FILM DIRECTOR

Lawrence Kasdan

1949 - Today

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Lawrence Edward Kasdan (born January 14, 1949) is an American filmmaker. He is the co-writer of the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Force Awakens (2015), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Bodyguard (1992), and is the writer-director of Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), and Dreamcatcher (2003). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lawrence Kasdan has received more than 2,539,133 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Kasdan is the 653rd most popular film director (down from 609th in 2019), the 4,160th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,969th in 2019) and the 158th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lawrence Kasdans by language

Over the past year Lawrence Kasdan has had the most page views in the with 244,615 views, followed by Italian (16,107), and French (14,730). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (125.96%), Georgian (51.69%), and Ukrainian (32.99%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lawrence Kasdan ranks 653 out of 2,041. Before him are Rob Cohen, Francis Lawrence, Raoul Servais, Carmine Gallone, Nancy Meyers, and Géza von Radványi. After him are Mario Salieri, Rob Marshall, Stan Winston, John Pilger, Bruno Nuytten, and Friz Freleng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Lawrence Kasdan ranks 262. Before him are Mari Alkatiri, Jean Petit, Henning Jensen, Nancy Meyers, Tony Cragg, and Flora Brovina. After him are Arturo Sandoval, Hennie Kuiper, Herman Rarebell, Bertalan Farkas, Michael Brecker, and Ivan Patzaichin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lawrence Kasdan ranks 4,160 out of 20,380. Before him are Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909), William Larned (1872), Frank Carlucci (1930), Eddie Bracken (1915), Albert George Wilson (1918), and Jane Toppan (1854). After him are Willa Cather (1873), Charles Francis Hall (1821), John D. Rockefeller III (1906), Horace Greeley (1811), John Lloyd Stephens (1805), and Ansel Adams (1902).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Lawrence Kasdan ranks 158. Before him are James Mangold (1963), Larry Clark (1943), John Cromwell (1886), David Zucker (1947), Rob Cohen (1949), and Nancy Meyers (1949). After him are Rob Marshall (1960), Stan Winston (1946), Friz Freleng (1906), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), Andrew Blake (1947), and Robert Z. Leonard (1889).

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Filmography

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Director
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
Dec 15o 20157.287 / 10
Return of the Jedi
Director
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.
May 25o 19837.894 / 10
The Empire Strikes Back
Director
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
May 20o 19808.391 / 10