FILM DIRECTOR

John Landis

1950 - Today

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John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing comedy films such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), and horror films such as An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Innocent Blood (1992). He also directed the music videos for Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (1983) and "Black or White" (1991). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Landis has received more than 6,450,412 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). John Landis is the 346th most popular film director (down from 301st in 2019), the 2,248th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,002nd in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 6.5M

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  • 62.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Landis ranks 346 out of 2,041. Before him are Arthur Cohn, Henry King, Kira Muratova, Ivan Reitman, Jean Girault, and George Stevens. After him are Georgiy Daneliya, Stanley Donen, Ermanno Olmi, Ray Harryhausen, Mika Kaurismäki, and Gustaf Gründgens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, John Landis ranks 104. Before him are Anghel Iordănescu, Ubaldo Fillol, William Sadler, Håkan Nesser, Jean-Marc Ayrault, and Victoria Principal. After him are James Rothman, Joe Perry, Tom Petty, Barbara Sukowa, Terry Gou, and Ken Kutaragi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Landis ranks 2,248 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Gordon (1918), Wade Williams (1961), Charles Eames (1907), John Harvey Kellogg (1852), William M. Branham (1909), and Henry Bergman (1868). After him are Carl Wieman (1951), Cy Twombly (1928), Robert Silverberg (1935), Terry O'Quinn (1952), James Rothman (1950), and Joe Perry (1950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Landis ranks 94. Before him are George Roy Hill (1921), Samuel Fuller (1912), Sofia Coppola (1971), Tobe Hooper (1943), Henry King (1886), and George Stevens (1904). After him are Stanley Donen (1924), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Clifford Odets (1906), Irvin Kershner (1923), Saul Bass (1920), and Joe Dante (1946).

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