Writer
Gordon Willis
American cinematographer and film director
1931 - 2014
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Gordon Willis
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Willis is the 4,565th most popular writer (up from 4,615th in 2024), the 6,820th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,230th in 2019) and the 513th most popular American Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Gordon Willis ranks 4,565 out of 7,302. Before him are Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Alan Paton, Gudrun Pausewang, Sophia Parnok, Alfhild Agrell, and Iakob Tsurtaveli. After him are Kadir Mısıroğlu, Nísia Floresta, Enric Valor i Vives, Anita Loos, Ladislav Mňačko, and Sue Grafton.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Ramón Pérez de Ayala
1880 - 1962
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,559
Alan Paton
1903 - 1988
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,560
Gudrun Pausewang
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,561
Sophia Parnok
1885 - 1933
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,562
Alfhild Agrell
1849 - 1923
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4,563
Iakob Tsurtaveli
500 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4,564
Gordon Willis
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4,565
Kadir Mısıroğlu
1933 - 2019
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4,566
Nísia Floresta
1810 - 1885
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4,567
Enric Valor i Vives
1911 - 2000
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4,568
Anita Loos
1889 - 1981
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4,569
Ladislav Mňačko
1919 - 1994
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4,570
Sue Grafton
1940 - 2017
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 4,571
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Gordon Willis ranks 355. Before him are Kenny Burrell, Yoshiko Kuga, Lê Khả Phiêu, Jan Johansson, José Vicente, and Giuliana Minuzzo. After him are Adrienne Corri, John Baldessari, Anatoli Ilyin, Jean-Jacques Honorat, Mike Parkes, and Oleg Goncharenko. Among people deceased in 2014, Gordon Willis ranks 305. Before him are Åke Johansson, Marian Seldes, Carmelo Bossi, Régine Deforges, Jimmy T. Murakami, and James Shigeta. After him are Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, Dave Legeno, William Guarnere, Helen Johns, Urs Widmer, and Zbigniew Messner.
Others Born in 1931
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Kenny Burrell
MUSICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 349
Yoshiko Kuga
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 350
Lê Khả Phiêu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2020
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 351
Jan Johansson
MUSICIAN
1931 - 1968
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 352
José Vicente
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 353
Giuliana Minuzzo
SKIER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 354
Gordon Willis
WRITER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 355
Adrienne Corri
ACTOR
1931 - 2016
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 356
John Baldessari
PAINTER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 357
Anatoli Ilyin
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 358
Jean-Jacques Honorat
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 359
Mike Parkes
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 1977
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 360
Oleg Goncharenko
SKATER
1931 - 1986
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 361
Others Deceased in 2014
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Åke Johansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 299
Marian Seldes
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 300
Carmelo Bossi
BOXER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 301
Régine Deforges
WRITER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 302
Jimmy T. Murakami
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2014
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 303
James Shigeta
ACTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 304
Gordon Willis
WRITER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 305
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 306
Dave Legeno
ACTOR
1963 - 2014
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 307
William Guarnere
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 2014
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 308
Helen Johns
SWIMMER
1914 - 2014
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 309
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 310
Zbigniew Messner
ECONOMIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 311
In United States
Among people born in United States, Gordon Willis ranks 6,820 out of NaN. Before him are John Finn (1952), Milman Parry (1902), Mike Starr (1950), Ruth Roman (1922), James Read (1953), and Patti Scialfa (1953). After him are Butler Lampson (1943), Barbara La Marr (1896), Anita Loos (1889), Edward Livingston (1764), Frank Havens (1924), and Sue Grafton (1940).
Others born in United States
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John Finn
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 6,814
Milman Parry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1935
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 6,815
Mike Starr
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 6,816
Ruth Roman
ACTOR
1922 - 1999
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6,817
James Read
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6,818
Patti Scialfa
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6,819
Gordon Willis
WRITER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6,820
Butler Lampson
ENGINEER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6,821
Barbara La Marr
ACTOR
1896 - 1926
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6,822
Anita Loos
WRITER
1889 - 1981
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6,823
Edward Livingston
POLITICIAN
1764 - 1836
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6,824
Frank Havens
ATHLETE
1924 - 2018
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6,825
Sue Grafton
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 6,826
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Gordon Willis ranks 513. Before him are Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908), Tad Williams (1957), John Piper (1946), Mike Resnick (1942), Jane Bowles (1917), and James Agee (1909). After him are Anita Loos (1889), Sue Grafton (1940), Bill Lawrence (1968), Julia Ward Howe (1819), John D. MacDonald (1916), and Robert Richardson (1955).
Mary Welsh Hemingway
1908 - 1986
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 507
Tad Williams
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 508
John Piper
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 509
Mike Resnick
1942 - 2020
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 510
Jane Bowles
1917 - 1973
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 511
James Agee
1909 - 1955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 512
Gordon Willis
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 513
Anita Loos
1889 - 1981
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 514
Sue Grafton
1940 - 2017
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 515
Bill Lawrence
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 516
Julia Ward Howe
1819 - 1910
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 517
John D. MacDonald
1916 - 1986
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 518
Robert Richardson
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 519
