FILM DIRECTOR

Gregg Araki

1959 - Today

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Gregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his heavy involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gregg Araki has received more than 1,169,713 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Gregg Araki is the 1,372nd most popular film director (down from 1,273rd in 2019), the 9,348th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,930th in 2019) and the 359th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gregg Araki ranks 1,372 out of 2,041. Before him are Usmar Ismail, Taylor Sheridan, Mike Hodges, Brett Ratner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, and A. Edward Sutherland. After him are Judd Apatow, Dave Filoni, Takashi Shimizu, Vasily Goncharov, Geoff Murphy, and Rich Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Gregg Araki ranks 381. Before him are Daniel Goldhagen, Dave Schultz, François Chau, Lene Hau, Noureddine Bedoui, and Ajay Banga. After him are Chris Hadfield, Ryuta Kawashima, Mats Näslund, Andrzej Buncol, Glenn Morshower, and Fredric Lehne.

Others Born in 1959

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gregg Araki ranks 9,348 out of 20,380. Before him are George Lopez (1961), Arthur Shaw (1886), Richard Davis (1930), Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898), Russell Wong (1963), and Johnny Unitas (1933). After him are Gary Hart (1936), Judd Apatow (1967), Sterling Holloway (1905), Gary Fisher (1950), Elizabeth Gutiérrez (1979), and Linda Yaccarino (1963).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gregg Araki ranks 359. Before him are Leon Shamroy (1901), Peter Segal (1962), Allen Daviau (1942), Robert Surtees (1906), Taylor Sheridan (1970), and Brett Ratner (1969). After him are Judd Apatow (1967), Dave Filoni (1974), Rich Moore (1963), Alfred E. Green (1889), James Young (1872), and Edward Lachman (1948).

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Filmography

Riverdale
Director
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
8.454 / 10
13 Reasons Why
Director
After a teenage girl's perplexing suicide, a classmate receives a series of tapes that unravel the mystery of her tragic choice.
7.612 / 10
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Director
This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
8.017 / 10