FILM DIRECTOR
John Pilger
1939 - 2023
John Pilger
John Richard Pilger (; 9 October 1939 – 30 December 2023) was an Australian journalist, writer, scholar and documentary filmmaker. From 1962, he was based mainly in Britain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Pilger has received more than 1,263,254 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). John Pilger is the 657th most popular film director (up from 1,033rd in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Australia (up from 188th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Australian Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
52.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
2.39
Effective Languages (L*)
4.62
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, John Pilger ranks 657 out of 2,041. Before him are Nancy Meyers, Géza von Radványi, Lawrence Kasdan, Mario Salieri, Rob Marshall, and Stan Winston. After him are Bruno Nuytten, Friz Freleng, Paul Thomas Anderson, Stanislav Govorukhin, Andrew Blake, and Johnnie To.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNancy Meyers
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 651
Géza von Radványi
1907 - 1986
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 652
Lawrence Kasdan
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 653
Mario Salieri
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 654
Rob Marshall
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 655
Stan Winston
1946 - 2008
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 656
John Pilger
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 657
Bruno Nuytten
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 658
Friz Freleng
1906 - 1995
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 659
Paul Thomas Anderson
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 660
Stanislav Govorukhin
1936 - 2018
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 661
Andrew Blake
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 662
Johnnie To
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 663
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, John Pilger ranks 245. Before him are Marek Janowski, Phil Read, Veniamin Soldatenko, Michael Gazzaniga, Yury Glazkov, and Vladimir Ivashov. After him are Charles Jencks, Peter Mayle, Patrick Wayne, Roy Buchanan, Ljiljana Petrović, and Gila Almagor. Among people deceased in 2023, John Pilger ranks 282. Before him are Duško Gojković, Paul Johnson, Raoul Servais, Terry Dischinger, Veniamin Soldatenko, and Trevor Francis. After him are Deniz Baykal, Angel Wagenstein, Friedrich Cerha, Vyacheslav Zaytsev, David Del Tredici, and Terence Davies.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsMarek Janowski
CONDUCTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 239
Phil Read
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 240
Veniamin Soldatenko
ATHLETE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 241
Michael Gazzaniga
PSYCHOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 242
Yury Glazkov
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 2008
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 243
Vladimir Ivashov
ACTOR
1939 - 1995
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 244
John Pilger
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 245
Charles Jencks
ARCHITECT
1939 - 2019
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 246
Peter Mayle
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 247
Patrick Wayne
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 248
Roy Buchanan
MUSICIAN
1939 - 1988
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 249
Ljiljana Petrović
SINGER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 250
Gila Almagor
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 251
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsDuško Gojković
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 276
Paul Johnson
WRITER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 277
Raoul Servais
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2023
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 278
Terry Dischinger
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 279
Veniamin Soldatenko
ATHLETE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 280
Trevor Francis
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2023
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 281
John Pilger
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 282
Deniz Baykal
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2023
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 283
Angel Wagenstein
WRITER
1922 - 2023
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 284
Friedrich Cerha
COMPOSER
1926 - 2023
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 285
Vyacheslav Zaytsev
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 286
David Del Tredici
COMPOSER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 287
Terence Davies
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 2023
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 288
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, John Pilger ranks 110 out of 1,143. Before him are George Pell (1941), Julian McMahon (1968), Jack Crawford (1908), Natalie Imbruglia (1975), Samuel Alexander (1859), and Peter Norman (1942). After him are Elle Macpherson (1964), Baz Luhrmann (1962), Bruce Beresford (1940), Peter C. Doherty (1940), Ron Mueck (1958), and Kevin Rudd (1957).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Pell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - 2023
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 104
Julian McMahon
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 105
Jack Crawford
TENNIS PLAYER
1908 - 1991
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 106
Natalie Imbruglia
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 107
Samuel Alexander
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 108
Peter Norman
ATHLETE
1942 - 2006
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 109
John Pilger
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 110
Elle Macpherson
MODEL
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 111
Baz Luhrmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 112
Bruce Beresford
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 113
Peter C. Doherty
PHYSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 114
Ron Mueck
SCULPTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 115
Kevin Rudd
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 116
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia
Among film directors born in Australia, John Pilger ranks 5. Before him are Peter Weir (1944), George Miller (1945), Roger Donaldson (1945), and Christopher Doyle (1952). After him are Baz Luhrmann (1962), Bruce Beresford (1940), John Farrow (1904), Russell Mulcahy (1953), Phillip Noyce (1950), John Seale (1942), and Fred Schepisi (1939).
Peter Weir
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 1
George Miller
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 2
Roger Donaldson
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 3
Christopher Doyle
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 4
John Pilger
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 5
Baz Luhrmann
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 6
Bruce Beresford
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 7
John Farrow
1904 - 1963
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 8
Russell Mulcahy
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 9
Phillip Noyce
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 10
John Seale
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 11
Fred Schepisi
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 12