FILM DIRECTOR
Joel Schumacher
1939 - 2020
Joel Schumacher
Joel T. Schumacher (; August 29, 1939 – June 22, 2020) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Raised in New York City by his mother, Schumacher graduated from Parsons School of Design and originally became a fashion designer. He first entered filmmaking as a production and costume designer before gaining writing credits on Car Wash, Sparkle, and The Wiz. Schumacher received little attention for his first theatrically released films, The Incredible Shrinking Woman and D.C. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joel Schumacher has received more than 4,378,059 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Joel Schumacher is the 167th most popular film director (down from 140th in 2019), the 1,071st most popular biography from United States (down from 967th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Film Director.
Joel Schumacher is most famous for directing the Batman movies, Batman Forever and Batman and Robin.
Memorability Metrics
4.4M
Page Views (PV)
62.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
4.30
Effective Languages (L*)
4.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Joel Schumacher ranks 167 out of 2,041. Before him are Sergio Corbucci, Andrei Konchalovsky, Josef von Sternberg, Bille August, Jan Švankmajer, and Masaki Kobayashi. After him are Abel Gance, István Szabó, Max Ophüls, Guillermo del Toro, Roy Andersson, and Genndy Tartakovsky.
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1926 - 1990
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 161
Andrei Konchalovsky
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 162
Josef von Sternberg
1894 - 1969
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 163
Bille August
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 164
Jan Švankmajer
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 165
Masaki Kobayashi
1916 - 1996
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 166
Joel Schumacher
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 167
Abel Gance
1889 - 1981
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 168
István Szabó
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 169
Max Ophüls
1902 - 1957
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 170
Guillermo del Toro
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 171
Roy Andersson
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 172
Genndy Tartakovsky
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 173
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Joel Schumacher ranks 51. Before him are Kenzō Takada, Junko Tabei, Henry Mintzberg, Phil Spector, Harry Kroto, and Claude François. After him are Pak Pong-ju, Richard Serra, João Bernardo Vieira, Amancio Amaro, Carlo Ginzburg, and Ruud Lubbers. Among people deceased in 2020, Joel Schumacher ranks 53. Before him are Masatoshi Koshiba, Philip Warren Anderson, Kim Ki-duk, Buck Henry, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, and Carlos Ruiz Zafón. After him are Brian Dennehy, George Steiner, Ken Hensley, Mary Higgins Clark, Little Richard, and Mamadou Tandja.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsKenzō Takada
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 45
Junko Tabei
MOUNTAINEER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 46
Henry Mintzberg
ECONOMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 47
Phil Spector
PRODUCER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 48
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 49
Claude François
SINGER
1939 - 1978
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 50
Joel Schumacher
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 51
Pak Pong-ju
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 52
Richard Serra
PAINTER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 53
João Bernardo Vieira
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2009
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 54
Amancio Amaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 55
Carlo Ginzburg
HISTORIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 56
Ruud Lubbers
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsMasatoshi Koshiba
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2020
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 47
Philip Warren Anderson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 48
Kim Ki-duk
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2020
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 49
Buck Henry
ACTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 50
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 51
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
WRITER
1964 - 2020
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 52
Joel Schumacher
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 53
Brian Dennehy
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 54
George Steiner
WRITER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 55
Ken Hensley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 56
Mary Higgins Clark
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 57
Little Richard
SINGER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 58
Mamadou Tandja
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 59
In United States
Among people born in United States, Joel Schumacher ranks 1,071 out of 20,380. Before him are L. Frank Baum (1856), Russell Alan Hulse (1950), Philip Zimbardo (1933), Jack Kemp (1935), Virginia Satir (1916), and Minoru Yamasaki (1912). After him are Dred Scott (1795), Hilary Putnam (1926), Michelle Phillips (1944), Steve Carell (1962), Brian Dennehy (1938), and Percival Lowell (1855).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsL. Frank Baum
WRITER
1856 - 1919
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 1,065
Russell Alan Hulse
ASTRONOMER
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 1,066
Philip Zimbardo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 1,067
Jack Kemp
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 1,068
Virginia Satir
WRITER
1916 - 1988
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,069
Minoru Yamasaki
ARCHITECT
1912 - 1986
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,070
Joel Schumacher
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,071
Dred Scott
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1858
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,072
Hilary Putnam
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,073
Michelle Phillips
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,074
Steve Carell
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,075
Brian Dennehy
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,076
Percival Lowell
ASTRONOMER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,077
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Joel Schumacher ranks 43. Before him are D. W. Griffith (1875), Michael Cimino (1939), Jonathan Demme (1944), Frances Marion (1888), Ed Wood (1924), and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909). After him are Gordon Parks (1912), Don Siegel (1912), Blake Edwards (1922), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Henry Hathaway (1898), and Chris Columbus (1958).
D. W. Griffith
1875 - 1948
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 37
Michael Cimino
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 38
Jonathan Demme
1944 - 2017
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 39
Frances Marion
1888 - 1973
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 40
Ed Wood
1924 - 1978
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 41
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 42
Joel Schumacher
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 43
Gordon Parks
1912 - 2006
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 44
Don Siegel
1912 - 1991
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 45
Blake Edwards
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 46
Kathryn Bigelow
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 47
Henry Hathaway
1898 - 1985
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 48
Chris Columbus
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 49