FILM DIRECTOR
Marc Forster
1969 - Today
Marc Forster
Marc Forster (born 30 November 1969) is a German-Swiss filmmaker. He is best known for directing the feature films Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stranger than Fiction, Quantum of Solace, World War Z, and Christopher Robin, and has directed numerous television commercials as well. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marc Forster has received more than 1,605,730 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Marc Forster is the 740th most popular film director (up from 791st in 2019), the 3,715th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,610th in 2019) and the 37th most popular German Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
57.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
5.17
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Marc Forster ranks 740 out of 2,041. Before him are Karel Lamač, James Whale, Gustav von Wangenheim, Fernando Trueba, Karl Freund, and Ryan Murphy. After him are František Vláčil, John Farrow, Bob Rafelson, William Cameron Menzies, George Seaton, and Jerry Schatzberg.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarel Lamač
1897 - 1952
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 734
James Whale
1889 - 1957
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 735
Gustav von Wangenheim
1895 - 1975
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 736
Fernando Trueba
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 737
Karl Freund
1890 - 1969
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 738
Ryan Murphy
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 739
Marc Forster
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 740
František Vláčil
1924 - 1999
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 741
John Farrow
1904 - 1963
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 742
Bob Rafelson
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 743
William Cameron Menzies
1896 - 1957
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 744
George Seaton
1911 - 1979
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 745
Jerry Schatzberg
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 746
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Marc Forster ranks 128. Before him are Ivica Vastić, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Paul Adelstein, Beau Biden, Alexander Schallenberg, and Manu Bennett. After him are Dominic West, Candy Dulfer, Thomas Jane, Vladimir Jugović, Richard Hammond, and Uhm Jung-hwa.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsIvica Vastić
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 122
Sissel Kyrkjebø
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 123
Paul Adelstein
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 124
Beau Biden
POLITICIAN
1969 - 2015
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 125
Alexander Schallenberg
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 126
Manu Bennett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 127
Marc Forster
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 128
Dominic West
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 129
Candy Dulfer
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 130
Thomas Jane
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 131
Vladimir Jugović
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 132
Richard Hammond
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 133
Uhm Jung-hwa
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 134
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Marc Forster ranks 3,715 out of 7,253. Before him are Virgil Solis (1514), Wilhelm Hofmeister (1824), Otto Waalkes (1948), Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1685), Anni Albers (1899), and Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1583). After him are Elizabeth Christ Trump (1880), Franz von Paula Schrank (1747), Jean-Marc Barr (1960), Sylvia Nasar (1947), Adolf Merckle (1934), and Rudi Glöckner (1929).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsVirgil Solis
PAINTER
1514 - 1562
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 3,709
Wilhelm Hofmeister
BIOLOGIST
1824 - 1877
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 3,710
Otto Waalkes
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 3,711
Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1753
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 3,712
Anni Albers
PAINTER
1899 - 1994
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 3,713
Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1583 - 1625
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 3,714
Marc Forster
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 3,715
Elizabeth Christ Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1966
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 3,716
Franz von Paula Schrank
BIOLOGIST
1747 - 1835
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 3,717
Jean-Marc Barr
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 3,718
Sylvia Nasar
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 3,719
Adolf Merckle
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2009
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 3,720
Rudi Glöckner
REFEREE
1929 - 1999
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 3,721
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany
Among film directors born in Germany, Marc Forster ranks 37. Before him are Fatih Akin (1973), Werner Schroeter (1945), Christian Petzold (1960), Arnold Fanck (1889), Konrad Wolf (1925), and Gustav von Wangenheim (1895). After him are Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (1935), Joseph Vilsmaier (1939), Michael Verhoeven (1938), Uwe Boll (1965), Edgar Reitz (1932), and Wolfgang Becker (1954).
Fatih Akin
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 31
Werner Schroeter
1945 - 2010
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 32
Christian Petzold
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 33
Arnold Fanck
1889 - 1974
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 34
Konrad Wolf
1925 - 1982
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 35
Gustav von Wangenheim
1895 - 1975
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 36
Marc Forster
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 37
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 38
Joseph Vilsmaier
1939 - 2020
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 39
Michael Verhoeven
1938 - 2024
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 40
Uwe Boll
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 41
Edgar Reitz
1932 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 42
Wolfgang Becker
1954 - 2024
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 43