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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 3,781,872 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). David Ayer is the 1,136th most popular film director (up from 1,211th in 2019), the 7,498th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,885th in 2019) and the 299th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 3.8M

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  • 45.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Ayer ranks 1,136 out of 1,581Before him are Stan Brakhage, Ruben Östlund, Milcho Manchevski, Brian Yuzna, Alan Taylor, and Tomas Alfredson. After him are Georgy Tovstonogov, Jack Bender, Freddie Francis, Francesco Maselli, Marleen Gorris, and Li Han-hsiang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, David Ayer ranks 209Before him are Chayanne, Oliver Masucci, Akihiko Hoshide, David MacMillan, Eagle-Eye Cherry, and Tricky. After him are Shantel, Yelena Vyalbe, Lobsang Sangay, Sandrine Kiberlain, Ken Akamatsu, and Ellen Allien.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Ayer ranks 7,498 out of 18,182Before him are Amy Pascal (1958), Hank Mann (1888), Tracy McGrady (1979), Dan Bricklin (1951), Amy Lowell (1874), and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867). After him are Beau Biden (1969), John Marin (1870), Brandon Routh (1979), Fred Agabashian (1913), Flavor Flav (1959), and Michael J. Anderson (1953).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David Ayer ranks 299Before him are Barbara Hammer (1939), John Musker (1953), Peter Berg (1962), Richard Rush (1929), Stan Brakhage (1933), and Alan Taylor (1959). After him are Jack Bender (1949), Tony Gilroy (1956), J. Searle Dawley (1877), Jon Avnet (1949), Noah Baumbach (1969), and Chuck Russell (1958).

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