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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 1,042,740 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Sayles is the 1,485th most popular film director, the 11,226th most popular biography from United States and the 425th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Sayles ranks 1,485 out of 1,581. Before him are Erick Zonca, Jerry Adler, Noémie Lvovsky, Mia Hansen-Løve, Daniel Espinosa, and Larry Charles. After him are Harold Prince, Carlos Reygadas, Adam Shankman, Javier Aguirresarobe, Caroline Link, and Paolo Virzì.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, John Sayles ranks 553. Before him are Asa Hutchinson, Tim Keller, Gregory Harrison, Bob Kulick, David Johansen, and Blagoja Georgievski. After him are Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Ilinka Mitreva, Theresa Kachindamoto, José Marín, Russell Carpenter, and Mac Wilkins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Sayles ranks 11,226 out of 18,182. Before him are Reb Beach (1963), Glen Benton (1967), Larry Charles (1956), Milton Sills (1882), Adrienne Shelly (1966), and Mike Bordin (1962). After him are Jill Abramson (1954), Cynthia Gibb (1963), Mae Whitman (1988), Eddie Cahill (1978), Brian J. Smith (1981), and Sufjan Stevens (1975).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Sayles ranks 425. Before him are Lee Garmes (1898), Robert Duncan McNeill (1964), Kenneth Lonergan (1962), Robert Riskin (1897), Jerry Adler (1929), and Larry Charles (1956). After him are Harold Prince (1928), Adam Shankman (1964), Glen Keane (1954), Davis Guggenheim (1963), John Singleton (1968), and Rich Moore (1963).

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