FILM DIRECTOR
John Waters
1946 - Today
John Waters
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Waters has received more than 6,438,067 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). John Waters is the 490th most popular film director (down from 479th in 2019), the 3,111th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,064th in 2019) and the 126th most popular American Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
6.4M
Page Views (PV)
54.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
2.43
Effective Languages (L*)
4.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, John Waters ranks 490 out of 2,041. Before him are Elio Petri, Renny Harlin, Jörn Donner, Jim Abrahams, Louis Delluc, and Grigori Aleksandrov. After him are Curtis Hanson, Alf Sjöberg, Alexander Kluge, Richard Thorpe, Pierre Woodman, and Abel Ferrara.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElio Petri
1929 - 1982
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 484
Renny Harlin
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 485
Jörn Donner
1933 - 2020
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 486
Jim Abrahams
1944 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 487
Louis Delluc
1890 - 1924
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 488
Grigori Aleksandrov
1903 - 1983
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 489
John Waters
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 490
Curtis Hanson
1945 - 2016
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 491
Alf Sjöberg
1903 - 1980
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 492
Alexander Kluge
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 493
Richard Thorpe
1896 - 1991
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 494
Pierre Woodman
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 495
Abel Ferrara
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 496
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, John Waters ranks 229. Before him are Miguel Reina, Grigory Margulis, Silvio Rodríguez, Alberto Colombo, Tom Savini, and Craig Venter. After him are Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Robert Metcalfe, Lesley Gore, Ron Kovic, Marián Čalfa, and Reggie Jackson.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsMiguel Reina
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 223
Grigory Margulis
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 224
Silvio Rodríguez
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 225
Alberto Colombo
RACING DRIVER
1946 - 2024
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 226
Tom Savini
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 227
Craig Venter
BIOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 228
John Waters
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 229
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 230
Robert Metcalfe
INVENTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 231
Lesley Gore
ACTOR
1946 - 2015
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 232
Ron Kovic
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 233
Marián Čalfa
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 234
Reggie Jackson
BASEBALL PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 235
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Waters ranks 3,111 out of 20,380. Before him are Esther Lederberg (1922), Frances Sternhagen (1930), Larry Semon (1889), Annie Proulx (1935), Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), and Raymond Smullyan (1919). After him are Jedediah Smith (1799), Sun Ra (1914), Carmen Electra (1972), Harry Harlow (1905), Eric Stoltz (1961), and Carla Gugino (1971).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEsther Lederberg
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2006
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 3,105
Frances Sternhagen
ACTOR
1930 - 2023
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 3,106
Larry Semon
ACTOR
1889 - 1928
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 3,107
Annie Proulx
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 3,108
Stephen Cole Kleene
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 3,109
Raymond Smullyan
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2017
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 3,110
John Waters
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 3,111
Jedediah Smith
EXPLORER
1799 - 1831
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 3,112
Sun Ra
COMPOSER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 3,113
Carmen Electra
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 3,114
Harry Harlow
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1981
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 3,115
Eric Stoltz
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 3,116
Carla Gugino
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 3,117
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, John Waters ranks 126. Before him are Tom Holland (1943), John Hughes (1950), Robert Rossen (1908), Richard Lester (1932), Edward Zwick (1952), and Jim Abrahams (1944). After him are Curtis Hanson (1945), Richard Thorpe (1896), Abel Ferrara (1951), John Milius (1944), Sam Wood (1883), and Clarence Brown (1890).
Tom Holland
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 120
John Hughes
1950 - 2009
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 121
Robert Rossen
1908 - 1966
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 122
Richard Lester
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 123
Edward Zwick
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 124
Jim Abrahams
1944 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 125
John Waters
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 126
Curtis Hanson
1945 - 2016
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 127
Richard Thorpe
1896 - 1991
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 128
Abel Ferrara
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 129
John Milius
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 130
Sam Wood
1883 - 1949
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 131
Clarence Brown
1890 - 1987
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 132