Film Director
Alan Ball
American screenwriter
1957 - today
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Alan Ball
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Ball is the 1,197th most popular film director (down from 1,139th in 2024), the 8,460th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,350th in 2019) and the 314th most popular American Film Director.
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130k
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Past 12 months
54.70
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
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Alan Ball's biography spans 31 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 54.70.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Alan Ball ranks 1,197 out of 2,296. Before him are Jacques Baratier, Shunji Iwai, Luise Fleck, Roy Ward Baker, Mark Herman, and Herschell Gordon Lewis. After him are John Pilger, Giorgi Shengelaia, Gerry Anderson, Nick Park, Franz Antel, and Francis Girod.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Jacques Baratier
1918 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,191
Shunji Iwai
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,192
Luise Fleck
1873 - 1950
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,193
Roy Ward Baker
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,194
Mark Herman
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,195
Herschell Gordon Lewis
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,196
Alan Ball
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,197
John Pilger
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 1,198
Giorgi Shengelaia
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 1,199
Gerry Anderson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 1,200
Nick Park
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 1,201
Franz Antel
1913 - 2007
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 1,202
Francis Girod
1944 - 2006
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 1,203
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Alan Ball ranks 352. Before him are Laura Innes, Márta Sebestyén, Alexander Dityatin, Heather Thomas, Kenyu Horiuchi, and Gediminas Vagnorius. After him are Sainkho Namtchylak, Pietro Paolo Virdis, Andrew Cuomo, Yelena Kondakova, Arkadi Ghukasyan, and Arto Tunçboyacıyan.
Others Born in 1957
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Laura Innes
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 346
Márta Sebestyén
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 347
Alexander Dityatin
GYMNAST
1957 - 2025
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 348
Heather Thomas
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 349
Kenyu Horiuchi
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 350
Gediminas Vagnorius
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 351
Alan Ball
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 352
Sainkho Namtchylak
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 353
Pietro Paolo Virdis
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 354
Andrew Cuomo
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 355
Yelena Kondakova
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 356
Arkadi Ghukasyan
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 357
Arto Tunçboyacıyan
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 358
In United States
Among people born in United States, Alan Ball ranks 8,460 out of 23,232. Before him are Robert Bacon (1860), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), Noah Wyle (1971), John Casper (1943), K. Eric Drexler (1955), and Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926). After him are Haley Joel Osment (1988), Henry Dearborn (1751), Robert Goulet (1933), Jesse Plemons (1988), Kal Penn (1977), and Michael Badalucco (1954).
Others born in United States
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Robert Bacon
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,454
Paddy Chayefsky
WRITER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,455
Noah Wyle
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,456
John Casper
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,457
K. Eric Drexler
ENGINEER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,458
Herschell Gordon Lewis
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,459
Alan Ball
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,460
Haley Joel Osment
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,461
Henry Dearborn
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1829
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,462
Robert Goulet
ACTOR
1933 - 2007
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,463
Jesse Plemons
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,464
Kal Penn
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,465
Michael Badalucco
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,466
Among Film Directors In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Alan Ball ranks 314. Before him are Dominic Sena (1949), Abraham Polonsky (1910), Rebecca Miller (1962), Sidney Franklin (1893), Carl Foreman (1914), and Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926). After him are Trey Parker (1969), Joe Ranft (1960), Byron Haskin (1899), Buddy Van Horn (1928), Busby Berkeley (1895), and Archie Mayo (1891).
Dominic Sena
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 308
Abraham Polonsky
1910 - 1999
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 309
Rebecca Miller
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 310
Sidney Franklin
1893 - 1972
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 311
Carl Foreman
1914 - 1984
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 312
Herschell Gordon Lewis
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 313
Alan Ball
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 314
Trey Parker
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 315
Joe Ranft
1960 - 2005
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 316
Byron Haskin
1899 - 1984
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 317
Buddy Van Horn
1928 - 2021
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 318
Busby Berkeley
1895 - 1976
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 319
Archie Mayo
1891 - 1968
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 320
