FILM DIRECTOR

David Chase

1945 - Today

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David Henry Chase (born August 22, 1945) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the HBO drama The Sopranos, which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007. Chase has also produced and written for shows such as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Chase has received more than 3,260,003 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. David Chase is the 705th most popular film director (up from 736th in 2019), the 4,442nd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,735th in 2019) and the 177th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Chase ranks 705 out of 2,041Before him are Dorothy Arzner, Artavazd Peleshyan, Ruben Östlund, Mario Camerini, Tsai Ming-liang, and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen. After him are Pierre Granier-Deferre, Barry Sonnenfeld, Daniel Schmid, Olle Hellbom, Andrey Zvyagintsev, and Enzo G. Castellari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, David Chase ranks 295Before him are Sandro de América, Jean Ragnotti, Lydia Shum, Romeo Benetti, Betty Mahmoody, and José Manuel Fuente. After him are John Doman, Burning Spear, Sadok Sassi, Tony Roche, Marsha P. Johnson, and Abdolkarim Soroush.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Chase ranks 4,442 out of 20,380Before him are Larry Coryell (1943), Benny Urquidez (1952), Sean Combs (1969), Diahann Carroll (1935), Kevin McCarthy (1965), and Steve Zahn (1967). After him are Tom Brady (1977), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), Octavia E. Butler (1947), Peter Krause (1965), Charley Patton (1891), and Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David Chase ranks 177Before him are Billy Hayes (1947), Paul Mazursky (1930), Aaron Russo (1943), John Stagliano (1951), Fred Niblo (1874), and Dorothy Arzner (1897). After him are Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), Jack Arnold (1916), Emile Ardolino (1943), Dan O'Bannon (1946), Ryan Murphy (1965), and Bob Rafelson (1933).

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