FILM DIRECTOR

McG

1968 - Today

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Joseph McGinty Nichol (born August 9, 1968), known professionally as McG, is an American director, producer, and former record producer. McG began his career in the music industry, directing music videos and producing various albums. He later rose to prominence with his debut theatrically released narrative feature, Charlie's Angels, which had the highest-grossing opening weekend for a directorial debut at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of McG has received more than 3,845,758 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. McG is the 1,572nd most popular film director (down from 1,453rd in 2019), the 11,385th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,879th in 2019) and the 438th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, McG ranks 1,572 out of 2,041. Before him are Erick Zonca, Andrea Arnold, Lucile Hadžihalilović, Oscar Micheaux, Bryan Forbes, and James McTeigue. After him are Stéphane Brizé, Chris Weitz, Peter Chelsom, Allison Anders, H. Bruce Humberstone, and Charles Barton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, McG ranks 408. Before him are Patricia Tarabini, Tsunku, Herbert Kickl, David Chokachi, Hauwa Ibrahim, and Chad Lowe. After him are James Toney, Néstor Fabbri, Axelle Red, Wolfgang Tillmans, Nobutoshi Canna, and Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, McG ranks 11,385 out of 20,380. Before him are Sakina Jaffrey (1962), Levi Lincoln Sr. (1749), Bonnie Bassler (1962), Alyson Noël (1965), Jeremy Lin (1988), and James Hall (null). After him are Clayton Moore (1914), Eddie Kaye Thomas (1980), Nathaniel Lyon (1818), Andrew Wood (1966), Heather Hunter (1969), and Matthew Morrison (1978).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, McG ranks 438. Before him are James Bridges (1936), Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Andy Tennant (1955), Scott Cooper (1970), Phil Alden Robinson (1950), and Oscar Micheaux (1884). After him are Chris Weitz (1969), Allison Anders (1954), H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), Charles Barton (1902), Bert I. Gordon (1922), and David Silverman (1957).

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