FILM DIRECTOR

Adam Shankman

1964 - Today

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Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964) is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on seasons 6–7 of the television program So You Think You Can Dance. He began his professional career in musical theater and was a dancer in music videos for Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adam Shankman has received more than 1,136,715 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Adam Shankman is the 1,616th most popular film director (down from 1,482nd in 2019), the 11,786th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,238th in 2019) and the 456th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Adam Shankman ranks 1,616 out of 2,041. Before him are Daniel Espinosa, Ruben Fleischer, John Singleton, John Hillcoat, Rick Rosenthal, and Baran bo Odar. After him are Fernando León de Aranoa, Rakhshān Banietemad, Rory Kennedy, Robert Duncan McNeill, Karan Johar, and Matthew Barney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Adam Shankman ranks 506. Before him are Abdelkader El Brazi, Ricardo Moniz, Ilya Segalovich, Juan Ignacio Martínez, Johan de Kock, and Pat Fry. After him are Tony Fernandes, Magomedsalam Magomedov, Óscar Ramírez, Eli Ohana, Sékouba Konaté, and Éric Elmosnino.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Shankman ranks 11,786 out of 20,380. Before him are Anthony Davis (1993), Jimmie Davis (1899), Bob Gaudio (1942), Harley Earl (1893), Gena Lee Nolin (1971), and Mike Massimino (1962). After him are Rebecca Gayheart (1971), Ed Markey (1946), Irving Jaffee (1906), Josiah McCracken (1874), Jim Webb (1946), and Vanessa Bell Calloway (1957).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Adam Shankman ranks 456. Before him are Robert Riskin (1897), Kenneth Lonergan (1962), Brenda Chapman (1962), Ruben Fleischer (1974), John Singleton (1968), and Rick Rosenthal (1949). After him are Rory Kennedy (1968), Robert Duncan McNeill (1964), Matthew Barney (1967), Alex Kurtzman (1973), John R. Leonetti (1956), and Chi Chi LaRue (1959).

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