FILM DIRECTOR

David Yates

1963 - Today

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David Yates (born 8 October 1963) is an English filmmaker, who has directed feature films, short films, and television productions. He is best known for directing the final four films in the Harry Potter series and the three films of its prequel series, Fantastic Beasts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Yates has received more than 3,423,706 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). David Yates is the 431st most popular film director (down from 407th in 2019), the 1,641st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,588th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Yates ranks 431 out of 2,041. Before him are Taylor Hackford, Jean Eustache, Chuck Lorre, Ladislao Vajda, Oskar Fischinger, and Maurice Pialat. After him are Takashi Miike, Walter Lantz, Bo Widerberg, Delmer Daves, Yuri Norstein, and Ariane Mnouchkine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, David Yates ranks 96. Before him are David Moyes, Xuxa, Antoni Martí, Sridevi, Jason Newsted, and Vladimir Petković. After him are Pierre Nkurunziza, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Tate Donovan, Anita Mui, and Anne Jahren.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Yates ranks 1,641 out of 8,785. Before him are Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), William Etty (1787), Arnold Toynbee (1852), Malcolm Arnold (1921), Helen Allingham (1848), and K. K. Downing (1951). After him are Matthew Arnold (1822), Peter Barlow (1776), John Muir (1838), John Collier (1850), George Grenville (1712), and Samuel Wallis (1728).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, David Yates ranks 28. Before him are Anthony Minghella (1954), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Roland Joffé (1945), Sam Mendes (1965), John Guillermin (1925), and Michael Anderson (1920). After him are Ken Russell (1927), Derek Jarman (1942), John Badham (1939), Michael Apted (1941), Mike Leigh (1943), and Peter Yates (1929).

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