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FILM DIRECTOR

John Pilger

1939 - 2023

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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 1,209,668 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). John Pilger is the 1,036th most popular film director (up from 1,063rd in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Australia (up from 219th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Australian Film Director.

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  • 46.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Pilger ranks 1,036 out of 1,581. Before him are Charles Reisner, Randall Wallace, Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Ronny Yu, Leopold Lindtberg, and Lone Scherfig. After him are Radu Mihăileanu, Fernando Birri, Michael Chapman, Gordon Parks, Kei Kumai, and Rebecca Miller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, John Pilger ranks 364. Before him are Dion DiMucci, Jacqueline Mars, Conny Andersson, Chris Craft, Sandro Lopopolo, and Sushil Koirala. After him are Hugh Masekela, David Ray Griffin, Alessandra Panaro, Shu Kamo, Barney McKenna, and Fred Schepisi. Among people deceased in 2023, John Pilger ranks 271. Before him are Jacques Gaillot, Alfredo Rojas, Barry Humphries, Aleksandar Matanović, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, and Aleksandr Viktorenko. After him are Jorge Edwards, Alberto Mario González, Wilferd Madelung, Abraham Lempel, Michael Lerner, and Fay Weldon.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Pilger ranks 188 out of 925. Before him are John Landy (1930), Frederick Lane (1880), William McMahon (1908), Keith Michell (1926), Ashley Cooper (1936), and May Robson (1858). After him are Quentin Bryce (1942), Mark Evans (1956), Jai Courtney (1986), John Russell (1858), Fred Schepisi (1939), and Eliza Taylor (1989).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, John Pilger ranks 10. Before him are Roger Donaldson (1945), Bruce Beresford (1940), Baz Luhrmann (1962), Phillip Noyce (1950), Russell Mulcahy (1953), and John Farrow (1904). After him are Fred Schepisi (1939), John Seale (1942), Leigh Whannell (1977), John Hillcoat (1961), Gillian Armstrong (1950), and Cate Shortland (1968).

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