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FILM DIRECTOR

Anton Corbijn

1955 - Today

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Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔɲoːˈɦɑnəs ˈxɛrɪt kɔrˈbɛiɱ vɑɱ ˌʋɪlənsˈʋaːrt]; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both bands over three decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anton Corbijn has received more than 982,713 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Anton Corbijn is the 430th most popular film director (up from 451st in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 338th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Anton Corbijn ranks 430 out of 1,581Before him are Alberto Lattuada, Mike Leigh, Kira Muratova, Édouard Molinaro, Denys Arcand, and Kon Ichikawa. After him are Alexander Sokurov, Curtis Hanson, Edward Yang, Jacques Doillon, Yoshiyuki Tomino, and Valerio Zurlini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Anton Corbijn ranks 99Before him are Debra Winger, Valdis Zatlers, David Julius, Jeff Daniels, Billy Milligan, and Asif Ali Zardari. After him are Brigitte Lahaie, Sirindhorn, Mulatu Teshome, Fernando Meirelles, Vladimir Petrović, and Dominique Pinon.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Anton Corbijn ranks 334 out of 1,427Before him are Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210), Jan Mandijn (1500), Frans de Waal (1948), C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817), Jordi Cruyff (1974), and Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911). After him are Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563), Philippa of Guelders (1464), Jacob van Heemskerck (1567), William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), Aletta Jacobs (1854), and Floris I, Count of Holland (1025).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Netherlands

Among film directors born in Netherlands, Anton Corbijn ranks 5Before him are Paul Verhoeven (1938), Joris Ivens (1898), Theo van Gogh (1957), and Jan de Bont (1943). After him are Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Marleen Gorris (1948), Tom Six (1973), Mike van Diem (1959), Jan Kounen (1964), and Harald Zwart (1965).

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