1912 - 2006
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans—and in glamour photography. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon Parks has received more than 1,587,673 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Parks is the 1,040th most popular film director (down from 924th in 2019), the 6,825th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,118th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Gordon Parks ranks 1,040 out of 1,581. Before him are Leopold Lindtberg, Lone Scherfig, John Pilger, Radu Mihăileanu, Fernando Birri, and Michael Chapman. After him are Kei Kumai, Rebecca Miller, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Shinya Tsukamoto, Frédéric Rossif, and Pyotr Chardynin.
1902 - 1984
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 1,034
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 1,035
1939 - 2023
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 1,036
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 1,037
1925 - 2017
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 1,038
1935 - 2020
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 1,039
1912 - 2006
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 1,040
1930 - 2007
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 1,041
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 1,042
1921 - 1993
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 1,043
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 1,044
1922 - 1990
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 1,045
1873 - 1934
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 1,046
Among people born in 1912, Gordon Parks ranks 267. Before him are George Mikes, Bill Roberts, Santiago Lovell, György Sándor, Frank Oppenheimer, and Julián Berrendero. After him are Alfred Aston, Jehan Buhan, Eleanor Powell, Anton Buttigieg, Lauro Amadò, and Hércules de Miranda. Among people deceased in 2006, Gordon Parks ranks 237. Before him are Aron Gurevich, Oskar Pastior, Ruth Brown, Darry Cowl, György Faludy, and Ole Madsen. After him are Kenneth Lay, Duygu Asena, Viktor Pavlov, Mirko Marjanović, Karl Hugo Strunz, and Ondina Valla.
1912 - 1987
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 261
1912 - 2001
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 262
1912 - 1966
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 263
1912 - 2005
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 264
1912 - 1985
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 265
1912 - 1995
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 266
1912 - 2006
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 267
1912 - 2003
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 268
1912 - 1999
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 269
1912 - 1982
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 270
1912 - 1983
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 271
1912 - 1971
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 272
1912 - 1982
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 273
1924 - 2006
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 231
1927 - 2006
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 232
1928 - 2006
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 233
1925 - 2006
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 234
1910 - 2006
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 235
1934 - 2006
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 236
1912 - 2006
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 237
1942 - 2006
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 238
1946 - 2006
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 239
1940 - 2006
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 240
1937 - 2006
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 241
1910 - 2006
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 242
1916 - 2006
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 243
Among people born in United States, Gordon Parks ranks 6,825 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael Chapman (1935), Marilyn Miller (1898), Jenny McCarthy (1972), Al Ernest Garcia (1887), Marion Donovan (1917), and Robert Moses (1888). After him are Edwin Stanton (1814), January Jones (1978), Timothy B. Schmit (1947), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), John Norton (1893), and Darryl Jones (1961).
1935 - 2020
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 6,819
1898 - 1936
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 6,820
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 6,821
1887 - 1938
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 6,822
1917 - 1998
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 6,823
1888 - 1981
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 6,824
1912 - 2006
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 6,825
1814 - 1869
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 6,826
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 6,827
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 6,828
1954 - 2021
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 6,829
1893 - 1979
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 6,830
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 6,831
Among film directors born in United States, Gordon Parks ranks 273. Before him are Tay Garnett (1894), Tom McCarthy (1966), Trey Parker (1969), Charles Reisner (1887), Randall Wallace (1949), and Michael Chapman (1935). After him are Rebecca Miller (1962), Peter Farrelly (1956), Mimi Leder (1952), Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Irwin Winkler (1931), and Darren Star (1961).
1894 - 1977
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 267
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 268
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 269
1887 - 1962
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 270
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 271
1935 - 2020
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 272
1912 - 2006
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 273
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 274
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 275
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 276
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 277
1931 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 278
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 279