FILM DIRECTOR

Christopher Nolan

1970 - Today

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Sir Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British and American filmmaker. Known for his Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, he is considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century. Nolan's films have earned over $6.6 billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing film director of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Nolan has received more than 38,093,680 page views. His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2019). Christopher Nolan is the 72nd most popular film director (up from 89th in 2019), the 356th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 442nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Film Director.

Christopher Nolan is most famous for his work as a director, writer, and producer in the film industry. He has directed and written the films Memento, The Dark Knight, Inception, and Interstellar.

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  • 38M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 94

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Christopher Nolan ranks 72 out of 2,041. Before him are Éric Rohmer, David Cronenberg, Chuck Jones, Theo Angelopoulos, Dziga Vertov, and Frank Capra. After him are Ernst Lubitsch, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Alain Resnais, Sydney Pollack, William Wyler, and Elia Kazan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Christopher Nolan ranks 2. Before him is Javier Milei. After him are Matt Damon, Diego Simeone, Cafu, Aleksandar Vučić, Luis Enrique, Edwin van der Sar, Jennifer Connelly, Gianni Infantino, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Banksy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Christopher Nolan ranks 356 out of 8,785. Before him are Christopher Marlowe (1564), Alan Bates (1934), Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), Thomas Paine (1737), Emma Thompson (1959), and Richard Wright (1943). After him are Colin Firth (1960), Benny Hill (1924), Philip Larkin (1922), Anthony Burgess (1917), Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849), and Joseph Merrick (1862).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Christopher Nolan ranks 6. Before him are Alfred Hitchcock (1899), Ridley Scott (1937), Ken Loach (1936), Alan Parker (1944), and Tony Scott (1944). After him are Peter Brook (1925), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Peter Greenaway (1942), Stephen Frears (1941), and Mike Newell (1942).

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