FILM DIRECTOR

Bob Gale

1951 - Today

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Michael Robert Gale (born May 25, 1951) is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, film producer and director. He is best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy film Back to the Future with his writing partner Robert Zemeckis. Gale co-produced all three films of the franchise and later served as associate producer of the animated TV series. Actor Michael J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Gale has received more than 724,932 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Bob Gale is the 885th most popular film director (down from 784th in 2019), the 5,646th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,063rd in 2019) and the 210th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 720k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bob Gale ranks 885 out of 2,041. Before him are Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Alex Proyas, Anthony Harvey, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Mitchell Leisen, and David Cherkassky. After him are Mikael Håfström, Jean Grémillon, Régis Wargnier, Pyotr Chardynin, Luca Guadagnino, and Giuseppe Amato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Bob Gale ranks 290. Before him are John Mellencamp, Enda Kenny, Charlaine Harris, Luther Vandross, David Almond, and Bill Bryson. After him are Domitien Ndayizeye, Carl Lumbly, Edgardo Codesal, Fyodor Konyukhov, Greg Bear, and Marie-Anne Chazel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Gale ranks 5,646 out of 20,380. Before him are Chief Joseph (1840), Jennifer Welles (1937), Robert Darnton (1939), Jessie Royce Landis (1896), Marilyn Burns (1949), and Mitchell Leisen (1898). After him are William Lloyd Garrison (1805), Country Joe McDonald (1942), James Blish (1921), Axeman of New Orleans (null), J. William Fulbright (1905), and Milton Berle (1908).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Bob Gale ranks 210. Before him are George Marshall (1891), Timothy Treadwell (1957), Irwin Winkler (1931), Gregory Hoblit (1944), Eli Roth (1972), and Mitchell Leisen (1898). After him are Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Jack Bender (1949), Godfrey Reggio (1940), Walter Lang (1896), Steven Zaillian (1953), and Chad Stahelski (1968).

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