FILM DIRECTOR

Mel Brooks

1926 - Today

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Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, songwriter, and playwright. With a career spanning over seven decades, Brooks is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 19 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mel Brooks has received more than 17,786,416 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Mel Brooks is the 105th most popular film director (up from 130th in 2019), the 726th most popular biography from United States (up from 872nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Film Director.

Mel Brooks is most famous for his movie, The Producers.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Mel Brooks by language

Over the past year Mel Brooks has had the most page views in the with 2,327,679 views, followed by German (175,193), and Italian (174,705). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (196.17%), Belarusian (134.75%), and Ido (101.49%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mel Brooks ranks 105 out of 2,041. Before him are Zhang Yimou, Sam Peckinpah, Ang Lee, Marcel Carné, Jean-Pierre Melville, and Walter Hill. After him are Joris Ivens, John Carpenter, Robert Altman, David Fincher, John Huston, and Terrence Malick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Mel Brooks ranks 40. Before him are Tsung-Dao Lee, Paul Berg, Harper Lee, Irwin Rose, Murray Rothbard, and Valdas Adamkus. After him are Necmettin Erbakan, Louise Hay, Andrew Schally, Jack Brabham, Abdus Salam, and Alcides Ghiggia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Brooks ranks 726 out of 20,380. Before him are Warren Beatty (1937), Karl Malden (1912), Walter Hill (1942), Buckminster Fuller (1895), Alexander Calder (1898), and Danny Glover (1946). After him are John Lithgow (1945), Donald Rumsfeld (1932), Rosalynn Carter (1927), Vera Rubin (1928), Kamehameha I (1758), and Doris Day (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Mel Brooks ranks 25. Before him are William Friedkin (1935), George Cukor (1899), Sidney Lumet (1924), Michael Mann (1943), Sam Peckinpah (1925), and Walter Hill (1942). After him are John Carpenter (1948), Robert Altman (1925), David Fincher (1962), John Huston (1906), Terrence Malick (1943), and Jules Dassin (1911).

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Filmography

History of the World: Part I
Director
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Jun 12o 19816.792 / 10
Spaceballs
Director
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Jun 24o 19876.84 / 10
Robots
Director
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
Mar 10o 20056.434 / 10