FILM DIRECTOR

Billy Hayes

1947 - Today

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William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, film director and convicted drug smuggler. He is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison, after being convicted of smuggling hashish. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Hayes has received more than 36,383 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Hayes is the 680th most popular film director (up from 725th in 2019), the 4,301st most popular biography from United States (up from 4,668th in 2019) and the 171st most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Billy Hayes ranks 680 out of 2,041. Before him are James Gunn, W. S. Van Dyke, Burt Kennedy, Vilgot Sjöman, Majid Majidi, and Ruy Guerra. After him are Terence Davies, Paul Mazursky, Aaron Russo, Alejandro Amenábar, Gérard Krawczyk, and Harun Farocki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Billy Hayes ranks 313. Before him are Frédéric Mitterrand, Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Mel Collins, Christer Pettersson, Minnie Riperton, and Gregg Allman. After him are Rodney Williams, Sally Oldfield, Alfredo Cristiani, Steven Holl, Tim Matheson, and Kiki Dee.

Others Born in 1947

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Hayes ranks 4,301 out of 20,380. Before him are India Summer (1975), Edmund Gettier (1927), Hugh McDonald (1950), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), Don Nelson (1940), and Michael Johnson (1967). After him are John Tukey (1915), Lee Wallard (1910), Ray Dalio (1949), Eve Meyer (1928), Meriwether Lewis (1774), and Cyrus West Field (1819).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Billy Hayes ranks 171. Before him are Richard Linklater (1960), Joe Johnston (1950), Alexander Payne (1961), James Gunn (1966), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), and Burt Kennedy (1922). After him are Paul Mazursky (1930), Aaron Russo (1943), John Stagliano (1951), Fred Niblo (1874), Dorothy Arzner (1897), and David Chase (1945).

American born Film Directors

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