FILM DIRECTOR

Gavin Hood

1963 - Today

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Gavin Hood (born 12 May 1963) is a South African filmmaker, and actor, best known for writing and directing Tsotsi (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gavin Hood has received more than 696,465 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Gavin Hood is the 1,386th most popular film director (down from 1,303rd in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 141st in 2019) and the 4th most popular South African Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gavin Hood ranks 1,386 out of 2,041Before him are Alfred E. Green, James Young, Semih Kaplanoğlu, Chloé Zhao, Carlos Saldanha, and Lev Arnshtam. After him are Edward Lachman, Lev Kulidzhanov, Flora Gomes, Hugh Wilson, James Gray, and François Dupeyron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Gavin Hood ranks 412Before him are Armin Schwarz, Fabrizio Barbazza, Rich Moore, Mats Magnusson, Christopher Heyerdahl, and Semih Kaplanoğlu. After him are Masuyo Shiraishi, Rıza Çalımbay, Alaska, Nicollette Sheridan, Anouk Grinberg, and Pepe Mel.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gavin Hood ranks 151 out of 454Before him are Helen Zille (1951), Grace Mugabe (1965), Eddie Kramer (1942), William Kentridge (1955), Corrie Sanders (1966), and Doug Serrurier (1920). After him are Elsa Joubert (1922), J. L. B. Smith (1897), Cecil McMaster (1895), Cariba Heine (1988), Benni McCarthy (1977), and Desiré Wilson (1953).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Africa

Among film directors born in South Africa, Gavin Hood ranks 4Before him are Jamie Uys (1921), Neill Blomkamp (1979), and Tosca Musk (1974). After him are Roger Michell (1956), and Jonathan Liebesman (1976).