1924 - 1978
Edward Davis Wood Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker, actor, and author. In the 1950s, Wood directed several low-budget science fiction, crime and horror films, notably Glen or Glenda (1953), Jail Bait (1954), Bride of the Monster (1955), Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), Night of the Ghouls (1959) and The Sinister Urge (1960). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ed Wood has received more than 1,718,279 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Ed Wood is the 116th most popular film director (down from 89th in 2019), the 773rd most popular biography from United States (down from 610th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Film Director.
Ed Wood is most famous for his films, which are considered some of the worst films ever made.
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Among film directors, Ed Wood ranks 116 out of 1,580. Before him are Jules Dassin, Wes Craven, Jerzy Grotowski, Erich von Stroheim, Mel Brooks, and Peter Jackson. After him are Ang Lee, Jean-Pierre Melville, George Cukor, William Friedkin, Roy Andersson, and Giuseppe Tornatore.
1911 - 2008
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 110
1939 - 2015
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 111
1933 - 1999
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 112
1885 - 1957
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 113
1926 - Present
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 114
1961 - Present
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 115
1924 - 1978
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 116
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 117
1917 - 1973
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 118
1899 - 1983
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 119
1935 - Present
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 120
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 121
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 122
Among people born in 1924, Ed Wood ranks 35. Before him are Jin Yong, Christopher Tolkien, Georges Charpak, Willard Boyle, Kōbō Abe, and Dmitry Yazov. After him are Lee Marvin, Francisco Macías Nguema, Karmapa, Guy Williams, Antony Hewish, and Robert Solow. Among people deceased in 1978, Ed Wood ranks 26. Before him are Willy Messerschmitt, Kurt Student, Harold Lasswell, Harry Martinson, Mohammed Daoud Khan, and Ronnie Peterson. After him are Houari Boumédiène, Norman Rockwell, Jomo Kenyatta, Vincent du Vigneaud, József Bozsik, and Nazli Sabri.
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 29
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 30
1924 - 2010
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 31
1924 - 2011
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 32
1924 - 1993
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 33
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 34
1924 - 1978
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 35
1924 - 1987
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 36
1924 - 1979
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 37
1924 - Present
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 38
1924 - 1989
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 39
1924 - Present
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 40
1924 - Present
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 41
1898 - 1978
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 20
1890 - 1978
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 21
1902 - 1978
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 22
1904 - 1978
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 23
1909 - 1978
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 24
1944 - 1978
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 25
1924 - 1978
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 26
1932 - 1978
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 27
1894 - 1978
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 28
1893 - 1978
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 29
1901 - 1978
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 30
1925 - 1978
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 31
1894 - 1978
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 32
Among people born in United States, Ed Wood ranks 773 out of 15,968. Before him are Sally Field (1946), Courteney Cox (1964), Robert Coleman Richardson (1937), June Carter Cash (1929), Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), and Phil Jackson (1945). After him are Gina Haspel (1956), Ice-T (1958), Alec Baldwin (1958), Michio Kaku (1947), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), and Barry Seal (1939).
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 767
1964 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 768
1937 - 2013
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 769
1929 - 2003
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 770
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 771
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 772
1924 - 1978
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 773
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 774
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 775
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 776
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 777
1977 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 778
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 779
Among film directors born in United States, Ed Wood ranks 34. Before him are Vincente Minnelli (1903), John Carpenter (1948), Sam Peckinpah (1925), Jules Dassin (1911), Wes Craven (1939), and Mel Brooks (1926). After him are George Cukor (1899), William Friedkin (1935), Michael Cimino (1939), Walter Hill (1942), David Fincher (1962), and Michael Mann (1943).
1903 - 1986
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 28
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 29
1925 - 1984
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 30
1911 - 2008
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 31
1939 - 2015
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 32
1926 - Present
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 33
1924 - 1978
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 34
1899 - 1983
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 35
1935 - Present
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 36
1939 - 2016
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 37
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 38
1962 - Present
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 39
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 40