FILM DIRECTOR

John Sayles

1950 - Today

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John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is known for writing and directing the films The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Eight Men Out (1988), Passion Fish (1992), The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), Lone Star (1996), and Men with Guns (1997). For Eight Men Out, Sayles was nominated for the USC Scripter Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Sayles has received more than 1,132,828 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Sayles is the 1,742nd most popular film director (down from 1,479th in 2019), the 13,446th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,200th in 2019) and the 509th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Sayles ranks 1,742 out of 2,041. Before him are Harmony Korine, Mehboob Khan, Lucien Hubbard, Khadija al-Salami, Laurence Rees, and David Nutter. After him are Lorenzo Vigas, James Frawley, Tom DiCillo, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Gary Winick, and Davis Guggenheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, John Sayles ranks 695. Before him are Leonard Maltin, Tom Robinson, Rumyancho Goranov, Deniece Williams, Debbie Stabenow, and Vishnuvardhan. After him are Laura Ziskin, Pertti Ukkola, Lillian Watson, Karina Pankievich, Shamil Khisamutdinov, and Danny McGrain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Sayles ranks 13,446 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher Gorham (1974), Anne Donovan (1961), Constance Titus (1873), Tito Ortiz (1975), David Nutter (1960), and Kirsten Gillibrand (1966). After him are Trini Alvarado (1967), Road Warrior Animal (1960), Paul LePage (1948), John S. Bull (1934), Charlie Crist (1956), and Joyce DeWitt (1949).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Sayles ranks 509. Before him are Harold Prince (1928), Errol Morris (1948), Dean Devlin (1962), Harmony Korine (1973), Lucien Hubbard (1888), and David Nutter (1960). After him are James Frawley (1936), Tom DiCillo (1953), Gary Winick (1961), Davis Guggenheim (1963), James DeMonaco (1969), and John Carl Buechler (1952).

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