FILM DIRECTOR
Andrew Niccol
1964 - Today
Andrew Niccol
Andrew Niccol (born 10 June 1964) is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed Gattaca (1997), Simone (2002), Lord of War (2005), In Time (2011), The Host (2013), and Good Kill (2014). He wrote and co-produced The Truman Show, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won him the BAFTA Award in the same category. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Niccol has received more than 1,359,629 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Andrew Niccol is the 673rd most popular film director (down from 591st in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from New Zealand and the 4th most popular New Zealander Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
58.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
5.72
Effective Languages (L*)
2.95
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Andrew Niccol ranks 673 out of 2,041. Before him are Claude Goretta, Stephen Hopkins, Joe Johnston, Baz Luhrmann, Alexander Payne, and Tomoyuki Tanaka. After him are James Gunn, W. S. Van Dyke, Burt Kennedy, Vilgot Sjöman, Majid Majidi, and Ruy Guerra.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClaude Goretta
1929 - 2019
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 667
Stephen Hopkins
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 668
Joe Johnston
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 669
Baz Luhrmann
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 670
Alexander Payne
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 671
Tomoyuki Tanaka
1910 - 1997
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 672
Andrew Niccol
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 673
James Gunn
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 674
W. S. Van Dyke
1889 - 1943
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 675
Burt Kennedy
1922 - 2001
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 676
Vilgot Sjöman
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 677
Majid Majidi
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 678
Ruy Guerra
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 679
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Andrew Niccol ranks 138. Before him are Toni Polster, Valdo Filho, Elle Macpherson, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Věra Jourová, and Mikhail Fridman. After him are Amber Lynn, Eusebio Sacristán, John Norum, Sandro Rosell, Benoît Poelvoorde, and Vladislav Surkov.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsToni Polster
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 132
Valdo Filho
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 133
Elle Macpherson
MODEL
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 134
Abhisit Vejjajiva
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 135
Věra Jourová
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 136
Mikhail Fridman
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 137
Andrew Niccol
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 138
Amber Lynn
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 139
Eusebio Sacristán
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 140
John Norum
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 141
Sandro Rosell
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 142
Benoît Poelvoorde
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 143
Vladislav Surkov
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 144
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Andrew Niccol ranks 30 out of 303. Before him are Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), Alan Dale (1947), Wynton Rufer (1962), Jonah Lomu (1975), and Cindy Kiro (1958). After him are Raymond Firth (1901), Richard Curtis (1956), Peter Snell (1938), Manu Bennett (1969), Clive Revill (1930), and Taika Waititi (1975).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsCliff Curtis
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 24
Temuera Morrison
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 25
Alan Dale
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 26
Wynton Rufer
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 27
Jonah Lomu
RUGBY PLAYER
1975 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 28
Cindy Kiro
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 29
Andrew Niccol
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 30
Raymond Firth
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1901 - 2002
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 31
Richard Curtis
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 32
Peter Snell
ATHLETE
1938 - 2019
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 33
Manu Bennett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 34
Clive Revill
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 35
Taika Waititi
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 36
Among FILM DIRECTORS In New Zealand
Among film directors born in New Zealand, Andrew Niccol ranks 4. Before him are Peter Jackson (1961), Martin Campbell (1943), and Jane Campion (1954). After him are Fran Walsh (1959), Rupert Julian (1879), Lee Tamahori (1950), Andrew Adamson (1966), Geoff Murphy (1938), Niki Caro (1967), and Andrew Dominik (1967).
Peter Jackson
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 1
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