FILM DIRECTOR

Ken Loach

1936 - Today

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Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialism are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (Poor Cow, 1967), homelessness (Cathy Come Home, 1966), and labour rights (Riff-Raff, 1991, and The Navigators, 2001). Loach's film Kes (1969) was voted the seventh-greatest British film of the 20th century in a poll by the British Film Institute. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Loach has received more than 3,288,719 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Loach is the 37th most popular film director (up from 40th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 242nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Film Director.

Ken Loach is most famous for his films about the British working class, such as Kes, Poor Cow, and I, Daniel Blake.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ken Loaches by language

Over the past year Ken Loach has had the most page views in the with 506,226 views, followed by Italian (193,210), and French (167,798). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swedish (183.13%), Korean (149.62%), and Greek (146.95%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ken Loach ranks 37 out of 2,041. Before him are Fritz Lang, Roger Vadim, Quentin Tarantino, Andrzej Wajda, Tinto Brass, and Tim Burton. After him are John Ford, Krzysztof Kieślowski, James Cameron, David Lynch, Lars von Trier, and Billy Wilder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Ken Loach ranks 10. Before him are Sepp Blatter, Alan Alda, Yves Saint Laurent, Barry Barish, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Robert Redford. After him are Mikhail Tal, Amancio Ortega, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Andrei Chikatilo, F. W. de Klerk, and John McCain.

Others Born in 1936

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Loach ranks 192 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert the Bruce (1274), Tony Blair (1953), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), Saint Ursula (400), Jason Statham (1967), and Arthur Henderson (1863). After him are Pete Townshend (1945), Arnold J. Toynbee (1889), Mary Wollstonecraft (1759), Charles II of England (1630), William Golding (1911), and James Chadwick (1891).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Ken Loach ranks 3. Before him are Alfred Hitchcock (1899), and Ridley Scott (1937). After him are Alan Parker (1944), Tony Scott (1944), Christopher Nolan (1970), Peter Brook (1925), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Peter Greenaway (1942), Stephen Frears (1941), and Mike Newell (1942).

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Filmography

I, Daniel Blake
Director
A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.
Oct 21o 20167.738 / 10
Sorry We Missed You
Director
Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van and the chance to run a franchise as a self-employed delivery driver. It's hard work, and his wife's job as a carer is no easier. The family unit is strong but when both are pulled in different directions everything comes to breaking point.
Oct 4o 20197.359 / 10
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Director
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
Jun 23o 20067.379 / 10