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 11,085,431 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Kevin Smith is the 786th most popular film director (down from 631st in 2019), the 4,989th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,146th in 2019) and the 196th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kevin Smiths by language

Over the past year Kevin Smith has had the most page views in the with 956,612 views, followed by Russian (107,698), and German (68,673). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (238.14%), Latvian (220.49%), and Malagasy (108.77%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kevin Smith ranks 786 out of 2,041. Before him are Mark Robson, Bryan Singer, Joseph Vilsmaier, George Pal, Emil Loteanu, and Masoud Kimiai. After him are Revaz Chkheidze, Michael Verhoeven, Sally Potter, Baltasar Kormákur, Martin Brest, and Michel Audiard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Kevin Smith ranks 99. Before him are Yoo Young-chul, Todd Phillips, Paul Potts, Barry Pepper, Han Kang, and Mustafa Sandal. After him are Florin Răducioiu, Hunter Biden, Alexander Pschill, Albert Ferrer, Võ Văn Thưởng, and Taraji P. Henson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin Smith ranks 4,989 out of 20,380. Before him are George Read (1733), Ruth Roman (1922), Matt Bomer (1977), Bambi Woods (1955), Herman Wouk (1915), and Henry Paulson (1946). After him are Louise Bryant (1885), Judy Collins (1939), Sam Jones (1933), Bonnie Bartlett (1929), Frank Muller (1862), and William Masters (1915).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Kevin Smith ranks 196. Before him are Chris Carter (1956), Todd Phillips (1970), Joshua Logan (1908), Antoine Fuqua (1966), Ted Post (1918), and Bryan Singer (1965). After him are Martin Brest (1951), George Sidney (1916), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), Andrew Davis (1946), Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), and Gordon Douglas (1907).

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Filmography

Supergirl
Director
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
7.33 / 10
Dogma
Director
The latest battle in the eternal war between Good and Evil has come to New Jersey in the late, late 20th Century. Angels, demons, apostles and prophets (of a sort) walk among the cynics and innocents of America and duke it out for the fate of humankind.
Nov 12o 19996.912 / 10
The Flash
Director
After a particle accelerator causes a freak storm, CSI Investigator Barry Allen is struck by lightning and falls into a coma. Months later he awakens with the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through Central City like an unseen guardian angel. Though initially excited by his newfound powers, Barry is shocked to discover he is not the only "meta-human" who was created in the wake of the accelerator explosion -- and not everyone is using their new powers for good. Barry partners with S.T.A.R. Labs and dedicates his life to protect the innocent. For now, only a few close friends and associates know that Barry is literally the fastest man alive, but it won't be long before the world learns what Barry Allen has become...The Flash.
7.792 / 10