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FILM DIRECTOR

Abel Ferrara

1951 - Today

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Abel Ferrara ([ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abel Ferrara has received more than 1,753,159 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Abel Ferrara is the 501st most popular film director (up from 507th in 2019), the 3,226th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,244th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 53.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Abel Ferrara ranks 501 out of 1,581. Before him are Walter Frentz, Richard Lester, Ernst Marischka, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Arthur Hiller, and Mauro Bolognini. After him are Martin Ritt, Taylor Hackford, Chuck Lorre, George P. Cosmatos, Grigori Aleksandrov, and Paul Thomas Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Abel Ferrara ranks 131. Before him are Jan Fischer, Jan Timman, Alvin E. Roth, André Aciman, Alexander Bortnikov, and Ramón Calderón. After him are Li Hongzhi, Michel Aupetit, K. K. Downing, Fabrice Luchini, Danilo Medina, and Jakaya Kikwete.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Abel Ferrara ranks 3,226 out of 18,182. Before him are Paul Winfield (1939), Richard Wright (1908), Orson Bean (1928), James Forrestal (1892), William A. Wheeler (1819), and Fred Brooks (1931). After him are Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Martin Ritt (1914), John Zerzan (1943), Warner Baxter (1889), Taylor Hackford (1944), and Chuck Lorre (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Abel Ferrara ranks 129. Before him are John Lasseter (1957), John Hughes (1950), John Waters (1946), Hal Ashby (1929), Adam McKay (1968), and Richard Lester (1932). After him are Martin Ritt (1914), Taylor Hackford (1944), Chuck Lorre (1952), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), Tom Holland (1943), and Don Bluth (1937).

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Filmography

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