1894 - 1982
King Wallis Vidor (; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, humane, and sympathetic depiction of contemporary social issues. Considered an auteur director, Vidor approached multiple genres and allowed the subject matter to determine the style, often pressing the limits of film-making conventions.His most acclaimed and successful film in the silent era is The Big Parade (1925). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Vidor has received more than 897,870 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). King Vidor is the 304th most popular film director (down from 299th in 2019), the 2,011th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,983rd in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, King Vidor ranks 304 out of 1,581. Before him are Ermanno Olmi, Tsui Hark, Henry King, John Landis, Jim Henson, and Gaspar Noé. After him are Ishirō Honda, Philippe de Broca, Mikio Naruse, Thomas Vinterberg, Frank Borzage, and Satoshi Kon.
1931 - 2018
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 298
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 299
1886 - 1982
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 300
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 301
1936 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 302
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 303
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 304
1911 - 1993
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 305
1933 - 2004
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 306
1905 - 1969
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 307
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 308
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 309
1963 - 2010
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 310
Among people born in 1894, King Vidor ranks 66. Before him are Dimitri Tiomkin, Walter Warlimont, Hans Langsdorff, Friedrich Ebert Jr., Wilhelm Schepmann, and Américo Tomás. After him are Frank Borzage, Tivadar Soros, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Georges Guynemer, Georges Gurvitch, and E. E. Cummings. Among people deceased in 1982, King Vidor ranks 70. Before him are Marty Feldman, Pierre Balmain, Bess Truman, Vic Morrow, Pierre Mendès France, and Henry King. After him are Tadj ol-Molouk, Elis Regina, Adolf Heusinger, Roberto Calvi, Pavel Alexandrov, and Patrick Dewaere.
1894 - 1979
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 60
1894 - 1976
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 61
1894 - 1939
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 62
1894 - 1979
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 63
1894 - 1970
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 64
1894 - 1987
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 65
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 66
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 67
1894 - 1968
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 68
1894 - 1958
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 69
1894 - 1917
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 70
1894 - 1965
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 71
1894 - 1962
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 72
1934 - 1982
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 64
1914 - 1982
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 65
1885 - 1982
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 66
1929 - 1982
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 67
1907 - 1982
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 68
1886 - 1982
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 69
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 70
1896 - 1982
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 71
1945 - 1982
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 72
1897 - 1982
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 73
1920 - 1982
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 74
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 75
1947 - 1982
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 76
Among people born in United States, King Vidor ranks 2,011 out of 18,182. Before him are Jim Henson (1936), Jack Welch (1935), Irving Penn (1917), Charles Sweeney (1919), Jim Parsons (1973), and Megan Fox (1986). After him are Jamie Foxx (1967), Ben Carson (1951), Lewis Mumford (1895), Julia Ann (1969), Howard Martin Temin (1934), and James Whitmore (1921).
1936 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 2,005
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 2,006
1917 - 2009
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2,007
1919 - 2004
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2,008
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 2,009
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2,010
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2,011
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 2,012
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 2,013
1895 - 1990
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,014
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,015
1934 - 1994
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,016
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,017
Among film directors born in United States, King Vidor ranks 89. Before him are Michael Bay (1965), Garry Marshall (1934), Richard Brooks (1912), Henry King (1886), John Landis (1950), and Jim Henson (1936). After him are Frank Borzage (1894), John Frankenheimer (1930), Walter Lantz (1899), Saul Bass (1920), Jerome Robbins (1918), and Ub Iwerks (1901).
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 83
1934 - 2016
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 84
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 85
1886 - 1982
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 86
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 87
1936 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 88
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 89
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 90
1930 - 2002
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 91
1899 - 1994
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 92
1920 - 1996
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 93
1918 - 1998
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 94
1901 - 1971
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 95