1885 - 1981
Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; 3 April 1885 – 28 December 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allan Dwan has received more than 151,648 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Allan Dwan is the 715th most popular film director (down from 655th in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Canada (down from 204th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Canadian Film Director.
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Among film directors, Allan Dwan ranks 715 out of 1,580. Before him are Yash Chopra, Wolfgang Staudte, Hong Sang-soo, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ruy Guerra, and Joshua Logan. After him are Souleymane Cissé, Pupi Avati, Bob Rafelson, Dan O'Bannon, Michel Audiard, and Ivan Pyryev.
1932 - 2012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 709
1906 - 1984
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 710
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 711
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 712
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 713
1908 - 1988
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 714
1885 - 1981
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 715
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 716
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 717
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 718
1946 - 2009
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 719
1920 - 1985
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 720
1901 - 1968
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 721
Among people born in 1885, Allan Dwan ranks 135. Before him are Dora Pejačević, Francisco Olazar, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Henry Taylor, and Zhou Zuoren. After him are Juhan Kukk, Sigrid Hjertén, Alice Paul, Anna Hübler, Ralph Rose, and Louise Bryant. Among people deceased in 1981, Allan Dwan ranks 125. Before him are François Bordes, Aleksandra Beļcova, Antonio Berni, Julio Libonatti, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar, and Robert Montgomery. After him are Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, D. R. Bendre, Ludwig Goldbrunner, Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling, Rudolf Krčil, and Hoagy Carmichael.
1885 - 1923
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 129
1885 - 1958
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 130
1885 - 1972
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 131
1885 - 1961
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 132
1885 - 1951
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 133
1885 - 1967
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 134
1885 - 1981
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 135
1885 - 1942
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 136
1885 - 1948
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 137
1885 - 1977
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 138
1885 - 1976
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 139
1885 - 1913
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 140
1885 - 1936
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 141
1919 - 1981
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 119
1892 - 1981
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 120
1905 - 1981
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 121
1901 - 1981
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 122
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 123
1904 - 1981
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 124
1885 - 1981
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 125
1888 - 1981
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 126
1896 - 1981
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 127
1908 - 1981
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 128
1908 - 1981
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 129
1906 - 1981
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 130
1899 - 1981
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 131
Among people born in Canada, Allan Dwan ranks 228 out of 1,130. Before him are Kim Coates (1958), Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661), Michael Bublé (1975), The Weeknd (1990), Norman L. Bowen (1887), and Deborah Kara Unger (1966). After him are Harry Saltzman (1915), Hal Foster (1892), Bobby Hull (1939), Percy Williams (1908), Gordon R. Dickson (1923), and Stephen Amell (1981).
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 222
1661 - 1706
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 223
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 224
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 225
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 226
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 227
1885 - 1981
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 228
1915 - 1994
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 229
1892 - 1982
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 230
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 231
1908 - 1982
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 232
1923 - 2001
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 233
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 234
Among film directors born in Canada, Allan Dwan ranks 13. Before him are Denis Villeneuve (1967), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Arthur Hiller (1923), Mark Robson (1913), Paul Haggis (1953), and Roger Spottiswoode (1945). After him are Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), Richard Williams (1933), David Furnish (1962), Roger Avary (1965), Mary Harron (1953), and Shawn Levy (1968).
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 7
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 8
1923 - 2016
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 9
1913 - 1978
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 11
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 12
1885 - 1981
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 13
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 14
1933 - 2019
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 15
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 16
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 17
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 18
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 19