1923 - 2010
Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American film and television director, actor, and a film lecturer at the University of Southern California.He began his career as a documentarian, before becoming known as a director of offbeat, humanistic dramas and comedies. He later transitioned to directing high-budget blockbusters such as the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983), and the science-fiction action film sequel RoboCop 2 (1990). Through the course of his career, he received several accolades. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irvin Kershner has received more than 1,352,935 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Irvin Kershner is the 371st most popular film director (down from 333rd in 2019), the 2,416th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,202nd in 2019) and the 106th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Irvin Kershner ranks 371 out of 1,581. Before him are Jacques Tourneur, Anthony Minghella, Jacques Copeau, Norman Jewison, Lo Wei, and Adolph Zukor. After him are Alexander Korda, Luigi Comencini, Gene Deitch, Bo Widerberg, Michael Apted, and Georgiy Daneliya.
1904 - 1977
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 365
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 366
1879 - 1949
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 367
1926 - 2024
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 368
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 369
1873 - 1976
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 370
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 371
1893 - 1956
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 372
1916 - 2007
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 373
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 374
1930 - 1997
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 375
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 376
1930 - 2019
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 377
Among people born in 1923, Irvin Kershner ranks 111. Before him are Svetozar Gligorić, Wes Montgomery, Alicia de Larrocha, Uri Avnery, Richard Pipes, and Dexter Gordon. After him are Masao Ono, Vladimir Gelfand, Cheikh Anta Diop, Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Philly Joe Jones, and Charles Durning. Among people deceased in 2010, Irvin Kershner ranks 79. Before him are Nicolas Hayek, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Andor Lilienthal, Luis Corvalán, Malcolm McLaren, and Pierre Hadot. After him are Rue McClanahan, Bella Akhmadulina, Raymond Franz, Peter Graves, Robert Culp, and Captain Beefheart.
1923 - 2012
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 105
1923 - 1968
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 106
1923 - 2009
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 107
1923 - 2018
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 108
1923 - 2018
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 109
1923 - 1990
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 110
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 111
1923 - 2001
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 112
1923 - 1983
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 113
1923 - 1986
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 114
1923 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 115
1923 - 1985
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 116
1923 - 2012
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 117
1928 - 2010
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 73
1928 - 2010
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 74
1911 - 2010
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 75
1916 - 2010
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 76
1946 - 2010
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 77
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 78
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 79
1934 - 2010
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 80
1937 - 2010
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 81
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 82
1926 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 83
1930 - 2010
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 84
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 85
Among people born in United States, Irvin Kershner ranks 2,416 out of 18,182. Before him are Bob Woodward (1943), Frankie Valli (1934), Barbara Hutton (1912), Mark Dacascos (1964), Lisa Marie Presley (1968), and Pinetop Perkins (1913). After him are Alex Haley (1921), Berenice Abbott (1898), Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890), John Glover (1944), Herbert Blumer (1900), and Gene Deitch (1924).
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 2,410
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 2,411
1912 - 1979
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 2,412
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 2,413
1968 - 2023
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 2,414
1913 - 2011
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 2,415
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 2,416
1921 - 1992
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 2,417
1898 - 1991
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2,418
1890 - 1954
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2,419
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 2,420
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 2,421
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 2,422
Among film directors born in United States, Irvin Kershner ranks 106. Before him are Nick Castle (1947), Gerard Damiano (1928), James L. Brooks (1940), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), Ray Harryhausen (1920), and Merian C. Cooper (1893). After him are Gene Deitch (1924), Sofia Coppola (1971), Robert Benton (1932), John McTiernan (1951), Sam Wood (1883), and Joe Dante (1946).
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 100
1928 - 2008
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 101
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 102
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 103
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 104
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 105
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 106
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 107
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 108
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 109
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 110
1883 - 1949
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 111
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 112