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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 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Gus Van Sant is the 220th most popular film director (down from 198th in 2019), the 1,461st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,340th in 2019) and the 63rd 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."

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  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gus Van Sant ranks 220 out of 1,581Before him are Alfonso Cuarón, Theo van Gogh, Mario Bava, Marco Ferreri, Robert J. Flaherty, and Spike Lee. After him are Joseph Losey, Anatole Litvak, Terence Young, Douglas Sirk, George Stevens, and Frank Darabont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Gus Van Sant ranks 56Before him are Desireless, Allan Simonsen, Uli Hoeneß, Paul Stanley, Fuad II of Egypt, and Charles Scott Sherrington. After him are George Papandreou, Didier Pironi, Stephen Lang, Ari Vatanen, Reinhard Genzel, and Irina Bokova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gus Van Sant ranks 1,461 out of 18,182Before him are Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Spike Lee (1957), Dale T. Mortensen (1939), Eugene Fama (1939), and John Dickinson (1732). After him are Gene Sharp (1928), Carl Reiner (1922), William Miller (1782), Edie Sedgwick (1943), David Caruso (1956), and Dan Simmons (1948).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gus Van Sant ranks 63Before him are Sam Raimi (1959), John Sturges (1910), Wes Anderson (1969), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), and Spike Lee (1957). After him are Joseph Losey (1909), George Stevens (1904), Richard Fleischer (1916), Arthur Penn (1922), Raoul Walsh (1887), and John G. Avildsen (1935).

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