FILM DIRECTOR
Buddy Van Horn
1928 - 2021
Buddy Van Horn
Wayne "Buddy" Van Horn (August 20, 1928 – May 11, 2021) was an American stunt coordinator and film director. He directed the Clint Eastwood films Any Which Way You Can (1980), The Dead Pool (1988), and Pink Cadillac (1989). A long-time stunt double for Eastwood, he was credited as the stunt coordinator on Eastwood's films from 1972 to 2011, and as second unit director on Magnum Force (1973) and The Rookie (1990). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buddy Van Horn has received more than 228,834 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Buddy Van Horn is the 1,296th most popular film director (up from 1,311th in 2019), the 8,728th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,280th in 2019) and the 330th most popular American Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
45.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Buddy Van Horn ranks 1,296 out of 2,041. Before him are Rian Johnson, Nikos Koundouros, Rafael Gil, Iosif Kheifits, André Roosevelt, and Alain Jessua. After him are Neil Burger, Nunnally Johnson, Werner Klingler, Jacques Baratier, Neill Blomkamp, and Benoît Lamy.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRian Johnson
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 1,290
Nikos Koundouros
1926 - 2017
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 1,291
Rafael Gil
1913 - 1986
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 1,292
Iosif Kheifits
1905 - 1995
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 1,293
André Roosevelt
1879 - 1962
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,294
Alain Jessua
1932 - 2017
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,295
Buddy Van Horn
1928 - 2021
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,296
Neil Burger
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,297
Nunnally Johnson
1897 - 1977
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 1,298
Werner Klingler
1903 - 1972
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,299
Jacques Baratier
1918 - 2009
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 1,300
Neill Blomkamp
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 1,301
Benoît Lamy
1945 - 2008
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 1,302
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Buddy Van Horn ranks 476. Before him are Judith Krantz, Peter Taylor, Jorma Valkama, Kate Wilhelm, Joseph Kruskal, and Anna-Lisa Eriksson. After him are José Antonio Roca, Andrés Prieto, Břetislav Dolejší, Cyril Mango, Giovanni Giacomazzi, and Monty Norman. Among people deceased in 2021, Buddy Van Horn ranks 497. Before him are Walter Graf, Paddy Moloney, Giacomo Capuzzi, John Madden, Karl-Friedrich Haas, and Marco Maciel. After him are G. Gordon Liddy, Ignacio Achúcarro, Al Unser, Cyril Mango, José Manuel Caballero, and Svante Thuresson.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsJudith Krantz
WRITER
1928 - 2019
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 470
Peter Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1990
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 471
Jorma Valkama
ATHLETE
1928 - 1962
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 472
Kate Wilhelm
WRITER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 473
Joseph Kruskal
STATISTICIAN
1928 - 2010
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 474
Anna-Lisa Eriksson
ATHLETE
1928 - 2012
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 475
Buddy Van Horn
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2021
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 476
José Antonio Roca
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 477
Andrés Prieto
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 478
Břetislav Dolejší
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 479
Cyril Mango
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 480
Giovanni Giacomazzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1995
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 481
Monty Norman
COMPOSER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 482
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsWalter Graf
ATHLETE
1937 - 2021
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 491
Paddy Moloney
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 492
Giacomo Capuzzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2021
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 493
John Madden
COACH
1936 - 2021
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 494
Karl-Friedrich Haas
ATHLETE
1931 - 2021
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 495
Marco Maciel
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 496
Buddy Van Horn
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2021
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 497
G. Gordon Liddy
LAWYER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 498
Ignacio Achúcarro
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 499
Al Unser
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 500
Cyril Mango
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 501
José Manuel Caballero
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 502
Svante Thuresson
SINGER
1937 - 2021
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 503
In United States
Among people born in United States, Buddy Van Horn ranks 8,728 out of 20,380. Before him are Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923), Dee Brown (1908), Ted Kaufman (1939), James Cruze (1884), Tom Vilsack (1950), and Ruth Patrick (1907). After him are Neil Burger (1963), Yakima Canutt (1895), Anne Gwynne (1918), Nunnally Johnson (1897), John Aylward (1946), and James Parrott (1897).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCyril M. Kornbluth
WRITER
1923 - 1958
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 8,722
Dee Brown
WRITER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 8,723
Ted Kaufman
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 8,724
James Cruze
ACTOR
1884 - 1942
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 8,725
Tom Vilsack
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 8,726
Ruth Patrick
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 2013
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 8,727
Buddy Van Horn
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2021
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 8,728
Neil Burger
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 8,729
Yakima Canutt
ACTOR
1895 - 1986
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 8,730
Anne Gwynne
ACTOR
1918 - 2003
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 8,731
Nunnally Johnson
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1977
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 8,732
John Aylward
ACTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 8,733
James Parrott
ACTOR
1897 - 1939
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 8,734
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Buddy Van Horn ranks 330. Before him are Dudley Nichols (1895), William C. deMille (1878), Joseph Ruben (1950), Wesley Ruggles (1889), Owen Roizman (1936), and Rian Johnson (1973). After him are Neil Burger (1963), Nunnally Johnson (1897), David Frankel (1959), Max Hardcore (1956), Charles Reisner (1887), and Melville Shavelson (1917).
Dudley Nichols
1895 - 1960
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 324
William C. deMille
1878 - 1955
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 325
Joseph Ruben
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 326
Wesley Ruggles
1889 - 1972
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 327
Owen Roizman
1936 - 2023
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 328
Rian Johnson
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 329
Buddy Van Horn
1928 - 2021
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 330
Neil Burger
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 331
Nunnally Johnson
1897 - 1977
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 332
David Frankel
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 333
Max Hardcore
1956 - 2023
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 334
Charles Reisner
1887 - 1962
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 335
Melville Shavelson
1917 - 2007
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 336