FILM DIRECTOR

David Dobkin

1969 - Today

David Dobkin

David Dobkin (born 23 June 1969) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films Clay Pigeons, Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers, The Judge, and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. David Dobkin is the 1,914th most popular film director (down from 1,872nd in 2024), the 15,533rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,356th in 2019) and the 561st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Dobkin ranks 1,914 out of 2,041. Before him are Mark Pellington, Andrei Kravchuk, Vinko Brešan, Jeff Baena, Jeff Nichols, and Jan Hřebejk. After him are Alice Winocour, Mark Duplass, Emily Atef, Philippe Falardeau, Kimberly Peirce, and Ryoo Seung-wan.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Mark Pellington
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 1,908
Andrei Kravchuk
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 1,909
Vinko Brešan
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 1,910
Jeff Baena
1977 - 2025
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 1,911
Jeff Nichols
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 1,912
Jan Hřebejk
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 1,913
David Dobkin
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 1,914
Alice Winocour
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 1,915
Mark Duplass
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 1,916
Emily Atef
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 1,917
Philippe Falardeau
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 1,918
Kimberly Peirce
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 1,919
Ryoo Seung-wan
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 1,920

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, David Dobkin ranks 805. Before him are Mary McCormack, Nuša Derenda, Pernille Fischer Christensen, Rúnar Kristinsson, Andreas Reinke, and Taras Kompanichenko. After him are Slaviša Stojanovič, Rachel Hunter, Mariam Petrosyan, Rafael Guijosa, Edgar Grospiron, and Dmitri Cheryshev.

Others Born in 1969

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Mary McCormack
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 799
Nuša Derenda
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 800
Pernille Fischer Christensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 801
Rúnar Kristinsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 802
Andreas Reinke
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 803
Taras Kompanichenko
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 804
David Dobkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 805
Slaviša Stojanovič
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 806
Rachel Hunter
MODEL
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 807
Mariam Petrosyan
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 808
Rafael Guijosa
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 809
Edgar Grospiron
SKIER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 810
Dmitri Cheryshev
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 811

In United States

Among people born in United States, David Dobkin ranks 15,540 out of 20,380. Before him are Rhys Chatham (1952), John Chafee (1922), Little Jimmy Dickens (1920), Tiffany Cohen (1966), Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (1957), and Rupert Crosse (1927). After him are Kenneth Turan (1946), Nicole Sullivan (1970), Torrie Wilson (1975), Lil Tecca (2002), Eddie McClintock (1967), and David Lee Smith (1963).

Others born in United States

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Rhys Chatham
COMPOSER
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,534
John Chafee
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,535
Little Jimmy Dickens
SINGER
1920 - 2015
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,536
Tiffany Cohen
SWIMMER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,537
Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,538
Rupert Crosse
ACTOR
1927 - 1973
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,539
David Dobkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,540
Kenneth Turan
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 15,541
Nicole Sullivan
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 15,542
Torrie Wilson
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 15,543
Lil Tecca
SINGER
2002 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 15,544
Eddie McClintock
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 15,545
David Lee Smith
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 15,546