FILM DIRECTOR
David Byrne
1952 - Today
David Byrne
David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Byrne has received more than 9,129,165 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). David Byrne is the 490th most popular film director (up from 808th in 2019), the 1,867th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,843rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
9.1M
Page Views (PV)
53.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
2.84
Effective Languages (L*)
4.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of David Byrnes by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, David Byrne ranks 490 out of 1,581. Before him are Walter Ruttmann, Václav Vorlíček, Lindsay Anderson, Elio Petri, Seijun Suzuki, and Hal Ashby. After him are Olivier Assayas, Adam McKay, Walter Frentz, Richard Lester, Ernst Marischka, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Walter Ruttmann
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 484
Václav Vorlíček
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 485
Lindsay Anderson
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 486
Elio Petri
1929 - 1982
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 487
Seijun Suzuki
1923 - 2017
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 488
Hal Ashby
1929 - 1988
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 489
David Byrne
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 490
Olivier Assayas
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 491
Adam McKay
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 492
Walter Frentz
1907 - 2004
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 493
Richard Lester
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 494
Ernst Marischka
1893 - 1963
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 495
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 496
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, David Byrne ranks 141. Before him are Samir Geagea, Marilyn Chambers, Jung Chang, Amir Peretz, Jonathan Frakes, and Annie Potts. After him are David Knopfler, Dirceu, Nikolai Andrianov, Chuck Lorre, Roger Y. Tsien, and Lars Peter Hansen.
Others Born in 1952
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Samir Geagea
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 135
Marilyn Chambers
1952 - 2009
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 136
Jung Chang
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 137
Amir Peretz
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 138
Jonathan Frakes
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 139
Annie Potts
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 140
David Byrne
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 141
David Knopfler
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 142
Dirceu
1952 - 1995
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 143
Nikolai Andrianov
1952 - 2011
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 144
Chuck Lorre
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 145
Roger Y. Tsien
1952 - 2016
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 146
Lars Peter Hansen
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 147
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Byrne ranks 1,867 out of 7,765. Before him are Olivia Colman (1974), Graham Nash (1942), Tom Sharpe (1928), William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), Elvis Costello (1954), and Richard Henderson (1945). After him are Frank Dicksee (1853), Perry Anderson (1938), Noel Gallagher (1967), John Cleland (1709), John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845), and Eileen Atkins (1934).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Olivia Colman
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,861
Graham Nash
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,862
Tom Sharpe
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,863
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
1729 - 1814
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,864
Elvis Costello
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,865
Richard Henderson
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,866
David Byrne
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,867
Frank Dicksee
1853 - 1928
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,868
Perry Anderson
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,869
Noel Gallagher
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,870
John Cleland
1709 - 1789
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,871
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
1845 - 1914
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,872
Eileen Atkins
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,873
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, David Byrne ranks 35. Before him are David Yates (1963), Mike Leigh (1943), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), Roland Joffé (1945), and Nicolas Roeg (1928). After him are Peter Yates (1929), John Badham (1939), Anthony Asquith (1902), Michael Powell (1905), Paul Greengrass (1955), and Ken Annakin (1914).
David Yates
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 29
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 30
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 31
Paul W. S. Anderson
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 32
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 33
Nicolas Roeg
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 34
David Byrne
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 35
Peter Yates
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 36
John Badham
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 37
Anthony Asquith
1902 - 1968
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 38
Michael Powell
1905 - 1990
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 39
Paul Greengrass
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 40
Ken Annakin
1914 - 2009
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 41
