FILM DIRECTOR

Laura Poitras

1964 - Today

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Laura Poitras (; born February 2, 1964) is an American director and producer of documentary films. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2015 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Citizenfour, about Edward Snowden, while My Country, My Country received a nomination in the same category in 2007. She won the 2013 George Polk Award for national security reporting related to the NSA disclosures. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laura Poitras has received more than 1,505,876 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Laura Poitras is the 1,221st most popular film director (up from 1,310th in 2019), the 8,087th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,253rd in 2019) and the 306th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Laura Poitras ranks 1,221 out of 2,041. Before her are José Padilha, Adam McKay, Arne Sucksdorff, Tom McCarthy, Lee Unkrich, and Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. After her are David Koepp, Priit Pärn, Sidney Franklin, Gregory Ratoff, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, and Doug Liman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Laura Poitras ranks 298. Before her are Guru Josh, Arkady Volozh, Carmel Busuttil, Iliana Iotova, Linus Roache, and Robin Givens. After her are Aleksei Serebryakov, Rose Christiane Raponda, Ferdinand von Schirach, Agnès Jaoui, Muharrem İnce, and Andrea Montermini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laura Poitras ranks 8,087 out of 20,380. Before her are Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), John Torrey (1796), Peggy Wood (1892), Sarah Yorke Jackson (1803), Grace Park (1974), and Story Musgrave (1935). After her are David Koepp (1963), Elizabeth Holmes (1984), Marge Champion (1919), Jimmy Hart (1943), Alphonso Taft (1810), and Tracy McGrady (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Laura Poitras ranks 306. Before her are George Abbott (1887), Stan Brakhage (1933), Walter Murch (1943), Adam McKay (1968), Tom McCarthy (1966), and Lee Unkrich (1967). After her are David Koepp (1963), Sidney Franklin (1893), Doug Liman (1965), David Ayer (1968), Tony Gilroy (1956), and Sam Simon (1955).

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