FILM DIRECTOR

Byron Haskin

1899 - 1984

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Byron Conrad Haskin (April 22, 1899 – April 16, 1984) was an American film and television director, special effects creator and cinematographer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Byron Haskin has received more than 147,798 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Byron Haskin is the 1,077th most popular film director (down from 1,009th in 2019), the 7,013th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,651st in 2019) and the 264th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Byron Haskin ranks 1,077 out of 2,041. Before him are Martin Frič, Franz Antel, Herbert Selpin, Zbigniew Rybczyński, José Luis Garci, and Fran Walsh. After him are Curtis Bernhardt, Noémie Lvovsky, Roger Planchon, Raymond Depardon, Rupert Julian, and Helma Sanders-Brahms.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Byron Haskin ranks 232. Before him are Väinö Kokkinen, György Piller, Indra Devi, Willem Jacob Luyten, John Christie, and Chief Dan George. After him are Curtis Bernhardt, Frances Yates, Harald Tammer, Yervand Kochar, Charlotte Auerbach, and James Smith McDonnell. Among people deceased in 1984, Byron Haskin ranks 185. Before him are Kazuo Hasegawa, Fedir Bohatyrchuk, Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Emilio Rodríguez, Kurt Axelsson, and Henri Fabre. After him are Laurent Grimmonprez, Leopold Lindtberg, Ken Carpenter, Simón Lecue, Jean De Clercq, and Isaak Kikoin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Byron Haskin ranks 7,013 out of 20,380. Before him are Roger Maris (1934), Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877), Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944), Lillian Copeland (1904), Anne Osborn Krueger (1934), and James Juvenal (1874). After him are Solomon W. Golomb (1932), Clifton Williams (1932), Norman Mineta (1931), Harve Presnell (1933), Craig Sheffer (1960), and Chanel Preston (1985).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Byron Haskin ranks 264. Before him are Bill Condon (1955), Mark L. Lester (1946), Noah Baumbach (1969), Ted Wilde (1889), Zalman King (1941), and Cameron Crowe (1957). After him are Joe Ranft (1960), Robert Parrish (1916), Harold Becker (1928), Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Gregory La Cava (1892), and Alan Crosland (1894).

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