FILM DIRECTOR

David Silverman

1957 - Today

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David Silverman (born March 15, 1957) is an American animator who has directed numerous episodes of the animated television series The Simpsons, as well as its 2007 film adaptation. Silverman was involved with the series from the very beginning, animating all of the original short Simpsons cartoons that aired on The Tracey Ullman Show. He went on to serve as director of animation for several years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Silverman has received more than 50,547 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. David Silverman is the 1,582nd most popular film director (up from 1,621st in 2019), the 11,461st most popular biography from United States (up from 12,919th in 2019) and the 444th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 51k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Silverman ranks 1,582 out of 2,041. Before him are Allison Anders, H. Bruce Humberstone, Charles Barton, Bert I. Gordon, Rithy Panh, and Sándor Sára. After him are Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Gerardo Vera, Jessica Hausner, Mike van Diem, Tapan Sinha, and Dominik Moll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, David Silverman ranks 529. Before him are Daniel Martínez, Adolphe Muzito, Michael W. Smith, Fatimata M'Baye, Ammar Souayah, and Tertius Zongo. After him are Jenifer Lewis, Geir Ivarsøy, Bill Fagerbakke, Hans-Peter Friedrich, John Wark, and Eddie Deezen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Silverman ranks 11,461 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron Harper (1964), Alan G. Poindexter (1961), Mauri Rose (1906), James Seddon (1815), Sonny Perdue (1946), and Marsha Blackburn (1952). After him are Bob Kulick (1950), Veronica Roth (1988), Bill Prady (1960), Lamar Alexander (1940), Charlotte Mineau (1886), and Daws Butler (1916).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David Silverman ranks 444. Before him are McG (1968), Chris Weitz (1969), Allison Anders (1954), H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), Charles Barton (1902), and Bert I. Gordon (1922). After him are Susan Seidelman (1952), Charles Shyer (1951), Penelope Spheeris (1946), Joe Carnahan (1969), Kevin S. Bright (1954), and Robert Riskin (1897).

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