FILM DIRECTOR
George Lucas
1944 - Today
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Lucas has received more than 19,545,273 page views. His biography is available in 107 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 105 in 2019). George Lucas is the 28th most popular film director (up from 30th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from United States and the 6th most popular American Film Director.
George Lucas is most famous for creating the Star Wars franchise.
Memorability Metrics
20M
Page Views (PV)
76.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
107
Languages Editions (L)
5.53
Effective Languages (L*)
6.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, George Lucas ranks 28 out of 2,041. Before him are Pedro Almodóvar, Francis Ford Coppola, Bernardo Bertolucci, Agnès Varda, Georges Méliès, and Michelangelo Antonioni. After him are Miloš Forman, Konstantin Stanislavski, Fritz Lang, Roger Vadim, Quentin Tarantino, and Andrzej Wajda.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPedro Almodóvar
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 22
Francis Ford Coppola
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 23
Bernardo Bertolucci
1941 - 2018
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 24
Agnès Varda
1928 - 2019
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 25
Georges Méliès
1861 - 1938
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 26
Michelangelo Antonioni
1912 - 2007
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 27
George Lucas
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 28
Miloš Forman
1932 - 2018
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 29
Konstantin Stanislavski
1863 - 1938
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 30
Fritz Lang
1890 - 1976
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 31
Roger Vadim
1928 - 2000
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 32
Quentin Tarantino
1963 - Present
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 33
Andrzej Wajda
1926 - 2016
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 34
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, George Lucas ranks 6. Before him are Danny DeVito, Larry Ellison, Gerhard Schröder, Jeff Beck, and Michael Douglas. After him are Alexander Van der Bellen, Jairzinho, Rutger Hauer, Barry White, Reinhold Messner, and Ban Ki-moon.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsDanny DeVito
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 1
Larry Ellison
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 2
Gerhard Schröder
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 3
Jeff Beck
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2023
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 4
Michael Douglas
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 5
George Lucas
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 6
Alexander Van der Bellen
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 7
Jairzinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 8
Rutger Hauer
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 9
Barry White
SINGER
1944 - 2003
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 10
Reinhold Messner
MOUNTAINEER
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 11
Ban Ki-moon
DIPLOMAT
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Lucas ranks 195 out of 20,380. Before him are Scatman John (1942), Louis Sullivan (1856), Mary Cassatt (1844), Leonard Bernstein (1918), Jeffrey Epstein (1953), and Mel Gibson (1956). After him are Brigham Young (1801), Jon Voight (1938), Ben Affleck (1972), Samuel P. Huntington (1927), Whitney Houston (1963), and Herman Melville (1819).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsScatman John
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1999
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 189
Louis Sullivan
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1924
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 190
Mary Cassatt
PAINTER
1844 - 1926
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 191
Leonard Bernstein
COMPOSER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 192
Jeffrey Epstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - 2019
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 193
Mel Gibson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 194
George Lucas
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 195
Brigham Young
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1877
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 196
Jon Voight
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 197
Ben Affleck
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 198
Samuel P. Huntington
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1927 - 2008
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 199
Whitney Houston
SINGER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 200
Herman Melville
WRITER
1819 - 1891
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 201
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, George Lucas ranks 6. Before him are Steven Spielberg (1946), Martin Scorsese (1942), Stanley Kubrick (1928), Woody Allen (1935), and Francis Ford Coppola (1939). After him are Quentin Tarantino (1963), Tim Burton (1958), John Ford (1894), David Lynch (1946), Oliver Stone (1946), and Brian De Palma (1940).
Steven Spielberg
1946 - Present
HPI: 87.59
Rank: 1
Martin Scorsese
1942 - Present
HPI: 86.41
Rank: 2
Stanley Kubrick
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 3
Woody Allen
1935 - Present
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 4
Francis Ford Coppola
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 5
George Lucas
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 6
Quentin Tarantino
1963 - Present
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 7
Tim Burton
1958 - Present
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 8
John Ford
1894 - 1973
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 9
David Lynch
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 10
Oliver Stone
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 11
Brian De Palma
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 12