FILM DIRECTOR

Benh Zeitlin

1982 - Today

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Benjamin Harold Zeitlin (; born October 14, 1982) is an American filmmaker, best known for directing and co-writing the 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, for which he received two Academy Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benh Zeitlin has received more than 359,621 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Benh Zeitlin is the 2,017th most popular film director (down from 1,789th in 2019), the 18,701st most popular biography from United States (down from 16,427th in 2019) and the 624th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Benh Zeitlin ranks 2,017 out of 2,041. Before him are Hossein Rajabian, Deeyah Khan, Amanda Kernell, Mason Ewing, Lena Waithe, and Drew Pearce. After him are Nicholas Stoller, Santosh Ram, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Trent Opaloch, Remo D'Souza, and Meghna Gulzar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Benh Zeitlin ranks 1,163. Before him are Marie Hammarström, Ilona Usovich, Shoaib Malik, Adam Pally, Gian Marco Berti, and Eva Moser. After him are Victor Crivoi, Raquel Atawo, Enrico Franzoi, Leandro Rodrigues, Ai Shibata, and Ekaterina Khilko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benh Zeitlin ranks 18,701 out of 20,380. Before him are Adam Pally (1982), Jordan Romero (1996), Kaycee Stroh (1984), Frankie Kazarian (1977), Cameron Dallas (1994), and Kim Matula (1988). After him are Lindsey Berg (1980), Velvet Sky (1981), Clare Grant (1979), Robert Gibbs (1971), Fetty Wap (1991), and Lecrae (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Benh Zeitlin ranks 624. Before him are Josh Trank (1984), Akiva Schaffer (1977), Jamie Babbit (1970), Josh Cooley (1979), Jonathan Levine (1976), and Lena Waithe (1984). After him are Jordan Vogt-Roberts (1984), Dee Rees (1977), Don Hertzfeldt (1976), Jeff Fowler (1978), Robert Lorenz (2000), and Charles Randolph (2000).

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