FILM DIRECTOR

Ava DuVernay

1972 - Today

Photo of Ava DuVernay

Icon of person Ava DuVernay

Ava Marie DuVernay (; born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee for an Academy Award and Golden Globe. In 2011, she founded her independent distribution company ARRAY. After making her directoral debut, I Will Follow (2010), DuVernay won the directing award in the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ava DuVernay has received more than 5,497,134 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ava DuVernay is the 1,855th most popular film director (down from 1,671st in 2019), the 15,128th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,582nd in 2019) and the 552nd most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ava DuVernay ranks 1,855 out of 2,041. Before her are Rob Minkoff, Michelle MacLaren, Danny Antonucci, Mani Kaul, Harald Zwart, and Corneliu Porumboiu. After her are Cate Shortland, Samuel Bayer, Greig Fraser, Rachel Talalay, Ram Gopal Varma, and Dean DeBlois.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Ava DuVernay ranks 700. Before her are Theodore Whitmore, Takahiro Yamada, Kjersti Plätzer, Michelle McLean, Steffi Jones, and Gabriela Firea. After her are Viktoriya Tolstoganova, Paolo Orlandoni, Martin Straka, Mauricio Solís, Paul Okon, and Laurent Lamothe.

Others Born in 1972

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Ava DuVernay ranks 15,128 out of 20,380. Before her are Rob Caggiano (1976), Christina Romer (1958), Eve Gordon (1960), Jon Robert Holden (1976), Vic Chesnutt (1964), and Lisa Sheridan (1974). After her are Dulé Hill (1975), Zoey Deutch (1994), Bethany Hamilton (1990), Samuel Bayer (1965), Amanda Palmer (1976), and André Holland (1979).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ava DuVernay ranks 552. Before her are Kimberly Peirce (1967), Mark Waters (1964), Douglas McGrath (1958), Michael Cuesta (1963), Alex Kendrick (1970), and Rob Minkoff (1962). After her are Samuel Bayer (1965), Rachel Talalay (1958), David DeCoteau (1962), Dan Attias (1951), Bruce Cohen (1961), and Joshua Oppenheimer (1974).

American born Film Directors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Filmography

Selma
Director
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Dec 25o 20147.398 / 10
A Wrinkle in Time
Director
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Mar 8o 20185.1 / 10
When They See Us
Director
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
8.244 / 10