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Gary Kurtz

1940 - 2018

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Gary Douglas Kurtz (July 27, 1940 – September 23, 2018) was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Return to Oz (1985). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Kurtz has received more than 544,757 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Kurtz is the 85th most popular producer (down from 71st in 2019), the 9,463rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,999th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Producer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Gary Kurtz ranks 85 out of 140. Before him are Matt Stone, Jon Landau, Lorne Michaels, Walter Mirisch, Elías Querejeta, and Steven Bochco. After him are Brian Grazer, Richard Maibaum, Neal H. Moritz, Michael Patrick King, John Wells, and Lauren Shuler Donner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Gary Kurtz ranks 504. Before him are Georges Carnus, George Adams, Dallas Long, Carl von Essen, Brigitte Kronauer, and Lance Larson. After him are Bob Knight, Jutta Heine, Jeroen Brouwers, Austin Pendleton, Judy Cornwell, and Annemarie Zimmermann. Among people deceased in 2018, Gary Kurtz ranks 435. Before him are Wilhelm Genazino, Geoff Murphy, Geoffrey Oryema, Győző Forintos, Wenceslao Padilla, and Steven Bochco. After him are Douglas Rain, Yoseph Imry, Viktor Matviyenko, Hugh Wilson, Evy Berggren, and Maurane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Kurtz ranks 9,463 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Douglas (1958), Kevin Randleman (1971), Samuel T. Durrance (1943), Herbert H. Lehman (1878), Norman Kerry (1894), and Charlie Daniels (1936). After him are John Schofield (1831), Larry Miller (1953), Carroll Quigley (1910), Mary Ford (1924), Wanda Hendrix (1928), and Jan Peerce (1904).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Gary Kurtz ranks 48. Before him are Rick Berman (1945), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (1957), Matt Stone (1971), Jon Landau (1960), Walter Mirisch (1921), and Steven Bochco (1943). After him are Brian Grazer (1951), Richard Maibaum (1909), Neal H. Moritz (1959), Michael Patrick King (1954), John Wells (1956), and Lauren Shuler Donner (1949).

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