FILM DIRECTOR
John Boorman
1933 - Today
John Boorman
John Boorman, (; born 18 January 1933) is a British filmmaker who is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Hell in the Pacific, Deliverance, Zardoz, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General, The Tailor of Panama and Queen and Country. He has directed 22 films and received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director (for Deliverance, and Hope and Glory). He is also credited with creating the first Academy Award screeners to promote The Emerald Forest. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Boorman has received more than 1,261,147 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). John Boorman is the 320th most popular film director (down from 268th in 2019), the 1,322nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,129th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
66.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
3.82
Effective Languages (L*)
3.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of John Boormen by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, John Boorman ranks 320 out of 1,580. Before him are Raúl Ruiz, Anthony Minghella, Alexander Sokurov, Mervyn LeRoy, Jacques Copeau, and Philippe de Broca. After him are Giuseppe De Santis, Kon Ichikawa, Mikio Naruse, Norman Jewison, Wes Anderson, and Dušan Makavejev.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Raúl Ruiz
1941 - 2011
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 314
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 315
Alexander Sokurov
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 316
Mervyn LeRoy
1900 - 1987
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 317
Jacques Copeau
1879 - 1949
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 318
Philippe de Broca
1933 - 2004
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 319
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 320
Giuseppe De Santis
1917 - 1997
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 321
Kon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 322
Mikio Naruse
1905 - 1969
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 323
Norman Jewison
1926 - Present
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 324
Wes Anderson
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 325
Dušan Makavejev
1932 - 2019
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 326
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, John Boorman ranks 119. Before him are György Konrád, Renée Taylor, Charlie Wilson, Joachim Kroll, Debra Paget, and Philippe de Broca. After him are Tomas Milian, Sacha Distel, Katharine, Duchess of Kent, Jehan Sadat, William Anders, and Franz, Duke of Bavaria.
Others Born in 1933
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György Konrád
1933 - 2019
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 113
Renée Taylor
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 114
Charlie Wilson
1933 - 2010
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 115
Joachim Kroll
1933 - 1991
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 116
Debra Paget
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 117
Philippe de Broca
1933 - 2004
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 118
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 119
Tomas Milian
1933 - 2017
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 120
Sacha Distel
1933 - 2004
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 121
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 122
Jehan Sadat
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 123
William Anders
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 124
Franz, Duke of Bavaria
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 125
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Boorman ranks 1,322 out of 6,924. Before him are Dave Evans (1953), John Ball (1338), John Graunt (1620), John Charles (1931), Andy Summers (1942), and John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384). After him are Andrew Lincoln (1973), Idris Elba (1972), John Boyd Orr (1880), Josiah Wedgwood (1730), Claire Bloom (1931), and Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Dave Evans
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 1,316
John Ball
1338 - 1381
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 1,317
John Graunt
1620 - 1674
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 1,318
John Charles
1931 - 2004
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 1,319
Andy Summers
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 1,320
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
1384 - 1453
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 1,321
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,322
Andrew Lincoln
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,323
Idris Elba
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,324
John Boyd Orr
1880 - 1971
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 1,325
Josiah Wedgwood
1730 - 1795
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 1,326
Claire Bloom
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 1,327
Charlotte, Princess Royal
1766 - 1828
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 1,328
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, John Boorman ranks 23. Before him are Mike Newell (1942), Sam Mendes (1965), Frank Lloyd (1886), Carol Reed (1906), Ken Russell (1927), and Anthony Minghella (1954). After him are Adrian Lyne (1941), Michael Anderson (1920), John Guillermin (1925), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Peter Yates (1929), and Roland Joffé (1945).
Mike Newell
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 17
Sam Mendes
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 18
Frank Lloyd
1886 - 1960
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 19
Carol Reed
1906 - 1976
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 20
Ken Russell
1927 - 2011
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 21
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 22
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 23
Adrian Lyne
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 24
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 25
John Guillermin
1925 - 2015
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 26
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 27
Peter Yates
1929 - 2011
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 28
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 29
