Film Director
Ken Burns
1953 - today
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Ken Burns
His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Ken Burns is the 1,485th most popular film director (down from 1,397th in 2024), the 10,776th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,548th in 2019) and the 400th most popular American Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Ken Burns ranks 1,485 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.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Pablo Berger
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 1,479
Dan Gilroy
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 1,480
Attila Dargay
1927 - 2009
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 1,481
Kleber Mendonça Filho
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 1,482
Ellen Kuras
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 1,483
Montxo Armendáriz
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 1,484
Ken Burns
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 1,485
Melvin Frank
1913 - 1988
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 1,486
Tarsem Singh
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 1,487
Semih Kaplanoğlu
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 1,488
Jorge Fons
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 1,489
Allen Daviau
1942 - 2020
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 1,490
Derek Yee
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 1,491
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Ken Burns ranks 507. Before him are Andy Hertzfeld, Jan Möller, Valero Rivera López, Basanti Bisht, Ilkka Hanski, and Mokhtar Naili. After him are Don Dokken, Pat Symonds, Paul Mariner, Mayumi Aoki, Christine Ebersole, and Carol Thatcher.
Others Born in 1953
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Andy Hertzfeld
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 501
Jan Möller
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 502
Valero Rivera López
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 503
Basanti Bisht
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 504
Ilkka Hanski
BIOLOGIST
1953 - 2016
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 505
Mokhtar Naili
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 506
Ken Burns
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 507
Don Dokken
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 508
Pat Symonds
ENGINEER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 509
Paul Mariner
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2021
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 510
Mayumi Aoki
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 511
Christine Ebersole
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 512
Carol Thatcher
JOURNALIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 513
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ken Burns ranks 10,776 out of NaN. 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).
Others born in United States
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Florence Turner
ACTOR
1885 - 1946
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 10,770
Richard Speight Jr.
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,771
Bob Bradley
COACH
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,772
Virgil Abloh
DESIGNER
1980 - 2021
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,773
Tracy McGrady
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,774
Kimmy Robertson
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,775
Ken Burns
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,776
Erin Heatherton
MODEL
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,777
Chris Broderick
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,778
Barbara Bush
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,779
Sylvia Robinson
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2011
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,780
Andy Jassy
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,781
Tim LaHaye
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10,782
Among Film Directors In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Ken Burns ranks 400. 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).
Sally Menke
1953 - 2010
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 394
Lee Garmes
1898 - 1978
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 395
Alan Taylor
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 396
Joseph Kosinski
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 397
Dan Gilroy
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 398
Ellen Kuras
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 399
Ken Burns
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 400
Melvin Frank
1913 - 1988
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 401
Allen Daviau
1942 - 2020
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 402
Peter Segal
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 403
Dick Richards
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 404
Callie Khouri
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 405
Vincent Sherman
1906 - 2006
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 406
