1952 - Today
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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Among film directors, Gus Van Sant ranks 220 out of 1,581. Before 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.
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 214
1957 - 2004
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 215
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 216
1928 - 1997
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 217
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 218
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 219
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 220
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 221
1902 - 1974
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 222
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 223
1897 - 1987
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 224
1904 - 1975
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 225
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 226
Among people born in 1952, Gus Van Sant ranks 56. Before 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.
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 50
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 51
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 52
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 53
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 54
1952 - 1952
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 55
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 56
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 57
1952 - 1987
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 58
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 59
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 60
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 61
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 62
Among people born in United States, Gus Van Sant ranks 1,461 out of 18,182. Before 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).
1896 - 1979
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,455
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,456
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,457
1939 - 2014
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,458
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,459
1732 - 1808
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,460
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,461
1928 - 2018
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,462
1922 - 2020
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,463
1782 - 1849
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,464
1943 - 1971
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,465
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,466
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,467
Among film directors born in United States, Gus Van Sant ranks 63. Before 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).
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 57
1910 - 1992
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 58
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 59
1881 - 1959
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 60
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 61
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 62
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 63
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 64
1904 - 1975
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 65
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 66
1922 - 2010
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 67
1887 - 1980
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 68
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 69