1895 - 1976
Berkeley William Enos, (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) known professionally as Busby Berkeley, was an American film director and musical choreographer. Berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Busby Berkeley has received more than 884,841 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Busby Berkeley is the 1,011th most popular film director (down from 925th in 2019), the 6,658th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,119th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Busby Berkeley ranks 1,011 out of 1,581. Before him are Kjell Grede, Vladimir Bortko, Frank Beyer, Jonas Åkerlund, Joe Wright, and Lee Tamahori. After him are Byron Haskin, Bennett Miller, Elia Suleiman, Károly Makk, Werner Klingler, and Luciano Emmer.
1936 - 2017
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 1,005
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 1,006
1932 - 2006
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 1,007
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 1,008
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 1,009
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 1,010
1895 - 1976
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 1,011
1899 - 1984
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 1,012
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 1,013
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 1,014
1925 - 2017
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 1,015
1903 - 1972
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 1,016
1918 - 2009
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 1,017
Among people born in 1895, Busby Berkeley ranks 202. Before him are Greta Johansson, Olga Spessivtseva, Jan Burgers, Paavo Johansson, Eduard Bagritsky, and Louis Raymond. After him are Andreas Alföldi, Johann Nepomuk David, Vilho Tuulos, Béla Illés, H. A. R. Gibb, and Eugene Bullard. Among people deceased in 1976, Busby Berkeley ranks 177. Before him are Johnny Mercer, Julius Döpfner, Alfred Landé, E. H. Shepard, Leopold Hofmann, and Horacio Muñoz. After him are Henri Bosco, Nils Middelboe, Alexander Brailowsky, Taos Amrouche, Clarice Benini, and Alfredo Dinale.
1895 - 1978
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 196
1895 - 1991
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 197
1895 - 1981
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 198
1895 - 1983
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 199
1895 - 1934
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 200
1895 - 1962
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 201
1895 - 1976
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 202
1895 - 1981
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 203
1895 - 1977
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 204
1895 - 1967
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 205
1895 - 1974
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 206
1895 - 1971
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 207
1895 - 1961
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 208
1909 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 171
1913 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 172
1888 - 1976
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 173
1879 - 1976
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 174
1905 - 1976
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 175
1896 - 1976
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 176
1895 - 1976
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 177
1888 - 1976
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 178
1887 - 1976
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 179
1896 - 1976
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 180
1913 - 1976
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 181
1905 - 1976
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 182
1900 - 1976
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 183
Among people born in United States, Busby Berkeley ranks 6,658 out of 18,182. Before him are Richard Herd (1932), Michael Beck (1949), Oliver Nelson (1932), Russell Banks (1940), R. A. Lafferty (1914), and David Tudor (1926). After him are Katherine Moennig (1977), Chrissy Teigen (1985), Ryan Eggold (1984), J. William Fulbright (1905), Chris Elliott (1960), and Ed Ablowich (1913).
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,652
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,653
1932 - 1975
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,654
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,655
1914 - 2002
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,656
1926 - 1996
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,657
1895 - 1976
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,658
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,659
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 6,660
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 6,661
1905 - 1995
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 6,662
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 6,663
1913 - 1998
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 6,664
Among film directors born in United States, Busby Berkeley ranks 263. Before him are Iwao Takamoto (1925), Spike Jonze (1969), Walter Lang (1896), Harold Becker (1928), David Twohy (1955), and Larry Cohen (1936). After him are Byron Haskin (1899), Bennett Miller (1966), Zalman King (1941), Tay Garnett (1894), Tom McCarthy (1966), and Trey Parker (1969).
1925 - 2007
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 257
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 258
1896 - 1972
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 259
1928 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 260
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 261
1936 - 2019
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 262
1895 - 1976
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 263
1899 - 1984
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 264
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 265
1941 - 2012
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 266
1894 - 1977
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 267
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 268
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 269