FILM DIRECTOR

Bob Rafelson

1933 - 2022

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Robert Jay Rafelson (February 21, 1933 – July 23, 2022) was an American film director, writer and producer. He is regarded as one of the key figures in the founding of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Among his best-known films as a director include those made as part of the company he co-founded, Raybert/BBS Productions, Five Easy Pieces (1970) and The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) as well as acclaimed later films, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) and Mountains of the Moon (1990). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Rafelson has received more than 618,752 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Bob Rafelson is the 743rd most popular film director (up from 855th in 2019), the 4,705th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,592nd in 2019) and the 183rd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bob Rafelson ranks 743 out of 2,041. Before him are Fernando Trueba, Karl Freund, Ryan Murphy, Marc Forster, František Vláčil, and John Farrow. After him are William Cameron Menzies, George Seaton, Jerry Schatzberg, Alexandre Trauner, Rajko Grlić, and Allan Dwan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Bob Rafelson ranks 248. Before him are Rachid Sfar, Elly Ameling, Kadriye Nurmambet, Carlos Correia, Chen Jingrun, and Gino Pivatelli. After him are R. Murray Schafer, Nichita Stănescu, Vladimir Melanin, Laura Mancinelli, Carol Burnett, and Dom DeLuise. Among people deceased in 2022, Bob Rafelson ranks 250. Before him are Vittorio Adorni, Hilda Bernard, Ian McDonald, Maarten Schmidt, Barbara Walters, and Estelle Harris. After him are Cristina Calderón, Loretta Lynn, Petar Skansi, Kenneth Welsh, Karl Vaino, and Gregory Itzin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Rafelson ranks 4,705 out of 20,380. Before him are Adam Driver (1983), William B. Travis (1809), Barry Corbin (1940), Fernando J. Corbató (1926), Barney Kessel (1923), and Dimebag Darrell (1966). After him are Helen Churchill Candee (1858), Randy Meisner (1946), Ed Heinemann (1908), Evelyn Keyes (1916), Harold Osborn (1899), and William Cameron Menzies (1896).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Bob Rafelson ranks 183. Before him are David Chase (1945), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), Jack Arnold (1916), Emile Ardolino (1943), Dan O'Bannon (1946), and Ryan Murphy (1965). After him are William Cameron Menzies (1896), George Seaton (1911), Jerry Schatzberg (1927), Henry Selick (1952), Paul Scheuring (1968), and Dennis Dugan (1946).

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