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FILM DIRECTOR

Barry Levinson

1942 - Today

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Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. His best-known works are mid-budget comedy drama and drama films such as Diner (1982), The Natural (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bugsy (1991), and Wag the Dog (1997). Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Levinson has received more than 3,068,144 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Barry Levinson is the 241st most popular film director (down from 216th in 2019), the 1,630th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,416th in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Film Director.

Barry Levinson is most famous for his work as a director and screenwriter.

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  • 58.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Barry Levinson ranks 241 out of 1,581. Before him are Arthur Penn, Raoul Walsh, Julien Duvivier, Youssef Chahine, Mario Monicelli, and John G. Avildsen. After him are Jane Campion, Mikhail Kalatozov, Stanley Donen, Mauritz Stiller, David Hamilton, and Gojko Mitić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Barry Levinson ranks 118. Before him are Prince Michael of Kent, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Bert Sakmann, László Sólyom, Anita Pallenberg, and Vladimir Bukovsky. After him are Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Sixto Rodriguez, Samuel R. Delany, Jim Rogers, Carlos Monzón, and Roger Ebert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry Levinson ranks 1,630 out of 18,182. Before him are George Stigler (1911), John G. Avildsen (1935), Leroy Anderson (1908), Rami Malek (1981), Elisha Gray (1835), and Jerry West (1938). After him are Cochise (1805), Tecumseh (1768), Kirstie Alley (1951), James Baldwin (1924), Chris Pratt (1979), and Evander Holyfield (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Barry Levinson ranks 70. Before him are Joseph Losey (1909), George Stevens (1904), Richard Fleischer (1916), Arthur Penn (1922), Raoul Walsh (1887), and John G. Avildsen (1935). After him are Stanley Donen (1924), Edwin S. Porter (1870), Tex Avery (1908), Zack Snyder (1966), Tobe Hooper (1943), and George Roy Hill (1921).

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Filmography

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