Film Director

Ken Burns

American documentary filmmaker

1953 - today

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His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Ken Burns is the 1,492nd most popular film director (down from 1,397th in 2024), the 10,806th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,548th in 2019) and the 401st most popular American Film Director.

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Ken Burns's biography appears in 38 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 86% of all Film Directors.

Jul 29

Ken Burns shares a July 29 birthday with Benito Mussolini, Dag Hammarskjöld, and Alexis de Tocqueville.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Ken Burns ranks 1,492 out of 2,041. Before him are Pablo Berger, Dan Gilroy, Attila Dargay, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Ellen Kuras, and Montxo Armendáriz. After him are Melvin Frank, Tarsem Singh, Semih Kaplanoğlu, Jorge Fons, Allen Daviau, and Derek Yee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Ken Burns ranks 516. Before him are Andy Hertzfeld, Jan Möller, Valero Rivera López, Basanti Bisht, Ilkka Hanski, and Mokhtar Naili. After him are Eugenia Roccella, Don Dokken, Pat Symonds, Paul Mariner, Mayumi Aoki, and Christine Ebersole.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ken Burns ranks 10,806 out of 20,380. Before him are Florence Turner (1885), Richard Speight Jr. (1969), Bob Bradley (1958), Virgil Abloh (1980), Tracy McGrady (1979), and Kimmy Robertson (1954). After him are Erin Heatherton (1989), Chris Broderick (1970), Barbara Bush (1981), Sylvia Robinson (1935), Andy Jassy (1968), and Tim LaHaye (1926).

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Among Film Directors In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ken Burns ranks 401. Before him are Sally Menke (1953), Lee Garmes (1898), Alan Taylor (1959), Joseph Kosinski (1974), Dan Gilroy (1959), and Ellen Kuras (1959). After him are Melvin Frank (1913), Allen Daviau (1942), Peter Segal (1962), Dick Richards (1936), Callie Khouri (1957), and Vincent Sherman (1906).

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