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FILM DIRECTOR

Kevin Smith

1970 - Today

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Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob, characters who also appeared in Smith's later films Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Clerks II (2006), Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), and Clerks III (2022) which are set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kevin Smith has received more than 11,162,125 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Kevin Smith is the 632nd most popular film director (up from 706th in 2019), the 4,157th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,578th in 2019) and the 160th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kevin Smith ranks 632 out of 1,581. Before him are Juraj Herz, Stan Winston, Yakov Protazanov, Paul Haggis, Charles Vidor, and Otakar Vávra. After him are Majid Majidi, Henri Colpi, Percy Adlon, André Delvaux, Allan Dwan, and Terence Fisher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Kevin Smith ranks 67. Before him are Nasser Al-Attiyah, Alen Bokšić, Leila Pahlavi, Leonid Pasechnik, Barry Pepper, and Erik ten Hag. After him are Édouard Philippe, Naomi Klein, Todd Phillips, Djalminha, Yigal Amir, and Shemar Moore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin Smith ranks 4,157 out of 18,182. Before him are Tony Hawk (1968), Yusef Lateef (1920), Cathy O'Donnell (1923), Andrew Robinson (1942), Stand Watie (1806), and Olive Thomas (1894). After him are Joss Whedon (1964), Pernell Roberts (1928), Benny Carter (1907), Chris Penn (1965), Colm Feore (1958), and Bob King (1906).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Kevin Smith ranks 160. Before him are Robert Mulligan (1925), Jack Arnold (1916), Lawrence Kasdan (1949), Paul Mazursky (1930), Brad Bird (1957), and Stan Winston (1946). After him are Todd Phillips (1970), Frances Marion (1888), Andrew Blake (1947), Nancy Meyers (1949), Bryan Singer (1965), and Dan O'Bannon (1946).

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