Film Director

James L. Brooks

American filmmaker

1940 - today

EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)

James L. Brooks

His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. James L. Brooks is the 458th most popular film director (down from 402nd in 2024), the 3,297th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,548th in 2019) and the 124th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

650k

Page Views

Past 12 months

62.36

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

44

James L. Brooks's biography appears in 44 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 90% of all Film Directors.

Page views of James L. Brooks by language

Among Film Directors

Among film directors, James L. Brooks ranks 458 out of 2,296. Before him are Ernst Marischka, Jerzy Hoffman, Maya Deren, Néstor Almendros, Robert Rossen, and Larisa Shepitko. After him are Joe Dante, John Boorman, William A. Wellman, Sam Mendes, Jean Eustache, and Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Ernst Marischka
1893 - 1963
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 452
Jerzy Hoffman
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 453
Maya Deren
1917 - 1961
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 454
Néstor Almendros
1930 - 1992
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 455
Robert Rossen
1908 - 1966
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 456
Larisa Shepitko
1938 - 1979
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 457
James L. Brooks
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 458
Joe Dante
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 459
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 460
William A. Wellman
1896 - 1975
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 461
Sam Mendes
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 462
Jean Eustache
1938 - 1981
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 463
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 464

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, James L. Brooks ranks 175. Before him are Gloria Leonard, Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, Jan Janssen, James Herbert Brennan, and Mohammed Magariaf. After him are Dan Hedaya, José van Dam, Haing S. Ngor, Charles T. Kowal, Fouad Twal, and Natalia Makarova.

Others Born in 1940

Go to all Rankings

Gloria Leonard
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1940 - 2014
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 169
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 170
Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 171
Jan Janssen
CYCLIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 172
James Herbert Brennan
WRITER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 173
Mohammed Magariaf
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 174
James L. Brooks
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 175
Dan Hedaya
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 176
José van Dam
SINGER
1940 - 2026
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 177
Haing S. Ngor
ACTOR
1940 - 1996
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 178
Charles T. Kowal
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 179
Fouad Twal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 180
Natalia Makarova
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 181

In United States

Among people born in United States, James L. Brooks ranks 3,297 out of 23,232. Before him are Alan Guth (1947), Frank Zane (1942), David Packard (1912), James S. Sherman (1855), Dick Sargent (1930), and Anna Lea Merritt (1844). After him are Paul Giamatti (1967), Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949), Eunice Newton Foote (1819), KRS-One (1965), and Rebecca De Mornay (1959).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings

Alan Guth
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 3,291
Frank Zane
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 3,292
David Packard
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1996
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 3,293
James S. Sherman
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1912
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 3,294
Dick Sargent
ACTOR
1930 - 1994
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 3,295
Anna Lea Merritt
PAINTER
1844 - 1930
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 3,296
James L. Brooks
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 3,297
Paul Giamatti
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 3,298
Thomas J. Hudner Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,299
Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,300
Eunice Newton Foote
INVENTOR
1819 - 1888
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,301
KRS-One
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,302
Rebecca De Mornay
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 3,303