FILM DIRECTOR
Nick Park
1958 - Today
Nick Park
Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is an English filmmaker and animator who created Wallace & Gromit, Creature Comforts, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep, and Early Man. Park has been nominated for an Academy Award a total of six times and won four with Creature Comforts (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993), A Close Shave (1995) and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005). He has also received five BAFTA Awards, including the BAFTA for Best Short Animation for A Matter of Loaf and Death, which was also the most watched television programme in the United Kingdom in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Park has received more than 1,613,365 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Nick Park is the 986th most popular film director (down from 924th in 2019), the 3,357th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,238th in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
48.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
3.16
Effective Languages (L*)
4.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Nick Park ranks 986 out of 2,041. Before him are Christopher McQuarrie, Louis Daquin, Kurt Maetzig, Harry Beaumont, Pasqualino De Santis, and Danièle Thompson. After him are Alex van Warmerdam, Helmut Dietl, Masaaki Yuasa, Stuart Gordon, Mary Harron, and Sergey Obraztsov.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristopher McQuarrie
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 980
Louis Daquin
1908 - 1980
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 981
Kurt Maetzig
1911 - 2012
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 982
Harry Beaumont
1888 - 1966
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 983
Pasqualino De Santis
1927 - 1996
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 984
Danièle Thompson
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 985
Nick Park
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 986
Alex van Warmerdam
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 987
Helmut Dietl
1944 - 2015
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 988
Masaaki Yuasa
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 989
Stuart Gordon
1947 - 2020
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 990
Mary Harron
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 991
Sergey Obraztsov
1901 - 1992
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 992
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Nick Park ranks 224. Before him are Mircea Geoană, Lita Ford, Duško Marković, Raul Khajimba, Rodion Cămătaru, and Paula-Mae Weekes. After him are Remigijus Valiulis, Walburga Habsburg Douglas, Shafi Goldwasser, Jack Coleman, Julia Nickson, and Salima Ghezali.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsMircea Geoană
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 218
Lita Ford
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 219
Duško Marković
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 220
Raul Khajimba
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 221
Rodion Cămătaru
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 222
Paula-Mae Weekes
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 223
Nick Park
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 224
Remigijus Valiulis
ATHLETE
1958 - 2023
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 225
Walburga Habsburg Douglas
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 226
Shafi Goldwasser
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 227
Jack Coleman
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 228
Julia Nickson
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 229
Salima Ghezali
JOURNALIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 230
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Nick Park ranks 3,357 out of 8,785. Before him are John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1462), Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (1887), Matt Monro (1930), Margaret Price (1941), Miles Dempsey (1896), and Dominic Cooper (1978). After him are Simon McBurney (1957), Michael Tippett (1905), James Donald (1917), Thomas Wedgwood (1771), Gary Lewis (1957), and Taylor Caldwell (1900).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1487
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 3,351
Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1952
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 3,352
Matt Monro
SINGER
1930 - 1985
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 3,353
Margaret Price
SINGER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 3,354
Miles Dempsey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1969
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 3,355
Dominic Cooper
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 3,356
Nick Park
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 3,357
Simon McBurney
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 3,358
Michael Tippett
COMPOSER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 3,359
James Donald
ACTOR
1917 - 1993
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 3,360
Thomas Wedgwood
INVENTOR
1771 - 1805
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 3,361
Gary Lewis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 3,362
Taylor Caldwell
WRITER
1900 - 1985
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 3,363
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Nick Park ranks 75. Before him are Martin McDonagh (1970), Anthony Harvey (1930), Jack Cardiff (1914), Benjamin Glazer (1887), Peter R. Hunt (1925), and Tony Kaye (1952). After him are Roy Ward Baker (1916), Mike Figgis (1948), Barry Ackroyd (1954), John Alcott (1930), Charles Jarrott (1927), and Gerry Anderson (1929).
Martin McDonagh
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 69
Anthony Harvey
1930 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 70
Jack Cardiff
1914 - 2009
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 71
Benjamin Glazer
1887 - 1956
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 72
Peter R. Hunt
1925 - 2002
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 73
Tony Kaye
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 74
Nick Park
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 75
Roy Ward Baker
1916 - 2010
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 76
Mike Figgis
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 77
Barry Ackroyd
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 78
John Alcott
1930 - 1986
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 79
Charles Jarrott
1927 - 2011
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 80
Gerry Anderson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 81