 1964. The other two adaptations were The Omega Man, starring Charlton Heston, and I Am Legend, with Will Smith. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Matheson is the 1,206th most popular writer (down from 986th in 2019), the 1,717th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,135th in 2019) and the 138th most popular American Writer.

Richard Matheson is most famous for his horror novel "I Am Legend" which was adapted into a film starring Will Smith.

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Among writers, Richard Matheson ranks 1,206 out of 7,302. Before him are Kazi Nazrul Islam, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Lü Dongbin, Matthias Flacius, Symeon the New Theologian, and Jan Długosz. After him are Rex Stout, Rudolf von Sebottendorf, Diana Mosley, Irwin Shaw, Khushal Khattak, and Noah Gordon.

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Kazi Nazrul Islam
1899 - 1976
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,200
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
1685 - 1755
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,201
Lü Dongbin
796 - 870
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,202
Matthias Flacius
1520 - 1575
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,203
Symeon the New Theologian
949 - 1022
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,204
Jan Długosz
1415 - 1480
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 1,205
Richard Matheson
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,206
Rex Stout
1886 - 1975
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 1,207
Rudolf von Sebottendorf
1875 - 1945
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,208
Diana Mosley
1910 - 2003
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,209
Irwin Shaw
1913 - 1984
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,210
Khushal Khattak
1613 - 1689
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,211
Noah Gordon
1926 - 2021
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,212

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Richard Matheson ranks 87. Before him are Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Dennis W. Sciama, Robert Fogel, Michel Butor, David H. Hubel, and Ta Mok. After him are Noah Gordon, George C. Williams, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Heikki Hasu, César Pelli, and Shigeo Sugimoto. Among people deceased in 2013, Richard Matheson ranks 60. Before him are Gyula Horn, Robert Fogel, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, David H. Hubel, Seki Matsunaga, and Viktor Kulikov. After him are Antoni Ramallets, Manfred Rommel, Ronald Dworkin, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Pierre Mauroy, and Kenneth Waltz.

Others Born in 1926

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Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 81
Dennis W. Sciama
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 82
Robert Fogel
ECONOMIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 83
Michel Butor
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 84
David H. Hubel
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 85
Ta Mok
MAFIOSO
1926 - 2006
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 86
Richard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 87
Noah Gordon
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 88
George C. Williams
BIOLOGIST
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 89
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 90
Heikki Hasu
SKIER
1926 - 2025
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 91
César Pelli
ARCHITECT
1926 - 2019
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 92
Shigeo Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 93