FILM DIRECTOR

Gary Ross

1956 - Today

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Gary Ross (born November 3, 1956) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known for writing and directing the fantasy comedy-drama film Pleasantville (1998), the sports drama film Seabiscuit (2003), the dystopian action film The Hunger Games (2012), and the heist comedy film Ocean's 8 (2018). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Ross has received more than 1,276,424 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Gary Ross is the 975th most popular film director (down from 878th in 2019), the 6,237th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,752nd in 2019) and the 231st most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gary Ross ranks 975 out of 2,041. Before him are Damien Chazelle, Tony Kaye, Vatroslav Mimica, Nanni Loy, Fyodor Khitruk, and Michel Boisrond. After him are Ramanand Sagar, Mario Camus, Gregg Toland, Hamilton Luske, Christopher McQuarrie, and Louis Daquin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Gary Ross ranks 275. Before him are Dariusz Wolski, Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Velimir Zajec, Lei Clijsters, Doina Melinte, and Eike Batista. After him are Justin Welby, Ilona Slupianek, Nigel Kennedy, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Mullah Krekar, and Carlo Urbani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Ross ranks 6,237 out of 20,380. Before him are Gordon Willis (1931), Marshall Applewhite (1931), Sting (1959), Theodore Freeman (1930), Corinne Griffith (1894), and Anita Loos (1889). After him are Robert Lowell (1917), Elizabeth Roemer (1929), Ray Romano (1957), Hendrik Wade Bode (1905), Renee O'Connor (1971), and Aria Giovanni (1977).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gary Ross ranks 231. Before him are Shane Black (1961), Spike Jonze (1969), David Miller (1909), John Flynn (1932), Hal Needham (1931), and Damien Chazelle (1985). After him are Gregg Toland (1904), Hamilton Luske (1903), Christopher McQuarrie (1968), Harry Beaumont (1888), Stuart Gordon (1947), and Joseph Sargent (1925).

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