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Ken Burns

1953 - Today

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Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker and historian known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture. His work is often produced in association with WETA-TV and/or the National Endowment for the Humanities and distributed by PBS. His widely known documentary series include The Civil War (1990), Baseball (1994), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009), Prohibition (2011), The Roosevelts (2014), The Vietnam War (2017), and Country Music (2019). He was also executive producer of both The West (1996), and Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Burns has received more than 5,723,425 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Burns is the 1,302nd most popular film director (down from 1,180th in 2019), the 9,169th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,529th in 2019) and the 361st most popular American Film Director.

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  • 5.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ken Burns ranks 1,302 out of 1,581Before him are Kurt Wimmer, James Wong Howe, Jack Sholder, Michael Ritchie, Roger Avary, and Ramanand Sagar. After him are Carlos Saldanha, Samuel Maoz, Peter Chan, István Gaál, Gavin Hood, and Cristi Puiu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Ken Burns ranks 403Before him are Valerie Mahaffey, Albert Rust, Valery Korzun, Gary Johnson, David Thornton, and Hiroyuki Usui. After him are Geoffrey Oryema, Aldo Maldera, Pat Symonds, Miguel Ángel Guerra, Ellen S. Baker, and Dina Rubina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ken Burns ranks 9,169 out of 18,182Before him are Theodora Kroeber (1897), Jim Risch (1943), Spring Byington (1886), Francis Hopkinson (1737), Shaun White (1986), and Richard Florida (1957). After him are Tony Kushner (1956), Dave Arneson (1947), Edith McGuire (1944), Thomas C. Hart (1877), Dale Crover (1967), and Charles B. Cory (1857).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ken Burns ranks 361Before him are Leon Shamroy (1901), Tom Shadyac (1958), Gene Saks (1921), Kurt Wimmer (1964), Jack Sholder (1945), and Michael Ritchie (1938). After him are Tom Mankiewicz (1942), Laura Poitras (1964), Buddy Van Horn (1928), Greg Berlanti (1972), Sam Simon (1955), and Howard Zieff (1927).

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