FILM DIRECTOR

Robert Zemeckis

1952 - Today

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Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy Romancing the Stone (1984), the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), and the live-action/animated comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). He subsequently directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992) and then diversified into more dramatic fare, including Forrest Gump (1994), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Zemeckis has received more than 7,741,654 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Robert Zemeckis is the 65th most popular film director (down from 59th in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from United States (down from 436th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Film Director.

Robert Zemeckis is most famous for directing and producing the Back to the Future trilogy.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Robert Zemeckis by language

Over the past year Robert Zemeckis has had the most page views in the with 899,145 views, followed by Russian (156,607), and Italian (130,606). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Georgian (123.71%), Norwegian (Nynorsk) (120.39%), and Catalan (89.13%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Zemeckis ranks 65 out of 2,041. Before him are Werner Herzog, Abbas Kiarostami, Stephen Hillenburg, Jacques Tati, Claude Chabrol, and Sergei Parajanov. After him are Éric Rohmer, David Cronenberg, Chuck Jones, Theo Angelopoulos, Dziga Vertov, and Frank Capra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Robert Zemeckis ranks 12. Before him are Steven Seagal, Roberto Benigni, Vajiralongkorn, Park Geun-hye, Emomali Rahmon, and Mickey Rourke. After him are Nelson Piquet, Roger Milla, Francis Fukuyama, Sylvia Kristel, Christopher Reeve, and Salome Zourabichvili.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Zemeckis ranks 460 out of 20,380. Before him are Diana Ross (1944), Herbert Spencer Gasser (1888), Val Logsdon Fitch (1923), William G. Morgan (1870), Danny Trejo (1944), and Roy Lichtenstein (1923). After him are Ralph Lauren (1939), Elinor Ostrom (1933), Robert Coleman Richardson (1937), Bryan Cranston (1956), Douglas Engelbart (1925), and Iggy Pop (1947).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Zemeckis ranks 14. Before him are Tim Burton (1958), John Ford (1894), David Lynch (1946), Oliver Stone (1946), Brian De Palma (1940), and Stephen Hillenburg (1961). After him are Chuck Jones (1912), Sydney Pollack (1934), Terry Gilliam (1940), Jim Jarmusch (1953), William Friedkin (1935), and George Cukor (1899).

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Filmography

Forrest Gump
Director
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Jun 23o 19948.475 / 10
Back to the Future
Director
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Jul 3o 19858.3 / 10
Back to the Future Part II
Director
Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.
Nov 22o 19897.759 / 10