FILM DIRECTOR

David F. Sandberg

1981 - Today

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David F. Sandberg (born 21 January 1981) is a Swedish filmmaker. He is best known for his collective no-budget horror short films under the online pseudonym ponysmasher and for his 2016 directorial debut Lights Out, based on his 2013 acclaimed horror short of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David F. Sandberg has received more than 1,556,785 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 1,429th 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)

  • 34.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of David F. Sandbergs by language

Over the past year David F. Sandberg has had the most page views in the with 123,718 views, followed by Spanish (8,593), and French (7,208). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (1,541.03%), Simple English (84.46%), and Armenian (48.90%)

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 613. 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 1,429 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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Filmography

Annabelle: Creation
Director
Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.
Aug 3o 20176.598 / 10
Lights Out
Director
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Jul 21o 20166.343 / 10
Shazam!
Director
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Mar 29o 20197.025 / 10