FILM DIRECTOR

James Gunn

1966 - Today

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James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and studio executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with Tromeo and Juliet (1997). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gunn has received more than 14,314,124 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). James Gunn is the 674th most popular film director (down from 561st in 2019), the 4,256th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,705th in 2019) and the 168th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James Gunns by language

Over the past year James Gunn has had the most page views in the with 2,506,880 views, followed by Spanish (253,475), and Russian (142,459). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (197.47%), Korean (162.64%), and Indonesian (138.72%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Gunn ranks 674 out of 2,041. Before him are Stephen Hopkins, Joe Johnston, Baz Luhrmann, Alexander Payne, Tomoyuki Tanaka, and Andrew Niccol. After him are W. S. Van Dyke, Burt Kennedy, Vilgot Sjöman, Majid Majidi, Ruy Guerra, and Billy Hayes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, James Gunn ranks 107. Before him are Teddy Sheringham, Moustafa Madbouly, Rainn Wilson, Thomas Doll, Sergei Stanishev, and Toby Jones. After him are Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Carola Häggkvist, Freddy Rincón, Ben Miller, Inessa Kravets, and Jonathan Edwards.

Others Born in 1966

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gunn ranks 4,256 out of 20,380. Before him are Gregory Jarvis (1944), Samuel Little (1940), Paul Shenar (1936), Ellen Swallow Richards (1842), Jordan Rudess (1956), and Beatrice Straight (1914). After him are Eric Carmen (1949), Roy Rogers (1911), Chris Hardwick (1971), Morgan Robertson (1861), Connie Booth (1944), and Wallace Beery (1885).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James Gunn ranks 168. Before him are Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), Andrew Blake (1947), Robert Z. Leonard (1889), Richard Linklater (1960), Joe Johnston (1950), and Alexander Payne (1961). After him are W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Burt Kennedy (1922), Billy Hayes (1947), Paul Mazursky (1930), Aaron Russo (1943), and John Stagliano (1951).

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Filmography

Guardians of the Galaxy
Director
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Jul 30o 20147.908 / 10
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Director
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Apr 19o 20177.621 / 10
The Suicide Squad
Director
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
Jul 28o 20217.5 / 10