FILM DIRECTOR
Olivier Assayas
1955 - Today
Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas (French: [ɔlivje asajas]; born 25 January 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Assayas is known for his eclectic filmography, consisting of slow-burning period pieces, psychological thrillers, neo-noirs, and comedies. He has directed French, Spanish, and English-language films with international casts. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olivier Assayas has received more than 1,116,228 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Olivier Assayas is the 493rd most popular film director (down from 445th in 2019), the 2,665th most popular biography from France (down from 2,416th in 2019) and the 76th most popular French Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
53.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
5.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Olivier Assayas by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Olivier Assayas ranks 493 out of 1,581. Before him are Lindsay Anderson, Elio Petri, Seijun Suzuki, Hal Ashby, Néstor Almendros, and David Byrne. After him are Adam McKay, Walter Frentz, Richard Lester, Ernst Marischka, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and Arthur Hiller.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Lindsay Anderson
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 487
Elio Petri
1929 - 1982
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 488
Seijun Suzuki
1923 - 2017
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 489
Hal Ashby
1929 - 1988
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 490
Néstor Almendros
1930 - 1992
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 491
David Byrne
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 492
Olivier Assayas
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 493
Adam McKay
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 494
Walter Frentz
1907 - 2004
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 495
Richard Lester
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 496
Ernst Marischka
1893 - 1963
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 497
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 498
Arthur Hiller
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 499
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Olivier Assayas ranks 115. Before him are Paul Romer, Bruno Conti, Akira Nishino, Alessandro Altobelli, Peter Gallagher, and Siri Hustvedt. After him are Anne Sofie von Otter, Mark Hollis, Thomas Newman, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, John X of Antioch, and Matti Vanhanen.
Others Born in 1955
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Paul Romer
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 109
Bruno Conti
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 110
Akira Nishino
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 111
Alessandro Altobelli
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 112
Peter Gallagher
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 113
Siri Hustvedt
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 114
Olivier Assayas
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 115
Anne Sofie von Otter
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 116
Mark Hollis
1955 - 2019
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 117
Thomas Newman
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 118
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 119
John X of Antioch
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 120
Matti Vanhanen
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 121
In France
Among people born in France, Olivier Assayas ranks 2,665 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (1711), Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau (1737), Daniel Buren (1938), André Marty (1886), André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819), and Philippe de La Hire (1640). After him are Pierre Rode (1774), Auguste Laurent (1807), Abraham Bosse (1604), Émile Baudot (1845), François Joseph Paul de Grasse (1722), and Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry (1828).
Others born in France
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Jean-Joseph de Mondonville
1711 - 1772
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 2,659
Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau
1737 - 1816
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 2,660
Daniel Buren
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 2,661
André Marty
1886 - 1956
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 2,662
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
1819 - 1889
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 2,663
Philippe de La Hire
1640 - 1718
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 2,664
Olivier Assayas
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 2,665
Pierre Rode
1774 - 1830
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 2,666
Auguste Laurent
1807 - 1853
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 2,667
Abraham Bosse
1604 - 1676
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 2,668
Émile Baudot
1845 - 1903
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 2,669
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
1722 - 1788
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 2,670
Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry
1828 - 1886
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 2,671
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Olivier Assayas ranks 76. Before him are Jacques Deray (1929), Marcel L'Herbier (1888), Gérard Oury (1919), Patrice Leconte (1947), Aleksandar Petrović (1929), and Yves Allégret (1907). After him are Alain Corneau (1943), Ferdinand Zecca (1864), André Hunebelle (1896), Pierre Woodman (1963), Georges Franju (1912), and Just Jaeckin (1940).
Jacques Deray
1929 - 2003
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 70
Marcel L'Herbier
1888 - 1979
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 71
Gérard Oury
1919 - 2006
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 72
Patrice Leconte
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 73
Aleksandar Petrović
1929 - 1994
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 74
Yves Allégret
1907 - 1987
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 75
Olivier Assayas
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 76
Alain Corneau
1943 - 2010
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 77
Ferdinand Zecca
1864 - 1947
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 78
André Hunebelle
1896 - 1985
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 79
Pierre Woodman
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 80
Georges Franju
1912 - 1987
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 81
Just Jaeckin
1940 - 2022
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 82
