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 222,528 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Carter is the 764th most popular film director (down from 750th in 2019), the 4,859th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,824th in 2019) and the 190th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Carter ranks 764 out of 2,041. Before him are Ritwik Ghatak, Roman Karmen, Vojtěch Jasný, Mark Zakharov, Dennis Dugan, and Nana Jorjadze. After him are Gustav Machatý, Todd Phillips, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Harald Reinl, Albert Capellani, and Joshua Logan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Chris Carter ranks 193. Before him are Bernd Förster, Pierre Lévy, Blackie Lawless, Martin Jol, Catherine Frot, and Glen Matlock. After him are Mark St. John, Amira Hass, Joe Montana, Takeshi Okada, Edgar Lungu, and Meral Akşener.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Carter ranks 4,859 out of 20,380. Before him are Haddon Sundblom (1899), Helen Stephens (1918), Michael Weatherly (1968), Alexander H. Stephens (1812), Richard Lynch (1940), and Oliver Kirk (1884). After him are Fay Bainter (1893), Sam Webb (1945), Gregory Itzin (1948), John Stamos (1963), Mark St. John (1956), and Frank Gorshin (1933).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Carter ranks 190. Before him are William Cameron Menzies (1896), George Seaton (1911), Jerry Schatzberg (1927), Henry Selick (1952), Paul Scheuring (1968), and Dennis Dugan (1946). After him are Todd Phillips (1970), Joshua Logan (1908), Antoine Fuqua (1966), Ted Post (1918), Bryan Singer (1965), and Kevin Smith (1970).

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