Film Director

Gordon Parks

African American artist

1912 - 2006

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His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Gordon Parks is the 1,151st most popular film director (down from 176th in 2024), the 8,042nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,136th in 2019) and the 298th most popular American Film Director.

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Gordon Parks's biography spans 33 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 55.18.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Gordon Parks ranks 1,151 out of 2,296. Before him are Julio Medem, Jean Dréville, Régis Wargnier, Gerhard Lamprecht, Duncan Jones, and Scott Derrickson. After him are John Flynn, Zhang Shichuan, Zalman King, Hany Abu-Assad, Jon Amiel, and Chris Renaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Gordon Parks ranks 318. Before him are Ollie Johnston, Ruby Payne-Scott, Horst Fischer, Georgia Coleman, Dagny Carlsson, and Juan Antonio Ipiña. After him are Matthias Heidemann, Giuliano Nostini, Hilda Cameron, Rudolf Stahl, Toni Merkens, and Nariz. Among people deceased in 2006, Gordon Parks ranks 281. Before him are Duygu Asena, Alan Shugart, Lyubov Polishchuk, Rut Brandt, Mario Francesco Pompedda, and György Faludy. After him are Robert Earl Jones, Charles Haughey, Ondina Valla, Ion Drîmbă, Liese Prokop, and Ted Grant.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gordon Parks ranks 8,042 out of 23,232. Before him are Tovah Feldshuh (1952), Jamie Dimon (1956), Nils Lofgren (1951), Kristine Sutherland (1955), Scott Derrickson (1966), and Brian Hyland (1943). After him are Kenneth Nichols (1907), D. J. Fontana (1931), Joel-Peter Witkin (1939), Michael Kremer (1964), Adam Lambert (1982), and Cordwainer Smith (1913).

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Among Film Directors In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gordon Parks ranks 298. Before him are Tony Gilroy (1956), Barbara Hammer (1939), Stephen Sommers (1962), David R. Ellis (1952), Aaron Russo (1943), and Scott Derrickson (1966). After him are John Flynn (1932), Zalman King (1941), Chris Renaud (1966), John Musker (1953), David Ayer (1968), and Pete Docter (1968).

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