FILM DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle
1985 - Today
Damien Chazelle
Damien Sayre Chazelle (; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Damien Chazelle has received more than 7,740,349 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Damien Chazelle is the 969th most popular film director (up from 1,206th in 2019), the 6,198th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,183rd in 2019) and the 230th most popular American Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
7.7M
Page Views (PV)
55.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
5.25
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Damien Chazelle ranks 969 out of 2,041. Before him are David Miller, John Flynn, Dariusz Wolski, Danis Tanović, Hal Needham, and Vladimir Bortko. After him are Tony Kaye, Vatroslav Mimica, Nanni Loy, Fyodor Khitruk, Michel Boisrond, and Gary Ross.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Miller
1909 - 1992
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 963
John Flynn
1932 - 2007
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 964
Dariusz Wolski
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 965
Danis Tanović
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 966
Hal Needham
1931 - 2013
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 967
Vladimir Bortko
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 968
Damien Chazelle
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 969
Tony Kaye
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 970
Vatroslav Mimica
1923 - 2020
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 971
Nanni Loy
1925 - 1995
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 972
Fyodor Khitruk
1917 - 2012
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 973
Michel Boisrond
1921 - 2002
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 974
Gary Ross
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 975
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Damien Chazelle ranks 53. Before him are Kaley Cuoco, Emily Kinney, Juanfran, Riccardo Montolivo, Álvaro Negredo, and Carey Mulligan. After him are Rafinha, Kajal Aggarwal, Anna Kendrick, Valon Behrami, Łukasz Piszczek, and Chrissy Teigen.
Others Born in 1985
Go to all RankingsKaley Cuoco
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 47
Emily Kinney
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 48
Juanfran
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 49
Riccardo Montolivo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 50
Álvaro Negredo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 51
Carey Mulligan
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 52
Damien Chazelle
FILM DIRECTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 53
Rafinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 54
Kajal Aggarwal
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 55
Anna Kendrick
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 56
Valon Behrami
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 57
Łukasz Piszczek
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 58
Chrissy Teigen
MODEL
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 59
In United States
Among people born in United States, Damien Chazelle ranks 6,198 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Engle (1932), Jessica Harper (1949), Hal Needham (1931), Gates McFadden (1949), Chris Jericho (1970), and Michael Hardt (1960). After him are Gray Davis (1942), Frank Loomis (1896), Val Avery (1924), Eric Winter (1976), Ann Curtis (1926), and Julia Stiles (1981).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJoe Engle
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2024
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6,192
Jessica Harper
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6,193
Hal Needham
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6,194
Gates McFadden
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6,195
Chris Jericho
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6,196
Michael Hardt
PHILOSOPHER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6,197
Damien Chazelle
FILM DIRECTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6,198
Gray Davis
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 6,199
Frank Loomis
ATHLETE
1896 - 1971
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 6,200
Val Avery
ACTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 6,201
Eric Winter
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 6,202
Ann Curtis
SWIMMER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 6,203
Julia Stiles
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 6,204
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Damien Chazelle ranks 230. Before him are Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Shane Black (1961), Spike Jonze (1969), David Miller (1909), John Flynn (1932), and Hal Needham (1931). After him are Gary Ross (1956), Gregg Toland (1904), Hamilton Luske (1903), Christopher McQuarrie (1968), Harry Beaumont (1888), and Stuart Gordon (1947).
Alexander Mackendrick
1912 - 1993
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 224
Shane Black
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 225
Spike Jonze
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 226
David Miller
1909 - 1992
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 227
John Flynn
1932 - 2007
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 228
Hal Needham
1931 - 2013
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 229
Damien Chazelle
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 230
Gary Ross
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 231
Gregg Toland
1904 - 1948
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 232
Hamilton Luske
1903 - 1968
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 233
Christopher McQuarrie
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 234
Harry Beaumont
1888 - 1966
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 235
Stuart Gordon
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 236