FILM DIRECTOR

Gus Van Sant

1952 - Today

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Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, producer, photographer, and musician who has earned acclaim as an independent filmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures, in particular homosexuality. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gus Van Sant has received more than 3,741,624 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Gus Van Sant is the 232nd most popular film director (down from 220th in 2019), the 1,540th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,461st in 2019) and the 60th most popular American Film Director.

Gus van Sant is most famous for directing the film "My Own Private Idaho" and the film "Good Will Hunting."

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gus Van Sants by language

Over the past year Gus Van Sant has had the most page views in the with 511,482 views, followed by French (62,045), and Italian (55,820). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latvian (136.56%), Malagasy (101.05%), and Simple English (89.83%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gus Van Sant ranks 232 out of 2,041. Before him are Chantal Akerman, Nicholas Ray, Mario Bava, Marco Ferreri, Arthur Penn, and Věra Chytilová. After him are Edwin S. Porter, Gabriel Axel, Ruggero Deodato, Terence Young, Jacques Becker, and Béla Tarr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Gus Van Sant ranks 71. Before him are Reinhard Genzel, Osvaldo Ardiles, Irina Bokova, Arkan, Paul Stanley, and Alain Giresse. After him are Abbas al-Musawi, Guillermo Vilas, Santillana, Teófilo Stevenson, Diana Gabaldon, and Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev.

Others Born in 1952

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gus Van Sant ranks 1,540 out of 20,380. Before him are Alex Jones (1974), Pat Nixon (1912), Robert Loggia (1930), Percy Spencer (1894), Lil Wayne (1982), and Lee Miller (1907). After him are Sam Elliott (1944), Chris Cornell (1964), Richard Jenkins (1947), Jan-Michael Vincent (1944), Edwin S. Porter (1870), and Edward C. Prescott (1940).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gus Van Sant ranks 60. Before him are Vincente Minnelli (1903), Alan J. Pakula (1928), Robert Wise (1914), Barry Levinson (1942), Nicholas Ray (1911), and Arthur Penn (1922). After him are Edwin S. Porter (1870), Michael Moore (1954), James Ivory (1928), John Sturges (1910), Peter Bogdanovich (1939), and Richard Fleischer (1916).

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Filmography

Elephant
Director
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
Sep 20o 20037.087 / 10
Milk
Director
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Nov 5o 20087.251 / 10
Good Will Hunting
Director
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire.
Dec 5o 19978.151 / 10