FILM DIRECTOR
Brian De Palma
1940 - Today
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma ([de ˈpalma]; born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian De Palma has received more than 6,616,168 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Brian De Palma is the 57th most popular film director (down from 53rd in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from United States (up from 396th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Film Director.
Brian de Palma is most famous for directing such films as Scarface, The Untouchables, Carrie, and The Black Dahlia.
Memorability Metrics
6.6M
Page Views (PV)
68.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
5.55
Effective Languages (L*)
4.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Brian De Palma ranks 57 out of 2,041. Before him are Takeshi Kitano, Oliver Stone, Michael Haneke, Tony Scott, Luc Besson, and Paul Verhoeven. After him are Aki Kaurismäki, Werner Herzog, Abbas Kiarostami, Stephen Hillenburg, Jacques Tati, and Claude Chabrol.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTakeshi Kitano
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 51
Oliver Stone
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 52
Michael Haneke
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 53
Tony Scott
1944 - 2012
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 54
Luc Besson
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 55
Paul Verhoeven
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 56
Brian De Palma
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 57
Aki Kaurismäki
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 58
Werner Herzog
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 59
Abbas Kiarostami
1940 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 60
Stephen Hillenburg
1961 - 2018
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 61
Jacques Tati
1907 - 1982
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 62
Claude Chabrol
1930 - 2010
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Brian De Palma ranks 25. Before him are Muhammad Yunus, J. M. Coetzee, Carlos Slim, Joseph Brodsky, Michel Temer, and Saparmurat Niyazov. After him are Martin Sheen, Joachim Gauck, John Hurt, Pina Bausch, Peter Fonda, and Abbas Kiarostami.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Yunus
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 19
J. M. Coetzee
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 20
Carlos Slim
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 21
Joseph Brodsky
WRITER
1940 - 1996
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 22
Michel Temer
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 23
Saparmurat Niyazov
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 24
Brian De Palma
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 25
Martin Sheen
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 26
Joachim Gauck
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 27
John Hurt
ACTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 28
Pina Bausch
DANCER
1940 - 2009
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 29
Peter Fonda
ACTOR
1940 - 2019
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 30
Abbas Kiarostami
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 31
In United States
Among people born in United States, Brian De Palma ranks 391 out of 20,380. Before him are Ryan O'Neal (1941), Dan Brown (1964), Ruth Handler (1916), Edward Drinker Cope (1840), Sylvia Plath (1932), and Kurt Cobain (1967). After him are Anthony Kiedis (1962), Martin Sheen (1940), Jimmy Wales (1966), Ben Roy Mottelson (1926), Joseph Henry (1797), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRyan O'Neal
ACTOR
1941 - 2023
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 385
Dan Brown
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 386
Ruth Handler
INVENTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 387
Edward Drinker Cope
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 388
Sylvia Plath
WRITER
1932 - 1963
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 389
Kurt Cobain
SINGER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 390
Brian De Palma
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 391
Anthony Kiedis
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 392
Martin Sheen
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 393
Jimmy Wales
INVENTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 394
Ben Roy Mottelson
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2022
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 395
Joseph Henry
PHYSICIST
1797 - 1878
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 396
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 397
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Brian De Palma ranks 12. Before him are George Lucas (1944), Quentin Tarantino (1963), Tim Burton (1958), John Ford (1894), David Lynch (1946), and Oliver Stone (1946). After him are Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Robert Zemeckis (1952), Chuck Jones (1912), Sydney Pollack (1934), Terry Gilliam (1940), and Jim Jarmusch (1953).
George Lucas
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 6
Quentin Tarantino
1963 - Present
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 7
Tim Burton
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 8
John Ford
1894 - 1973
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 9
David Lynch
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 10
Oliver Stone
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 11
Brian De Palma
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 12
Stephen Hillenburg
1961 - 2018
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 13
Robert Zemeckis
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 14
Chuck Jones
1912 - 2002
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 15
Sydney Pollack
1934 - 2008
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 16
Terry Gilliam
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 17
Jim Jarmusch
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 18