FILM DIRECTOR

Freddie Francis

1917 - 2007

Freddie Francis

Frederick William Francis (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director.He achieved his greatest successes as a cinematographer, including winning two Academy Awards for Sons and Lovers (1960) and Glory (1989). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Freddie Francis has received more than 135,244 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Freddie Francis is the 897th most popular film director (down from 789th in 2019), the 3,174th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,880th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

140k
Page Views (PV)
59.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.48
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Freddie Francis ranks 897 out of 1,580. Before him are Laura Mulvey, John Grierson, Ari Folman, Revaz Chkheidze, Michel Boisrond, and Yuri Ozerov. After him are Bennett Miller, Med Hondo, Frank Pierson, Ulu Grosbard, Marlen Khutsiev, and Roman Abelevich Kachanov.

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Laura Mulvey
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 891
John Grierson
1898 - 1972
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 892
Ari Folman
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 893
Revaz Chkheidze
1926 - 2015
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 894
Michel Boisrond
1921 - 2002
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 895
Yuri Ozerov
1921 - 2001
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 896
Freddie Francis
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 897
Bennett Miller
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 898
Med Hondo
1936 - 2019
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 899
Frank Pierson
1925 - 2012
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 900
Ulu Grosbard
1929 - 2012
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 901
Marlen Khutsiev
1925 - 2019
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 902
Roman Abelevich Kachanov
1921 - 1993
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 903

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Freddie Francis ranks 195. Before him are Vernon A. Walters, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., R. G. Armstrong, Isabel Sanford, Babiker Awadalla, and Phyllis Diller. After him are Kriangsak Chamanan, Nils Karlsson, Juan Tuñas, William P. Gottlieb, Victor Marijnen, and José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo. Among people deceased in 2007, Freddie Francis ranks 227. Before him are Iwao Takamoto, Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Paek Nam-sun, Art Buchwald, Anita Roddick, and Ray Evans. After him are Raymond Kaelbel, Francisco Umbral, Izumi Sakai, Benito Lorenzi, Pedro Cubilla, and Kei Kumai.

Others Born in 1917

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Vernon A. Walters
1917 - 2002
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 189
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 190
R. G. Armstrong
1917 - 2012
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 191
Isabel Sanford
1917 - 2004
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 192
Babiker Awadalla
1917 - 2019
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 193
Phyllis Diller
1917 - 2012
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 194
Freddie Francis
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 195
Kriangsak Chamanan
1917 - 2003
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 196
Nils Karlsson
1917 - 2012
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 197
Juan Tuñas
1917 - 2011
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 198
William P. Gottlieb
1917 - 2006
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 199
Victor Marijnen
1917 - 1975
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 200
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
1917 - 1983
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 201

Others Deceased in 2007

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Iwao Takamoto
1925 - 2007
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 221
Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi
1930 - 2007
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 222
Paek Nam-sun
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 223
Art Buchwald
1925 - 2007
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 224
Anita Roddick
1942 - 2007
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 225
Ray Evans
1915 - 2007
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 226
Freddie Francis
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 227
Raymond Kaelbel
1932 - 2007
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 228
Francisco Umbral
1932 - 2007
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 229
Izumi Sakai
1967 - 2007
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 230
Benito Lorenzi
1925 - 2007
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 231
Pedro Cubilla
1933 - 2007
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 232
Kei Kumai
1930 - 2007
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 233

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Freddie Francis ranks 3,174 out of 6,924. Before him are Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872), Jean Shrimpton (1942), Dave Legeno (1963), Cliff Allison (1932), Diana Dors (1931), and Adrian Boult (1889). After him are William Townsend Aiton (1766), Ceolwulf of Wessex (600), Andrew Wakefield (1957), Malcolm Campbell (1885), Geoffrey Howe (1926), and Martin Brundle (1959).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
1872 - 1956
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3,168
Jean Shrimpton
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3,169
Dave Legeno
1963 - 2014
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3,170
Cliff Allison
1932 - 2005
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3,171
Diana Dors
1931 - 1984
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3,172
Adrian Boult
1889 - 1983
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3,173
Freddie Francis
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,174
William Townsend Aiton
1766 - 1849
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,175
Ceolwulf of Wessex
600 - 611
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,176
Andrew Wakefield
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,177
Malcolm Campbell
1885 - 1948
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,178
Geoffrey Howe
1926 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,179
Martin Brundle
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,180