FILM DIRECTOR

Jon Watts

1981 - Today

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Jonathan Watts (born June 28, 1981) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Homecoming (2017), Far From Home (2019), and No Way Home (2021). He also directed and co-wrote the films Clown (2014), Cop Car (2015), and Wolfs (2024); as well as directing many episodes of the parody television news series Onion News Network. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jon Watts has received more than 3,074,183 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Jon Watts is the 1,777th most popular film director (down from 1,268th in 2019), the 13,877th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,866th in 2019) and the 526th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jon Watts ranks 1,777 out of 2,041. Before him are György Pálfi, Valentyn Vasyanovych, Morgan Spurlock, Rajkumar Hirani, Adam Curtis, and Simon Kinberg. After him are Basu Chatterjee, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Cesc Gay, Phedon Papamichael, Greg Berlanti, and John Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Jon Watts ranks 402. Before him are Brian J. Smith, Kubrat Pulev, Brandon Flowers, Seth Gabel, Vittoria Puccini, and Robert Kranjec. After him are Antony Costa, Cho Jae-jin, Raúl Entrerríos, Hossam Ghaly, Shiri Maimon, and Lady Gabriella Kingston.

Others Born in 1981

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon Watts ranks 13,877 out of 20,380. Before him are Jason Mantzoukas (1972), Mitchell Baker (1957), Billy Gardell (1969), Al Freeman Jr. (1934), Bill Dixon (1925), and Eric Balfour (1977). After him are Patrick Flueger (1983), Mark Gordon (1957), Steve Beshear (1944), Potter Stewart (1915), Teyonah Parris (1987), and Duffer brothers (1984).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jon Watts ranks 526. Before him are Greg Mottola (1964), Colin Trevorrow (1976), John A. Russo (1939), Jeffrey Lieber (1969), Drew Goddard (1975), and Morgan Spurlock (1970). After him are Greg Berlanti (1972), Bud Yorkin (1926), Chris Renaud (1966), Gary Trousdale (1960), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), and Mark Pellington (1962).

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