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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 2,556,246 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Kasdan is the 610th most popular film director (down from 523rd in 2019), the 3,980th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,345th in 2019) and the 156th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 51.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lawrence Kasdan ranks 610 out of 1,581. Before him are Jennifer Lee, Robert Mulligan, Jack Arnold, Hugh Hudson, Aleksei Yuryevich German, and Tonino Delli Colli. After him are Jörn Donner, Carmine Gallone, Matthew Vaughn, Grigory Chukhray, Keisuke Kinoshita, and Walter Salles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Lawrence Kasdan ranks 224. Before him are Dado Topić, Andranik Margaryan, Kiran Bedi, Svetislav Pešić, Herman Rarebell, and Elizabeth Warren. After him are Dick Nanninga, Henning Jensen, Franco Causio, William Forsythe, Würzel, and Nawaz Sharif.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lawrence Kasdan ranks 3,980 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael Peña (1976), Jeff Hanneman (1964), Robert Bly (1926), Scott Walker (1943), Elizabeth Warren (1949), and Earl Boen (1945). After him are Huey Lewis (1950), Lynn Cohen (1933), John Nance Garner (1868), Michael Nesmith (1942), Charles Grandison Finney (1792), and Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Lawrence Kasdan ranks 156. Before him are Martin Brest (1951), Robert Rodriguez (1968), George Seaton (1911), Jennifer Lee (1971), Robert Mulligan (1925), and Jack Arnold (1916). After him are Paul Mazursky (1930), Brad Bird (1957), Stan Winston (1946), Kevin Smith (1970), Todd Phillips (1970), and Frances Marion (1888).

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Filmography

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