1953 - Today
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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Among film directors, Ken Burns ranks 1,302 out of 1,581. Before 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.
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 1,296
1899 - 1976
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 1,297
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 1,298
1938 - 2001
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 1,299
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 1,300
1917 - 2005
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 1,301
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 1,302
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 1,303
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 1,304
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 1,305
1933 - 2007
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 1,306
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 1,307
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 1,308
Among people born in 1953, Ken Burns ranks 403. Before 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.
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 397
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 398
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 399
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 400
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 401
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 402
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 403
1953 - 2018
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 404
1953 - 2012
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 405
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 406
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 407
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 408
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 409
Among people born in United States, Ken Burns ranks 9,169 out of 18,182. Before 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).
1897 - 1979
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 9,163
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 9,164
1886 - 1971
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 9,165
1737 - 1791
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 9,166
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 9,167
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 9,168
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 9,169
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 9,170
1947 - 2009
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 9,171
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 9,172
1877 - 1971
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 9,173
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 9,174
1857 - 1921
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 9,175
Among film directors born in United States, Ken Burns ranks 361. Before 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).
1901 - 1974
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 355
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 356
1921 - 2015
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 357
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 358
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 359
1938 - 2001
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 360
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 361
1942 - 2010
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 362
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 363
1928 - 2021
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 364
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 365
1955 - 2015
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 366
1927 - 2009
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 367