HISTORIAN
David Bordwell
1947 - 2024
David Bordwell
David Jay Bordwell (; July 23, 1947 – February 29, 2024) was an American film theorist and film historian. After receiving his PhD from the University of Iowa in 1973, he wrote more than fifteen volumes on the subject of cinema including Narration in the Fiction Film (1985), Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema (1988), Making Meaning (1989), and On the History of Film Style (1997). With his wife Kristin Thompson, Bordwell wrote the textbooks Film Art (1979) and Film History (1994). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Bordwell has received more than 268,768 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David Bordwell is the 519th most popular historian, the 10,106th most popular biography from United States and the 41st most popular American Historian.
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
43.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.53
Effective Languages (L*)
2.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of David Bordwells by language
Over the past year David Bordwell has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 47,755 views, followed by German (8,043), and Persian (5,165). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Japanese (506.05%), German (407.77%), and French (342.47%)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, David Bordwell ranks 519 out of 561. Before him are Mark Mazower, Drew Gilpin Faust, Albrecht Weber, Ivan Charota, R. H. Tawney, and Romila Thapar. After him are Andrei Lankov, Richard G. Hovannisian, David Abulafia, Gregory Areshian, Hugh N. Kennedy, and Edward Duyker.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMark Mazower
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 513
Drew Gilpin Faust
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 514
Albrecht Weber
1825 - 1901
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 515
Ivan Charota
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 516
R. H. Tawney
1880 - 1962
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 517
Romila Thapar
1931 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 518
David Bordwell
1947 - 2024
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 519
Andrei Lankov
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 520
Richard G. Hovannisian
1932 - 2023
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 521
David Abulafia
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 522
Gregory Areshian
1949 - 2020
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 523
Hugh N. Kennedy
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 524
Edward Duyker
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 525
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, David Bordwell ranks 722. Before him are Stephen R. Donaldson, Tomas Pettersson, Jan-Erik Enestam, Navin Ramgoolam, John Perry Barlow, and Françoise Demulder. After him are Ruhakana Rugunda, Dominique Baudis, Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Carole Bayer Sager, Erika Lechner, and Leonid Khabarov. Among people deceased in 2024, David Bordwell ranks 167. Before him are Manohar Joshi, Dickey Betts, Lance Larson, Shigeharu Ueki, Choi Dae-shik, and Kenjiro Shinozuka. After him are Gisela Birkemeyer, Richard Tandy, Mahammed Dionne, Achim Müller, N. Scott Momaday, and Raema Lisa Rumbewas.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsStephen R. Donaldson
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 716
Tomas Pettersson
CYCLIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 717
Jan-Erik Enestam
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 718
Navin Ramgoolam
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 719
John Perry Barlow
WRITER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 720
Françoise Demulder
PHOTOGRAPHER
1947 - 2008
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 721
David Bordwell
HISTORIAN
1947 - 2024
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 722
Ruhakana Rugunda
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 723
Dominique Baudis
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2014
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 724
Jacques-Édouard Alexis
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 725
Carole Bayer Sager
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 726
Erika Lechner
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 727
Leonid Khabarov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 728
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsManohar Joshi
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 161
Dickey Betts
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2024
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 162
Lance Larson
SWIMMER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 163
Shigeharu Ueki
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2024
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 164
Choi Dae-shik
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - 2024
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 165
Kenjiro Shinozuka
ATHLETE
1948 - 2024
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 166
David Bordwell
HISTORIAN
1947 - 2024
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 167
Gisela Birkemeyer
ATHLETE
1931 - 2024
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 168
Richard Tandy
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2024
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 169
Mahammed Dionne
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2024
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 170
Achim Müller
CHEMIST
1938 - 2024
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 171
N. Scott Momaday
WRITER
1934 - 2024
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 172
Raema Lisa Rumbewas
ATHLETE
1980 - 2024
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 173
In United States
Among people born in United States, David Bordwell ranks 10,106 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Ramsey (1931), Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825), Dave Wottle (1950), Teri Polo (1969), Mike Honda (1941), and Joe Lo Truglio (1970). After him are Shirley Ann Jackson (1946), Sydney Sweeney (1997), Carey Bell (1936), Lee Strobel (1952), Janice Rule (1931), and David Costabile (1967).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsFrank Ramsey
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,100
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
PHILOSOPHER
1825 - 1921
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,101
Dave Wottle
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,102
Teri Polo
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,103
Mike Honda
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,104
Joe Lo Truglio
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,105
David Bordwell
HISTORIAN
1947 - 2024
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,106
Shirley Ann Jackson
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,107
Sydney Sweeney
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,108
Carey Bell
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2007
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,109
Lee Strobel
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10,110
Janice Rule
ACTOR
1931 - 2003
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 10,111
David Costabile
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 10,112
Among HISTORIANS In United States
Among historians born in United States, David Bordwell ranks 41. Before him are Christopher Lasch (1932), American Horse (1840), Stephen F. Cohen (1938), Stephen Greenblatt (1943), Carroll Quigley (1910), and Drew Gilpin Faust (1947). After him are Richard G. Hovannisian (1932), Richard Taruskin (1945), James H. Billington (1929), Elaine Pagels (1943), Mary Ritter Beard (1876), and Richard Hofstadter (1916).
Christopher Lasch
1932 - 1994
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 35
American Horse
1840 - 1908
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 36
Stephen F. Cohen
1938 - 2020
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 37
Stephen Greenblatt
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 38
Carroll Quigley
1910 - 1977
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 39
Drew Gilpin Faust
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 40
David Bordwell
1947 - 2024
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 41
Richard G. Hovannisian
1932 - 2023
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 42
Richard Taruskin
1945 - 2022
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 43
James H. Billington
1929 - 2018
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 44
Elaine Pagels
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 45
Mary Ritter Beard
1876 - 1958
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 46
Richard Hofstadter
1916 - 1970
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 47