1950 - Today
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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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.
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 1,479
1929 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 1,480
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 1,481
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 1,482
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 1,483
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 1,484
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 1,485
1928 - 2019
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 1,486
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 1,487
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 1,488
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 1,489
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 1,490
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 1,491
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.
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 547
1950 - 2023
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 548
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 549
1950 - 2020
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 550
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 551
1950 - 2020
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 552
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 553
1950 - 2014
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 554
1950 - 2022
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 555
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 556
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 557
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 558
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 559
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).
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 11,220
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 11,221
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 11,222
1882 - 1930
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 11,223
1966 - 2006
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 11,224
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 11,225
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 11,226
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 11,227
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 11,228
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 11,229
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 11,230
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 11,231
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 11,232
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).
1898 - 1978
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 419
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 420
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 421
1897 - 1955
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 422
1929 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 423
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 424
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 425
1928 - 2019
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 426
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 427
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 428
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 429
1968 - 2019
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 430
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 431