1864 - 1959
George Albert Smith (4 January 1864 – 17 May 1959) was an English stage hypnotist, psychic, magic lantern lecturer, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, inventor and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Albert Smith has received more than 304,591 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). George Albert Smith is the 594th most popular film director (up from 752nd in 2019), the 2,231st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,662nd in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Film Director.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among film directors, George Albert Smith ranks 594 out of 1,581. Before him are Aleksei Kapler, Andrzej Munk, James Wan, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Andrew Niccol, and Ted Kotcheff. After him are Christopher Doyle, Bernd Eichinger, Robert Rodriguez, Daniel Schmid, Claude Pinoteau, and George Seaton.
1904 - 1979
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 588
1921 - 1961
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 589
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 590
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 591
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 592
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 593
1864 - 1959
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 594
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 595
1949 - 2011
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 596
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 597
1941 - 2006
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 598
1925 - 2012
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 599
1911 - 1979
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 600
Among people born in 1864, George Albert Smith ranks 90. Before him are Eemil Nestor Setälä, Michael Mayr, Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe, Nathan Birnbaum, Frances Cleveland, and Tsuda Umeko. After him are Toktogul Satylganov, Marguerite Durand, Akashi Motojiro, Ricarda Huch, Futabatei Shimei, and Guy Ropartz. Among people deceased in 1959, George Albert Smith ranks 81. Before him are S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Eduard van Beinum, Georges Lefebvre, Reuven Shiloah, José Vasconcelos, and Bak Jungyang. After him are Henri Vidal, Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, Giovanni Pastrone, Aleksandr Khinchin, Kafū Nagai, and Charles Vidor.
1864 - 1935
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 84
1864 - 1922
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 85
1864 - 1946
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 86
1864 - 1937
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 87
1864 - 1947
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 88
1864 - 1929
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 89
1864 - 1959
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 90
1864 - 1933
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 91
1864 - 1936
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 92
1864 - 1919
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 93
1864 - 1947
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 94
1864 - 1909
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 95
1864 - 1955
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 96
1899 - 1959
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 75
1900 - 1959
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 76
1874 - 1959
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 77
1909 - 1959
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 78
1882 - 1959
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 79
1872 - 1959
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 80
1864 - 1959
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 81
1919 - 1959
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 82
1891 - 1959
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 83
1883 - 1959
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 84
1894 - 1959
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 85
1879 - 1959
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 86
1900 - 1959
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 87
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Albert Smith ranks 2,231 out of 7,765. Before him are Samuel Clarke (1675), Thomas Bradwardine (1300), Phil Taylor (1960), Edward Hardwicke (1932), Joey Dunlop (1952), and Charles Lamb (1775). After him are Prasutagus (50), Sylvia Pankhurst (1882), George Romney (1734), Rachel Ward (1957), Miriam Margolyes (1941), and Roger Cotes (1682).
1675 - 1729
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 2,225
1300 - 1349
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 2,226
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,227
1932 - 2011
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,228
1952 - 2000
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,229
1775 - 1834
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,230
1864 - 1959
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 2,231
50 - 60
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 2,232
1882 - 1960
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 2,233
1734 - 1802
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 2,234
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 2,235
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 2,236
1682 - 1716
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 2,237
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, George Albert Smith ranks 45. Before him are Michael Powell (1905), Paul Greengrass (1955), Ken Annakin (1914), John Glen (1932), Norman McLaren (1914), and Lewis Gilbert (1920). After him are Hugh Hudson (1936), Matthew Vaughn (1971), Robert Stevenson (1905), Steven Knight (1959), Terence Fisher (1904), and J. Stuart Blackton (1875).
1905 - 1990
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 39
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 40
1914 - 2009
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 41
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 42
1914 - 1987
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 43
1920 - 2018
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 44
1864 - 1959
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 45
1936 - 2023
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 46
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 47
1905 - 1986
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 48
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 49
1904 - 1980
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 50
1875 - 1941
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 51