FILM DIRECTOR
Kad Merad
1964 - Today
Kad Merad
Kad Merad (born Kaddour Merad, Arabic: قدور ميراد; 27 March 1964) is a French-Algerian filmmaker and actor who has acted both on stage and on screen. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kad Merad has received more than 350,975 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Kad Merad is the 907th most popular film director (down from 880th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 105th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Algerian Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
350k
Page Views (PV)
56.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
2.47
Effective Languages (L*)
3.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Kad Merad ranks 907 out of 2,041. Before him are Gérard Pirès, Yves Boisset, Yasushi Akimoto, Godfrey Reggio, Želimir Žilnik, and Wolfgang Staudte. After him are Lev Atamanov, Michel Brault, Walter Lang, Masato Harada, Steven Zaillian, and Kim Jee-woon.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGérard Pirès
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 901
Yves Boisset
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 902
Yasushi Akimoto
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 903
Godfrey Reggio
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 904
Želimir Žilnik
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 905
Wolfgang Staudte
1906 - 1984
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 906
Kad Merad
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 907
Lev Atamanov
1905 - 1981
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 908
Michel Brault
1928 - 2013
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 909
Walter Lang
1896 - 1972
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 910
Masato Harada
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 911
Steven Zaillian
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 912
Kim Jee-woon
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 913
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Kad Merad ranks 195. Before him are Andy Bell, Karen Karapetyan, Nicole, Arsen Avakov, Hiroshi Abe, and David Spade. After him are Kim Jee-woon, Bertrand Cantat, Johnny Herbert, Christopher Eccleston, Emmanuel Lubezki, and Kim Ok.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsAndy Bell
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 189
Karen Karapetyan
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 190
Nicole
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 191
Arsen Avakov
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 192
Hiroshi Abe
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 193
David Spade
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 194
Kad Merad
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 195
Kim Jee-woon
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 196
Bertrand Cantat
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 197
Johnny Herbert
RACING DRIVER
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 198
Christopher Eccleston
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 199
Emmanuel Lubezki
PAINTER
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 200
Kim Ok
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 201
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Kad Merad ranks 112 out of 213. Before him are Jean-Pierre Bacri (1951), Boualem Sansal (1949), Solveig Dommartin (1961), Rachid Mekhloufi (1936), Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (1934), and Abdelaziz Ben Tifour (1927). After him are Mustapha Dahleb (1952), Lounès Matoub (1956), Islam Slimani (1988), Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani (1927), Boughera El Ouafi (1898), and Youcef Yousfi (1941).
Others born in Algeria
Go to all RankingsJean-Pierre Bacri
ACTOR
1951 - 2021
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 106
Boualem Sansal
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 107
Solveig Dommartin
ACTOR
1961 - 2007
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 108
Rachid Mekhloufi
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 109
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 110
Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1970
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 111
Kad Merad
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 112
Mustapha Dahleb
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 113
Lounès Matoub
SINGER
1956 - 1998
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 114
Islam Slimani
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 115
Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1996
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 116
Boughera El Ouafi
ATHLETE
1898 - 1959
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 117
Youcef Yousfi
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 118
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Algeria
Among film directors born in Algeria, Kad Merad ranks 4. Before him are Tony Gatlif (1948), Thelma Schoonmaker (1940), and Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (1934).
Tony Gatlif
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1
Thelma Schoonmaker
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 2
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 3
Kad Merad
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 4