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FILM DIRECTOR

Chris Carter

1956 - Today

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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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  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Carter ranks 752 out of 1,581Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Chris Carter ranks 176Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Carter ranks 4,836 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Carter ranks 187Before 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).

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