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FILM DIRECTOR

Hal Roach

1892 - 1992

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Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hal Roach has received more than 1,302,895 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Hal Roach is the 567th most popular film director (up from 640th in 2019), the 3,729th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,124th in 2019) and the 147th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hal Roach ranks 567 out of 1,581. Before him are King Hu, James Gunn, Paul Greengrass, Jaco Van Dormael, Mika Kaurismäki, and László Benedek. After him are Jamie Uys, Hong Sang-soo, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, Ken Annakin, Thelma Schoonmaker, and Sergei Solovyov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Hal Roach ranks 144. Before him are Victor de Sabata, Eugen Meindl, Stepan Petrichenko, Stanisław Maczek, Otto Nerz, and Lucien Buysse. After him are William Powell, Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen, Alice Brady, Hironori Ōtsuka, Yuen Ren Chao, and Ivan Tyulenev. Among people deceased in 1992, Hal Roach ranks 119. Before him are Angela Carter, John Ireland, Mohammad Hidayatullah, Machiko Hasegawa, František Tomášek, and László Benedek. After him are Aleksandar Tirnanić, Robert Morley, Richard Hartshorne, Giovanni Colombo, Willie Dixon, and Borislav Pekić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Roach ranks 3,729 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael Johnson (1967), Eve Arnold (1912), Susanne Langer (1895), Rita Wilson (1956), Jim Hall (1930), and Lauren Graham (1967). After him are Dustin Moskovitz (1984), Peter Strauss (1947), David Boreanaz (1969), John C. Woods (1911), Arthur Janov (1924), and Alexandra Daddario (1986).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Hal Roach ranks 147. Before him are Gore Verbinski (1964), Jim Abrahams (1944), Peter Hyams (1943), Joe Johnston (1950), John Milius (1944), and James Gunn (1966). After him are Kenneth Anger (1927), Norman Taurog (1899), Martin Brest (1951), Robert Rodriguez (1968), George Seaton (1911), and Jennifer Lee (1971).

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Filmography

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