FILM DIRECTOR

David Lynch

1946 - Today

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David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, painter, visual artist, musician, actor and philanthropist. Lynch has received critical acclaim for his films, which are often distinguished by their surrealist, dreamlike qualities. He has received numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion in 2006 and an Honorary Academy Award in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Lynch has received more than 15,991,326 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). David Lynch is the 41st most popular film director (down from 28th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from United States (down from 179th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Film Director.

David Lynch is most famous for his surrealist and often nightmarish films, such as Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, and Blue Velvet.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of David Lynches by language

Over the past year David Lynch has had the most page views in the with 2,152,925 views, followed by Russian (295,163), and French (257,957). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Lombard (128.50%), Pashto (84.91%), and Simple English (72.65%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Lynch ranks 41 out of 2,041. Before him are Tinto Brass, Tim Burton, Ken Loach, John Ford, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and James Cameron. After him are Lars von Trier, Billy Wilder, Vittorio De Sica, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Yasujirō Ozu, and Roberto Rossellini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, David Lynch ranks 23. Before him are Mireille Mathieu, George Best, Charlotte Rampling, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Rivellino, and Diane Keaton. After him are Dianne Wiest, Gianni Versace, David Gilmour, Elfriede Jelinek, Hassanal Bolkiah, and Susan Sarandon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Lynch ranks 247 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel Colt (1814), John Ford (1894), Noah Webster (1758), Frank Zappa (1940), John Rawls (1921), and Philip K. Dick (1928). After him are Emily Greene Balch (1867), Jay Leno (1950), Barbra Streisand (1942), Emily Dickinson (1830), Robert Forster (1941), and Joe Pesci (1943).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David Lynch ranks 10. Before him are Woody Allen (1935), Francis Ford Coppola (1939), George Lucas (1944), Quentin Tarantino (1963), Tim Burton (1958), and John Ford (1894). After him are Oliver Stone (1946), Brian De Palma (1940), Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Robert Zemeckis (1952), Chuck Jones (1912), and Sydney Pollack (1934).

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Filmography

Blue Velvet
Director
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Sep 19o 19867.6 / 10
Mulholland Drive
Director
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
Jun 6o 20017.824 / 10
The Elephant Man
Director
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Oct 9o 19808.048 / 10