1893 - 1973
Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American filmmaker, actor, and producer, as well as a former aviator who served as an officer in the United States Army Air Service and Polish Air Force. In film, his most famous work was the 1933 movie King Kong, and he is credited as co-inventor of the Cinerama film projection process. He was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1952 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Merian C. Cooper has received more than 612,308 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Merian C. Cooper is the 364th most popular film director (down from 329th in 2019), the 2,375th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,171st in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Merian C. Cooper ranks 364 out of 1,581. Before him are Ray Harryhausen, Derek Jarman, Nanni Moretti, Chen Kaige, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and Ladislas Starevich. After him are Jacques Tourneur, Anthony Minghella, Jacques Copeau, Norman Jewison, Lo Wei, and Adolph Zukor.
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 358
1942 - 1994
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 359
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 360
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 361
1922 - 2007
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 362
1882 - 1965
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 363
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 364
1904 - 1977
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 365
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 366
1879 - 1949
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 367
1926 - 2024
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 368
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 369
1873 - 1976
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 370
Among people born in 1893, Merian C. Cooper ranks 80. Before him are Roman Ingarden, Clark Ashton Smith, Bill Tilden, William Dieterle, Dean Acheson, and Matthias Kleinheisterkamp. After him are Henry Murray, Dorothy L. Sayers, Bai Chongxi, Clas Thunberg, Alexander Korda, and Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz. Among people deceased in 1973, Merian C. Cooper ranks 77. Before him are Robert Ryan, Roger Williamson, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Frank Jack Fletcher, Robert Smithson, and Hans Globke. After him are Bruno Maderna, Clas Thunberg, Sessue Hayakawa, Soong Ai-ling, Jack Hawkins, and Marc Allégret.
1893 - 1970
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 74
1893 - 1961
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 75
1893 - 1953
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 76
1893 - 1972
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 77
1893 - 1971
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 78
1893 - 1945
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 79
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 80
1893 - 1988
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 81
1893 - 1957
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 82
1893 - 1966
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 83
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 84
1893 - 1956
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 85
1893 - 1968
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 86
1909 - 1973
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 71
1948 - 1973
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 72
1879 - 1973
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 73
1885 - 1973
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 74
1938 - 1973
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 75
1898 - 1973
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 76
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 77
1920 - 1973
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 78
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 79
1886 - 1973
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 80
1888 - 1973
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 81
1910 - 1973
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 82
1900 - 1973
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 83
Among people born in United States, Merian C. Cooper ranks 2,375 out of 18,182. Before him are Stephen Baldwin (1966), Frank Knight (1885), Sundance Kid (1867), Roscoe Arbuckle (1887), Maria Shriver (1955), and Sam Rockwell (1968). After him are Nicholas Murray Butler (1862), Bruce Beutler (1957), Dick Sargent (1930), Casey Affleck (1975), Wes Montgomery (1923), and Henry Murray (1893).
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,369
1885 - 1972
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,370
1867 - 1908
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,371
1887 - 1933
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,372
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,373
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,374
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,375
1862 - 1947
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,376
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,377
1930 - 1994
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,378
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,379
1923 - 1968
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,380
1893 - 1988
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 2,381
Among film directors born in United States, Merian C. Cooper ranks 105. Before him are William A. Wellman (1896), Nick Castle (1947), Gerard Damiano (1928), James L. Brooks (1940), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), and Ray Harryhausen (1920). After him are Irvin Kershner (1923), Gene Deitch (1924), Sofia Coppola (1971), Robert Benton (1932), John McTiernan (1951), and Sam Wood (1883).
1896 - 1975
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 99
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 100
1928 - 2008
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 101
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 102
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 103
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 104
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 105
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 106
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 107
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 108
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 109
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 110
1883 - 1949
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 111