1956 - Today
Christopher Carl Carter (born October 13, 1956) is an American television and film producer, director and writer who gained fame in the 1990s as the creator of the Fox science fiction supernatural drama series The X-Files. Born in Bellflower, California, Carter graduated with a degree in journalism from California State University, Long Beach before spending thirteen years working for Surfing Magazine. After beginning his television career working on television films for Walt Disney Studios, Carter rose to fame in 1993 for creating The X-Files. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Carter has received more than 217,268 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Chris Carter is the 752nd most popular film director (down from 726th in 2019), the 4,836th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,697th in 2019) and the 187th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Chris Carter ranks 752 out of 1,581. Before him are Sean S. Cunningham, Johnnie To, Jean Rollin, Eugeniusz Bodo, Ernest B. Schoedsack, and Giuseppe Amato. After him are Pupi Avati, Michel Deville, Michael Verhoeven, Gregory Hoblit, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, and Harald Reinl.
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 746
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 747
1938 - 2010
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 748
1899 - 1943
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 749
1893 - 1979
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 750
1899 - 1964
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 751
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 752
1938 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 753
1931 - 2023
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 754
1938 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 755
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 756
1932 - 1988
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 757
1908 - 1986
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 758
Among people born in 1956, Chris Carter ranks 176. Before him are Carlo Rovelli, Val Valentino, David Card, Marta Kauffman, Laura Morante, and Jerry Hall. After him are Akio Toyoda, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Kōji Yakusho, Jamie Hyneman, Keith David, and Catherine Frot.
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 170
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 171
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 172
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 173
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 174
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 175
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 176
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 177
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 178
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 179
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 180
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 181
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 182
Among people born in United States, Chris Carter ranks 4,836 out of 18,182. Before him are John Madden (1936), Mary Daly (1928), Mike Connors (1925), Doug Jones (1960), Lara Flynn Boyle (1970), and Jeralean Talley (1899). After him are Mathew Brady (1822), Kenny Burrell (1931), Vince Lombardi (1913), Maggie Q (1979), Antonio Fargas (1946), and Elaine May (1932).
1936 - 2021
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 4,830
1928 - 2010
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 4,831
1925 - 2017
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,832
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,833
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,834
1899 - 2015
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,835
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,836
1822 - 1896
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,837
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,838
1913 - 1970
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 4,839
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 4,840
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 4,841
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 4,842
Among film directors born in United States, Chris Carter ranks 187. Before him are Emile Ardolino (1943), Godfrey Reggio (1940), David Chase (1945), Steven Zaillian (1953), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), and Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893). After him are Gregory Hoblit (1944), Andrew Davis (1946), Richard C. Sarafian (1930), George Marshall (1891), Jerry Schatzberg (1927), and Timothy Treadwell (1957).
1943 - 1993
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 181
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 182
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 183
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 184
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 185
1893 - 1979
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 186
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 187
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 188
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 189
1930 - 2013
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 190
1891 - 1975
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 191
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 192
1957 - 2003
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 193