FILM DIRECTOR

David Ayer

1968 - Today

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David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American filmmaker known for making crime films that are set in Los Angeles and deal with gangs and police corruption. His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T. (2003). He has also directed Harsh Times (2005), Street Kings (2008), End of Watch (2012), Sabotage (2014), and The Beekeeper (2024). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Ayer has received more than 4,013,779 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). David Ayer is the 1,230th most popular film director (down from 1,133rd in 2019), the 8,174th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,483rd in 2019) and the 310th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Ayer ranks 1,230 out of 2,041. Before him are Sidney Franklin, Gregory Ratoff, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Doug Liman, Zoltan Korda, and Curt Goetz. After him are Tony Gilroy, Gilles Grangier, Justin Lin, Naomi Kawase, Shunji Iwai, and Jiří Weiss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, David Ayer ranks 256. Before him are Adam McKay, Moira Kelly, Mike Patton, Kyle Eastwood, Marcus Schenkenberg, and Jerry Yang. After him are Ara Malikian, Adolfo Valencia, Osmar Donizete Cândido, Heath, Antonio Benarrivo, and Wajdi Mouawad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Ayer ranks 8,174 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher George (1931), Amy Tan (1952), Robert Wrenn (1873), Maud Barger-Wallach (1870), Frederica von Stade (1945), and Denise Crosby (1957). After him are Tony Gilroy (1956), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), Sharon Mitchell (1956), Laura Prepon (1980), Larry Storch (1923), and Robert Tappan Morris (1965).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David Ayer ranks 310. Before him are Tom McCarthy (1966), Lee Unkrich (1967), Laura Poitras (1964), David Koepp (1963), Sidney Franklin (1893), and Doug Liman (1965). After him are Tony Gilroy (1956), Sam Simon (1955), Eric Kripke (1974), J. Searle Dawley (1877), Corey Allen (1934), and Aaron Norris (1951).

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