David Foster Wallace

Writer · Born Feb 21, 1962 · Died Sep 12, 2008 (age 46) · Ithaca, New York, USA

Writer · 1962 to 2008

David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American writer and professor who published novels, short stories, and essays.

Wednesday, Nov 4. Out of 68,831 people. Up 139 spots from Tuesday

Attention Score measures how much attention a person gets online each day. A typical #1 show scores 100. How it works

Movies and TV shows

1 movie in main roles

Against everyone we track. David Foster Wallace's data starts in 2026.