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FILM DIRECTOR

Frederick Wiseman

1930 - Today

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Frederick Wiseman (born January 1, 1930) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theater director. His work is "devoted primarily to exploring American institutions". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick Wiseman has received more than 615,384 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick Wiseman is the 523rd most popular film director (up from 591st in 2019), the 3,425th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,818th in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Frederick Wiseman ranks 523 out of 1,581Before him are Alain Corneau, Ferdinand Zecca, Don Bluth, Max Fleischer, Anthony Asquith, and Ladislao Vajda. After him are André Hunebelle, Gustav Ucicky, Richard Boleslawski, Pierre Woodman, Georges Franju, and Michael Powell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Frederick Wiseman ranks 203Before him are Gregory Corso, Veljo Tormis, Lazar Berman, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Jacques Tits, and Ahmad Shah of Pahang. After him are Juan Gelman, Ross Perot, María Elena Walsh, Lawrence Eagleburger, Sa'dun Hammadi, and Venantino Venantini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frederick Wiseman ranks 3,425 out of 18,182Before him are Sean Combs (1969), Jay-Z (1969), Robert Penn Warren (1905), Amy Beach (1867), William Devane (1939), and Randy Savage (1952). After him are Ken Kercheval (1935), Dean Corll (1939), Stephen Curry (1988), Charlie Kaufman (1958), Gig Young (1913), and René Auberjonois (1940).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Frederick Wiseman ranks 136Before him are Martin Ritt (1914), Taylor Hackford (1944), Chuck Lorre (1952), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), Tom Holland (1943), and Don Bluth (1937). After him are Natacha Rambova (1897), Larry Clark (1943), Philip Kaufman (1936), Friz Freleng (1906), Gore Verbinski (1964), and Jim Abrahams (1944).

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