1885 - 1981
Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 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 249,720 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Allan Dwan is the 637th most popular film director (up from 716th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 228th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Canadian Film Director.
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Among film directors, Allan Dwan ranks 637 out of 1,581. Before him are Otakar Vávra, Kevin Smith, Majid Majidi, Henri Colpi, Percy Adlon, and André Delvaux. After him are Terence Fisher, Steno, Ivan Pyryev, Fatih Akin, Henning Carlsen, and Alberto Cavalcanti.
1911 - 2011
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 631
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 632
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 633
1921 - 2006
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 634
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 635
1926 - 2002
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 636
1885 - 1981
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 637
1904 - 1980
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 638
1917 - 1988
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 639
1901 - 1968
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 640
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 641
1927 - 2014
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 642
1897 - 1982
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 643
Among people born in 1885, Allan Dwan ranks 127. Before him are Abdurauf Fitrat, Georges Mandel, Paul Leni, Eino Rahja, Charles Dullin, and Ruben Sevak. After him are Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, Ralph Rose, Sigrid Hjertén, Sun Chuanfang, Blas Infante, and Arturo Rawson. Among people deceased in 1981, Allan Dwan ranks 110. Before him are Mostafa Chamran, Boris Polevoy, Ivan Eklind, Lydia Lopokova, Jim Davis, and Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia. After him are Terry Fox, Agniya Barto, Michele Andreolo, Paul Anspach, Durgabai Deshmukh, and Mario Camerini.
1885 - 1938
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 121
1885 - 1944
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 122
1885 - 1929
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 123
1885 - 1936
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 124
1885 - 1949
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 125
1885 - 1915
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 126
1885 - 1981
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 127
1885 - 1972
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 128
1885 - 1913
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 129
1885 - 1948
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 130
1885 - 1935
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 131
1885 - 1936
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 132
1885 - 1952
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 133
1932 - 1981
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 104
1908 - 1981
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 105
1905 - 1981
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 106
1892 - 1981
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 107
1909 - 1981
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 108
1892 - 1981
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 109
1885 - 1981
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 110
1958 - 1981
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 111
1906 - 1981
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 112
1912 - 1981
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 113
1882 - 1981
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 114
1909 - 1981
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 115
1895 - 1981
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 116
Among people born in Canada, Allan Dwan ranks 202 out of 1,350. Before him are Harold Innis (1894), Alanis Morissette (1974), Paul Haggis (1953), Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (1886), Bobby Hull (1939), and Jeff Wall (1946). After him are Mary Simon (1947), Nathan Fillion (1971), Ethel Smith (1907), Naomi Klein (1970), Raymond Massey (1896), and John van 't Schip (1963).
1894 - 1952
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 196
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 197
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 198
1886 - 1950
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 199
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 200
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 201
1885 - 1981
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 202
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 203
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 204
1907 - 1979
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 205
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 206
1896 - 1983
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 207
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 208
Among film directors born in Canada, Allan Dwan ranks 13. Before him are Denys Arcand (1941), Arthur Hiller (1923), Roger Spottiswoode (1945), Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), Ted Kotcheff (1931), and Paul Haggis (1953). After him are Richard Williams (1933), Mark Robson (1913), Shawn Levy (1968), Jason Reitman (1977), Robert Lepage (1957), and Mary Harron (1953).
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 7
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 9
1963 - 2021
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 11
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 12
1885 - 1981
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 13
1933 - 2019
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 14
1913 - 1978
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 15
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 16
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 17
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 18
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 19