1923 - 2010
Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American director, actor, and producer of film and television. He gained notice early in his career as a filmmaker for directing quirky, independent drama films, while working as an influential lecturer at the University of Southern California. Later in his career, he transitioned to high-budget blockbusters such as The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again, and RoboCop 2. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irvin Kershner has received more than 1,083,517 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Irvin Kershner is the 333rd most popular film director (down from 321st in 2019), the 2,203rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,091st in 2019) and the 100th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Irvin Kershner ranks 333 out of 1,580. Before him are Ray Harryhausen, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Merian C. Cooper, Aaron Russo, Walerian Borowczyk, and Robert Frank. After him are Fernando Meirelles, Adrian Lyne, Peter Bogdanovich, J. J. Abrams, Michael Anderson, and Satoshi Kon.
1920 - 2013
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 327
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 328
1893 - 1973
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 329
1943 - 2007
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 330
1923 - 2006
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 331
1924 - 2019
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 332
1923 - 2010
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 333
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 334
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 335
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 336
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 337
1920 - 2018
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 338
1963 - 2010
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 339
Among people born in 1923, Irvin Kershner ranks 105. Before him are Philly Joe Jones, Yves Bonnefoy, Bettie Page, Otfried Preußler, Bert Kaempfert, and Walerian Borowczyk. After him are Robert Maxwell, Tito Puente, Charles Durning, Peter Vaughan, Albert Vanhoye, and Svetozar Gligorić. Among people deceased in 2010, Irvin Kershner ranks 74. Before him are Antony Flew, Solomon Burke, James Black, Charlie Wilson, Cécile Aubry, and Andor Lilienthal. After him are Satoshi Kon, Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Eddie Fisher, Ariel Ramírez, Sigmar Polke, and Orlando Peçanha.
1923 - 1985
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 99
1923 - 2016
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 100
1923 - 2008
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 101
1923 - 2013
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 102
1923 - 1980
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 103
1923 - 2006
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 104
1923 - 2010
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 105
1923 - 1991
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 106
1923 - 2000
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 107
1923 - 2012
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 108
1923 - 2016
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 109
1923 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 110
1923 - 2012
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 111
1923 - 2010
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 68
1936 - 2010
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 69
1924 - 2010
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 70
1933 - 2010
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 71
1928 - 2010
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 72
1911 - 2010
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 73
1923 - 2010
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 74
1963 - 2010
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 75
1916 - 2010
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 76
1928 - 2010
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 77
1921 - 2010
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 78
1941 - 2010
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 79
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 80
Among people born in United States, Irvin Kershner ranks 2,203 out of 15,968. Before him are Vincent Schiavelli (1948), Yaphet Kotto (1939), Joe Lynn Turner (1951), Gary Ridgway (1949), Betty Friedan (1921), and Douglas Osheroff (1945). After him are Edith Head (1897), Daniel Ellsberg (1931), J. C. R. Licklider (1915), Jon Favreau (1966), Edward Witten (1951), and Peter Bogdanovich (1939).
1948 - 2005
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 2,197
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,198
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,199
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,200
1921 - 2006
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,201
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,202
1923 - 2010
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,203
1897 - 1981
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 2,204
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 2,205
1915 - 1990
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 2,206
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 2,207
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 2,208
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 2,209
Among film directors born in United States, Irvin Kershner ranks 100. Before him are Sam Raimi (1959), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), Wes Anderson (1969), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Merian C. Cooper (1893), and Aaron Russo (1943). After him are Peter Bogdanovich (1939), J. J. Abrams (1966), Delbert Mann (1920), Ub Iwerks (1901), Samuel Fuller (1912), and Edward Zwick (1952).
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 94
1900 - 1987
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 95
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 96
1920 - 2013
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 97
1893 - 1973
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 98
1943 - 2007
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 99
1923 - 2010
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 100
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 101
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 102
1920 - 2007
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 103
1901 - 1971
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 104
1912 - 1997
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 105
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 106