Film Director
M. Night Shyamalan
1970 - today
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M. Night Shyamalan
His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2024). M. Night Shyamalan is the 415th most popular film director (up from 416th in 2024), the 296th most popular biography from India (down from 266th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 415 out of 2,041. Before him are Jacques Deray, Paweł Pawlikowski, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Lo Wei, Louis Delluc, and Roland Joffé. After him are Gustav Ucicky, Olivier Assayas, Jacques Copeau, John Landis, Denys Arcand, and Karel Reisz.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Jacques Deray
1929 - 2003
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 409
Paweł Pawlikowski
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 410
Jean-Jacques Beineix
1946 - 2022
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 411
Lo Wei
1918 - 1996
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 412
Louis Delluc
1890 - 1924
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 413
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 414
M. Night Shyamalan
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 415
Gustav Ucicky
1899 - 1961
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 416
Olivier Assayas
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 417
Jacques Copeau
1879 - 1949
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 418
John Landis
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 419
Denys Arcand
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 420
Karel Reisz
1926 - 2002
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 421
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 53. Before him are Andrej Plenković, Phillip Cocu, Bart De Wever, Marco Pantani, Dominic Purcell, and Paulo Sousa. After him are John Carmack, Roberto Di Matteo, Gabby Giffords, Yann Tiersen, Izabella Scorupco, and John Frusciante.
Others Born in 1970
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Andrej Plenković
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 47
Phillip Cocu
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 48
Bart De Wever
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 49
Marco Pantani
CYCLIST
1970 - 2004
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 50
Dominic Purcell
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 51
Paulo Sousa
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 52
M. Night Shyamalan
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 53
John Carmack
GAME DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 54
Roberto Di Matteo
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 55
Gabby Giffords
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 56
Yann Tiersen
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 57
Izabella Scorupco
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 58
John Frusciante
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 59
In India
Among people born in India, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 296 out of NaN. Before him are The Great Gama (1878), Meher Baba (1894), Chand Bibi (1550), Afzal-ud-Daulah (1827), Prabhas (1979), and Amrish Puri (1932). After him are Tarabai (1675), Jaswant Singh (1938), Mad Mike Hoare (1919), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), Charan Singh (1902), and Andal (800).
Others born in India
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The Great Gama
WRESTLER
1878 - 1960
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 290
Meher Baba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1969
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 291
Chand Bibi
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1599
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 292
Afzal-ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1869
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 293
Prabhas
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 294
Amrish Puri
ACTOR
1932 - 2005
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 295
M. Night Shyamalan
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 296
Tarabai
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1761
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 297
Jaswant Singh
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 298
Mad Mike Hoare
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2020
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 299
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
WRITER
1876 - 1938
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 300
Charan Singh
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1987
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 301
Andal
WRITER
800 - 900
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 302
Among Film Directors In India
Among film directors born in India, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 3. Before him are Satyajit Ray (1921), and Mahesh Bhatt (1948). After him are Michael Radford (1946), Lindsay Anderson (1923), B. R. Chopra (1914), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Shyam Benegal (1934), Dara Singh (1928), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), S. Shankar (1963), and Guru Dutt (1925).
Satyajit Ray
1921 - 1992
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 1
Mahesh Bhatt
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 2
M. Night Shyamalan
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 3
Michael Radford
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 4
Lindsay Anderson
1923 - 1994
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 5
B. R. Chopra
1914 - 2008
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 6
Dadasaheb Phalke
1870 - 1944
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 7
Shyam Benegal
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 8
Dara Singh
1928 - 2012
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 9
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1914 - 1987
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 10
S. Shankar
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 11
Guru Dutt
1925 - 1964
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 12
