FILM DIRECTOR

George Lucas

1944 - Today

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George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding 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 18,153,864 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

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 107

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of George Lucas by language

Over the past year George Lucas has had the most page views in the with 1,982,567 views, followed by Spanish (208,040), and French (177,916). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Lithuanian (221.28%), Simple English (58.30%), and Quechua (51.82%)

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.

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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

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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).

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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).

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Filmography

Star Wars
Director
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
May 25o 19778.205 / 10
Return of the Jedi
Director
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.
May 25o 19837.894 / 10
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Director
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
May 19o 19996.54 / 10