FILM DIRECTOR

M. Night Shyamalan

1970 - Today

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Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night" Shyamalan ( SHAH-mə-lahn; born August 6, 1970) is an American filmmaker. His films often employ supernatural plots and twist endings. The cumulative gross of his films exceeds $3.3 billion globally. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of M. Night Shyamalan has received more than 23,872,777 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). M. Night Shyamalan is the 415th most popular film director (down from 295th in 2019), the 266th most popular biography from India (down from 179th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 24M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 415 out of 2,041. Before him are Jean-Jacques Beineix, Kon Ichikawa, Walter Ruttmann, Giuliano Montaldo, Michel Gondry, and Sergiu Nicolaescu. After him are J. J. Abrams, Aleksandar Petrović, Merian C. Cooper, Claude Zidi, Bong Joon-ho, and Lo Wei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 48. Before him are Gabriela Sabatini, Paolo Sorrentino, Queen Rania of Jordan, Yann Tiersen, Melissa McCarthy, and Paulo Sousa. After him are Izabella Scorupco, Patrick M'Boma, Djalminha, Alen Bokšić, DMX, and Sibel Can.

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In India

Among people born in India, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 266 out of 1,861. Before him are Guru Amar Das (1479), Zakir Naik (1965), Mahinda (-285), Akbar II (1760), Salim Ali (1896), and D. R. Bendre (1896). After him are Sridevi (1963), Swaminarayan (1781), Merle Oberon (1911), Tilopa (928), Baji Rao I (1700), and Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918).

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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), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Lindsay Anderson (1923), Dara Singh (1928), Guru Dutt (1925), Ardeshir Irani (1886), Shyam Benegal (1934), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), and Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941).

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