FILM DIRECTOR

Joe Ranft

1960 - 2005

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Joseph Henry Ranft (March 13, 1960 – August 16, 2005) was an American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor. He worked for Pixar Animation Studios and Disney at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Ranft has received more than 2,057,955 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Joe Ranft is the 1,085th most popular film director (down from 978th in 2019), the 7,045th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,425th in 2019) and the 265th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Joe Ranfts by language

Over the past year Joe Ranft has had the most page views in the with 261,787 views, followed by Spanish (26,606), and French (13,488). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Welsh (60.32%), Simple English (52.94%), and Egyptian Arabic (44.40%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Joe Ranft ranks 1,085 out of 2,041. Before him are Noémie Lvovsky, Roger Planchon, Raymond Depardon, Rupert Julian, Helma Sanders-Brahms, and Ferenc Kósa. After him are Ivan Perestiani, Leopold Lindtberg, Robert Parrish, Freddie Francis, Harold Becker, and Mario Van Peebles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Joe Ranft ranks 263. Before him are José Eduardo Agualusa, Nobuyo Fujishiro, Peter F. Hamilton, Craig Sheffer, Azim Isabekov, and Alain Geiger. After him are Kee Marcello, J. Christopher Stevens, Andrea Anastasi, Apa Sherpa, Courtney B. Vance, and Jozef Chovanec. Among people deceased in 2005, Joe Ranft ranks 253. Before him are Jaime Sin, Robin Cook, Kihachi Okamoto, Jean Cayrol, Elisabeth Domitien, and John Fiedler. After him are Annemarie Heinrich, Lucien Carr, Jean Parker, Givi Nodia, Jocelyn Brando, and Otar Korkia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Ranft ranks 7,045 out of 20,380. Before him are Dick Savitt (1927), Ron DeSantis (1978), Arthur Harnden (1924), Joshua Chamberlain (1828), Ron Ely (1938), and Tom Heinsohn (1934). After him are Big E (1986), Rush Limbaugh (1951), Joanna Russ (1937), Dave Navarro (1967), Daphne Zuniga (1962), and Marion Jones (1975).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Joe Ranft ranks 265. Before him are Mark L. Lester (1946), Noah Baumbach (1969), Ted Wilde (1889), Zalman King (1941), Cameron Crowe (1957), and Byron Haskin (1899). After him are Robert Parrish (1916), Harold Becker (1928), Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Gregory La Cava (1892), Alan Crosland (1894), and David Twohy (1955).

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Filmography

The Lion King
Director
A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?
Jun 24o 19948.256 / 10
Toy Story
Director
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
Oct 30o 19957.971 / 10
Cars
Director
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.
Jun 8o 20066.946 / 10