1940 - Today
Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. His prominent films include mainstream box office hits such as Carrie (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980), Scarface (1983), The Untouchables (1987), and Mission: Impossible (1996), as well as cult favorites such as Sisters (1972), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Blow Out (1981), Body Double (1984), Casualties of War (1989), Carlito's Way (1993), and Femme Fatale (2002).De Palma is often cited as a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian De Palma has received more than 3,646,500 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Brian De Palma is the 38th most popular film director (up from 51st in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from United States (up from 347th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Film Director.
Brian de Palma is most famous for directing such films as Scarface, The Untouchables, Carrie, and The Black Dahlia.
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Among film directors, Brian De Palma ranks 38 out of 1,580. Before him are Fritz Lang, Roberto Rossellini, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Wim Wenders, Vittorio De Sica, and Isao Takahata. After him are Andrzej Wajda, Michael Haneke, James Cameron, John Ford, Alan Parker, and Jacques Tati.
1890 - 1976
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 32
1906 - 1977
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 33
1941 - 1996
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 34
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 35
1901 - 1974
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 36
1935 - 2018
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 37
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 38
1926 - 2016
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 39
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 40
1954 - Present
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 41
1894 - 1973
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 42
1944 - 2020
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 43
1907 - 1982
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 44
Among people born in 1940, Brian De Palma ranks 22. Before him are Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Wangari Maathai, Pina Bausch, Gao Xingjian, Michel Temer, and J. M. Coetzee. After him are Joachim Gauck, Martin Sheen, John Hurt, Zodiac Killer, Patrick Stewart, and Peter Fonda.
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 16
1940 - 2011
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 17
1940 - 2009
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 18
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 19
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 20
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 21
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 22
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 23
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 24
1940 - 2017
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 25
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 26
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 27
1940 - 2019
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 28
Among people born in United States, Brian De Palma ranks 282 out of 15,968. Before him are Jay Leno (1950), Joe Pesci (1943), Ezra Pound (1885), Norbert Wiener (1894), Tim Cook (1960), and Spencer Tracy (1900). After him are Jimmy Wales (1966), Man Ray (1890), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947), Eli Wallach (1915), Fred Astaire (1899), and Jack Ruby (1911).
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 276
1943 - Present
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 277
1885 - 1972
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 278
1894 - 1964
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 279
1960 - Present
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 280
1900 - 1967
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 281
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 282
1966 - Present
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 283
1890 - 1976
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 284
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 285
1915 - 2014
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 286
1899 - 1987
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 287
1911 - 1967
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 288
Among film directors born in United States, Brian De Palma ranks 9. Before him are Stanley Kubrick (1928), Woody Allen (1935), Francis Ford Coppola (1939), David Lynch (1946), Quentin Tarantino (1963), and George Lucas (1944). After him are John Ford (1894), Sydney Pollack (1934), Tim Burton (1958), Chuck Jones (1912), Terry Gilliam (1940), and Robert Zemeckis (1952).
1928 - 1999
HPI: 84.93
Rank: 3
1935 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 4
1939 - Present
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 5
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 6
1963 - Present
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 7
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 8
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 9
1894 - 1973
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 10
1934 - 2008
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 11
1958 - Present
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 12
1912 - 2002
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 13
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 14
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 15