FILM DIRECTOR

Mark Romanek

1959 - Today

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Mark Lee Romanek (; born September 18, 1959) is an American filmmaker and photographer. Romanek first came to prominence for directing music videos. His music videos have won 20 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Direction for "99 Problems" and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Romanek has received more than 816,133 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Romanek is the 1,687th most popular film director (down from 1,491st in 2019), the 12,803rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,323rd in 2019) and the 484th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 820k

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  • 39.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mark Romanek ranks 1,687 out of 2,041Before him are Kevin Lima, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, B. R. Chopra, K. Balachander, Julia Ducournau, and Wang Xiaoshuai. After him are Greg Nicotero, Pamela Fryman, Ramesh Sippy, Newton Thomas Sigel, Rupert Sanders, and Bruce LaBruce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mark Romanek ranks 562Before him are Takeaki Matsumoto, Sandy West, Patrizio Oliva, Maurizio Cheli, Kathryn P. Hire, and Juan Carlos Letelier. After him are Pamela Fryman, Everton Nogueira, Nick Searcy, Kerry Kennedy, Paul Kaba Thieba, and Aleksandr Karshakevich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Romanek ranks 12,803 out of 20,380Before him are Kathleen Blanco (1942), Sarah E. Goode (1855), Edmund Lowe (1890), Peter Mueller (1954), Bill Williams (1915), and Dennis O'Keefe (1908). After him are Carmelita Geraghty (1901), Steve Earle (1955), Greg Nicotero (1963), Pamela Fryman (1959), Caldwell Esselstyn (1933), and Tampa Red (1903).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Mark Romanek ranks 484Before him are Lowell Thomas (1892), William Daniels (1901), Nimród Antal (1973), Kasi Lemmons (1961), Robert Eggers (1983), and Kevin Lima (1962). After him are Greg Nicotero (1963), Pamela Fryman (1959), Newton Thomas Sigel (1955), William Beaudine (1892), Gary Rydstrom (1959), and Bill Pope (1952).