FILM DIRECTOR

Drew Goddard

1975 - Today

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Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer most closely associated with the horror genre. He began his career writing episodes for the television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Alias, and Lost. After moving into screenwriting in film, he wrote Cloverfield (2008), World War Z (2013), and The Martian (2015), the latter earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Drew Goddard has received more than 2,023,373 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Drew Goddard is the 1,770th most popular film director (down from 1,534th in 2019), the 13,808th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,810th in 2019) and the 524th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Drew Goddard ranks 1,770 out of 2,041. Before him are Lee Cheol-ha, Colin Trevorrow, Na Hong-jin, John A. Russo, Jeffrey Lieber, and Valérie Donzelli. After him are György Pálfi, Valentyn Vasyanovych, Morgan Spurlock, Rajkumar Hirani, Adam Curtis, and Simon Kinberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Drew Goddard ranks 432. Before him are Hélio Castroneves, Isolde Kostner, Junko Minagawa, Richard Morales, Renate Götschl, and Tina Kandelaki. After him are Koji Uehara, Gerardo Bedoya, Gláucio de Jesus Carvalho, Erlend Øye, Laurent Robert, and Adam Nelson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Drew Goddard ranks 13,808 out of 20,380. Before him are Alden Ehrenreich (1989), Harry B. Gray (1935), Jerome Cowan (1897), Justina Machado (1972), Emma Myers (2002), and William P. Clark Jr. (1931). After him are H. Beam Piper (1904), John LeCompt (1973), Reed Diamond (1967), Phil Mickelson (1970), Gretchen Whitmer (1971), and Barbara Jo Allen (1906).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Drew Goddard ranks 524. Before him are Chris Sanders (1962), Scott Frank (1960), Greg Mottola (1964), Colin Trevorrow (1976), John A. Russo (1939), and Jeffrey Lieber (1969). After him are Morgan Spurlock (1970), Jon Watts (1981), Greg Berlanti (1972), Bud Yorkin (1926), Chris Renaud (1966), and Gary Trousdale (1960).

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