FILM DIRECTOR

David F. Sandberg

1981 - Today

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David F. Sandberg (born 21 January 1981) is a Swedish filmmaker. He came to prominence for writing, directing, producing, editing, and scoring no-budget short horror films, which he released online under the pseudonym "ponysmasher". The most popular of these, Lights Out (2013), received a feature film adaptation in 2016, marking his feature-length directorial debut. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David F. Sandberg has received more than 1,636,548 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). David F. Sandberg is the 1,896th most popular film director (down from 1,709th in 2019), the 1,430th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,240th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Swedish Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David F. Sandberg ranks 1,896 out of 2,041. Before him are Joachim Rønning, Sian Heder, Jonathan Liebesman, Ciro Guerra, Dustin Lance Black, and Tobias Lindholm. After him are Jeff Nichols, Adina Pintilie, Ladj Ly, Nicole Holofcener, Rituparno Ghosh, and Govind Nihalani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, David F. Sandberg ranks 614. Before him are Julie Zenatti, Najoua Belyzel, Sun Tiantian, Emily Rose, Ben Schwartz, and Joan Cornellà. After him are Tom Riley, Xie Xingfang, Peter Nalitch, Sarbel, Mara Santangelo, and Parinya Charoenphol.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, David F. Sandberg ranks 1,430 out of 1,879. Before him are Yung Lean (1996), Martin Olsson (1988), Edvin Ryding (2003), Benjamin Ingrosso (1997), Magnus Kihlstedt (1972), and Frida Gustavsson (1993). After him are Peder Fredricson (1972), Fredrik Kessiakoff (1980), Ola Salo (1977), Fredrik Thordendal (1970), Daniel Sedin (1980), and Mattias Andersson (1978).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Sweden

Among film directors born in Sweden, David F. Sandberg ranks 25. Before him are Kjell Grede (1936), Malik Bendjelloul (1977), Johan Renck (1966), Hannes Holm (1962), Daniel Espinosa (1977), and Linus Sandgren (1972).

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