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FILM DIRECTOR

Barbara Hammer

1939 - 2019

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Barbara Jean Hammer (May 15, 1939 – March 16, 2019) was an American feminist film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer. She is known for being one of the pioneers of the lesbian film genre, and her career spanned over 50 years. Hammer is known for having created experimental films dealing with women's issues such as gender roles, lesbian relationships, coping with aging, and family life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barbara Hammer has received more than 148,325 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Barbara Hammer is the 1,121st most popular film director (down from 1,051st in 2019), the 7,368th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,196th in 2019) and the 293rd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Barbara Hammer ranks 1,121 out of 1,581Before her are Pilar Miró, Simon West, Dariusz Wolski, Alan Ball, Luis Alcoriza, and Liviu Ciulei. After her are John Musker, Peter Berg, Richard Rush, Rodrigo García, Peter Fleischmann, and Genndy Tartakovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Barbara Hammer ranks 393Before her are Gennadi Volnov, Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani, Emilio Álvarez, Günter Bernard, Peter S. Beagle, and Elizabeth Ashley. After her are Larry Linville, Terele Pávez, George F. R. Ellis, Stuart Kauffman, Wally Funk, and John Negroponte. Among people deceased in 2019, Barbara Hammer ranks 343Before her are Miguel León-Portilla, Imata Kabua, Halvard Hanevold, Hubert Hahne, Yvette Williams, and Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov. After her are Pat Crawford Brown, Goo Hara, Pino Caruso, Hal Blaine, ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, and Yuri Artsutanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barbara Hammer ranks 7,368 out of 18,182Before her are Barton MacLane (1902), Drea de Matteo (1972), Robert Chartoff (1933), James Stockdale (1923), Bobby Helms (1933), and Mary Browne (1891). After her are Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898), Robert Cray (1953), Larry Linville (1939), John Romero (1967), Pat Crawford Brown (1929), and Laura La Plante (1904).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Barbara Hammer ranks 293Before her are Alan Crosland (1894), Christopher McQuarrie (1968), Ted Wilde (1889), Julius J. Epstein (1909), Pete Docter (1968), and Alan Ball (1957). After her are John Musker (1953), Peter Berg (1962), Richard Rush (1929), Stan Brakhage (1933), Alan Taylor (1959), and David Ayer (1968).

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