FILM DIRECTOR

John Ridley

1964 - Today

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John Ridley IV (born October 1, 1964) is an American screenwriter, television director, novelist, and showrunner, known for 12 Years a Slave, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He is also the creator and showrunner of the anthology series American Crime. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Ridley has received more than 997,287 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Ridley is the 1,904th most popular film director, the 15,867th most popular biography from United States and the 571st most popular American Film Director.

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  • 1.0M

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  • 43.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Ridley ranks 1,904 out of 2,041. Before him are Adina Pintilie, Ladj Ly, Nicole Holofcener, Rituparno Ghosh, Govind Nihalani, and Andrew Haigh. After him are Michael Dougherty, Ol Parker, Sai Paranjpye, Debra Granik, Rebecca Zlotowski, and Rupert Wyatt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, John Ridley ranks 817. Before him are Patricia Kraus, Tanya Dangalakova, Lotta Lotass, John Parrott, Jack Endino, and Daniele Scarpa. After him are Yvonne Vera, Matt Walsh, Nate McMillan, René Meulensteen, Yang Young-ja, and Yelena Ruzina.

Others Born in 1964

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Ridley ranks 15,867 out of 20,380. Before him are MaliVai Washington (1969), David Brenner (1962), Daphne Ashbrook (1963), Steve Daines (1962), Udonis Haslem (1980), and Angela Little (1972). After him are John Naber (1956), Greg Sestero (1978), Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (1969), Judy Martz (1943), Jack Griffo (1996), and Lamar Smith (1947).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Ridley ranks 571. Before him are David Robert Mitchell (1974), Scott Silver (1964), Sian Heder (1977), Dustin Lance Black (1975), Jeff Nichols (1978), and Nicole Holofcener (1960). After him are Michael Dougherty (1974), Debra Granik (1963), Ellen Kuras (1959), William Malone (1953), Peter Joseph (1978), and Barry Jenkins (1979).

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