FILM DIRECTOR
Andrew Adamson
1966 - Today
Andrew Adamson
Andrew Ralph Adamson (born 1 December 1966) is a New Zealand film director, producer, screenwriter and animator. He is best known for directing the DreamWorks animated films Shrek (2001) with Vicky Jenson and its sequel Shrek 2 (2004) with Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon, which are based on the children's picture book of the same name by American author William Steig and won the former for the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 74th Academy Awards ceremony. Adamson also received a nomination for another Academy Award for Shrek 2. He also directed and co-wrote the first two live-action film adaptations of C. S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Adamson has received more than 744,355 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Andrew Adamson is the 1,280th most popular film director (down from 1,226th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 69th in 2019) and the 8th most popular New Zealander Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
740k
Page Views (PV)
52.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.56
Effective Languages (L*)
3.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Andrew Adamson ranks 1,280 out of 2,041. Before him are Dudley Nichols, Bertrand Bonello, William C. deMille, Igor Maslennikov, Joseph Ruben, and Tom Hooper. After him are Wesley Ruggles, Richard Eyre, Hossein Shahabi, Kjell Grede, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and Céline Sciamma.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDudley Nichols
1895 - 1960
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 1,274
Bertrand Bonello
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 1,275
William C. deMille
1878 - 1955
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,276
Igor Maslennikov
1931 - 2022
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 1,277
Joseph Ruben
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 1,278
Tom Hooper
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 1,279
Andrew Adamson
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 1,280
Wesley Ruggles
1889 - 1972
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 1,281
Richard Eyre
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 1,282
Hossein Shahabi
1967 - 2023
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 1,283
Kjell Grede
1936 - 2017
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 1,284
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 1,285
Céline Sciamma
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 1,286
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Andrew Adamson ranks 270. Before him are Greg Grunberg, Robert Del Naja, Jure Zdovc, Bennett Miller, Jiří Němec, and Luca Marchegiani. After him are Omar Souleyman, David Platt, Rob Witschge, John Layfield, Betinho, and Kaoru Kakinami.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsGreg Grunberg
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 264
Robert Del Naja
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 265
Jure Zdovc
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 266
Bennett Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 267
Jiří Němec
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 268
Luca Marchegiani
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 269
Andrew Adamson
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 270
Omar Souleyman
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 271
David Platt
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 272
Rob Witschge
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 273
John Layfield
WRESTLER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 274
Betinho
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 275
Kaoru Kakinami
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 276
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Andrew Adamson ranks 68 out of 303. Before him are Martin Henderson (1974), Murray Halberg (1933), Michael Hardie Boys (1931), Yvette Williams (1929), Jed Brophy (1963), and John Key (1961). After him are Hugh Walpole (1884), John Gorton (1911), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Margaret Mahy (1936), Neil Finn (1958), and John Nicholson (1941).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsMartin Henderson
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 62
Murray Halberg
ATHLETE
1933 - 2022
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 63
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 64
Yvette Williams
ATHLETE
1929 - 2019
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 65
Jed Brophy
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 66
John Key
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 67
Andrew Adamson
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 68
Hugh Walpole
WRITER
1884 - 1941
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 69
John Gorton
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2002
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 70
Silvia Cartwright
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 71
Margaret Mahy
WRITER
1936 - 2012
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 72
Neil Finn
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 73
John Nicholson
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 2017
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 74
Among FILM DIRECTORS In New Zealand
Among film directors born in New Zealand, Andrew Adamson ranks 8. Before him are Martin Campbell (1943), Jane Campion (1954), Andrew Niccol (1964), Fran Walsh (1959), Rupert Julian (1879), and Lee Tamahori (1950). After him are Geoff Murphy (1938), Niki Caro (1967), and Andrew Dominik (1967).
Martin Campbell
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 2
Jane Campion
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 3
Andrew Niccol
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 4
Fran Walsh
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 5
Rupert Julian
1879 - 1943
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 6
Lee Tamahori
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 7
Andrew Adamson
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 8
Geoff Murphy
1938 - 2018
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 9
Niki Caro
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 10
Andrew Dominik
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 11