FILM DIRECTOR

Alexandre Aja

1978 - Today

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Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ aʒa]; born 7 August 1978), is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension (known as High Tension in the US and Switchblade Romance in the UK). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexandre Aja has received more than 1,046,105 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Alexandre Aja is the 1,452nd most popular film director (down from 1,307th in 2019), the 5,111th most popular biography from France (down from 4,599th in 2019) and the 155th most popular French Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alexandre Aja ranks 1,452 out of 2,041. Before him are Peter Lord, Raja Gosnell, Benno von Arent, Vincent Sherman, Alexander Drankov, and Montxo Armendáriz. After him are Rowland V. Lee, Val Guest, Johannes Schaaf, Joseph Pevney, Mary Lambert, and Rodrigo Prieto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Alexandre Aja ranks 210. Before him are Arne Slot, Estella Warren, Jesse Metcalfe, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Boško Balaban, and Teddy Park. After him are Tom Beck, Shy Love, Silvia Navarro, Helton Arruda, Michaela Conlin, and Lilia Podkopayeva.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alexandre Aja ranks 5,111 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Blondiaux (1922), Yaël Braun-Pivet (1970), Jean-Marc Ferreri (1962), Philippe Douste-Blazy (1953), Yves Dreyfus (1931), and Layvin Kurzawa (1992). After him are Bruno Gollnisch (1950), Léon Binoche (1878), Achille Souchard (1900), Jacqueline Mazéas (1920), Jean-François Deniau (1928), and Ranulf Flambard (1060).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Alexandre Aja ranks 155. Before him are Jacques Baratier (1918), Catherine Corsini (1956), François Dupeyron (1950), Pierre Morel (1964), Bruno Delbonnel (1957), and René Vautier (1928). After him are Giorgio Capitani (1927), Olivier Megaton (1965), Christophe Honoré (1970), Jean-François Richet (1966), Erick Zonca (1956), and Lucile Hadžihalilović (1961).

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