FILM DIRECTOR

Ousmane Sembène

1923 - 2007

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Ousmane Sembène (French: [usman sɑ̃bɛn]; 1 January 1923 or 8 January 1923 – 9 June 2007), was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ousmane Sembène has received more than 481,047 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Ousmane Sembène is the 299th most popular film director (down from 285th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Senegal and the most popular Senegalese Film Director.

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  • 58.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ousmane Sembène ranks 299 out of 2,041. Before him are Makoto Shinkai, Michael Cacoyannis, Mike Nichols, Stanley Kramer, Márta Mészáros, and Shin Sang-ok. After him are Mamoru Oshii, Mikhail Kalatozov, Satoshi Kon, Raúl Ruiz, John Boorman, and Philippe de Broca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Ousmane Sembène ranks 84. Before him are André Courrèges, Ernest Mandel, Alicia de Larrocha, Richard Avedon, Hank Williams, and Zarifa Aliyeva. After him are Valentina Cortese, André Gorz, Richard Pipes, Yaşar Kemal, Uri Avnery, and Rudolph A. Marcus. Among people deceased in 2007, Ousmane Sembène ranks 70. Before him are Colin McRae, Marcheline Bertrand, Yvonne De Carlo, Robert Jordan, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, and Gianfranco Ferré. After him are Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria, Lady Bird Johnson, Kiichi Miyazawa, André Gorz, Khun Sa, and Vilma Espín.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Ousmane Sembène ranks 8 out of 138. Before him are Ségolène Royal (1953), Abdoulaye Wade (1926), Patrick Vieira (1976), Macky Sall (1961), Abdou Diouf (1935), and Youssou N'Dour (1959). After him are Cheikh Anta Diop (1923), Sadio Mané (1992), Patrice Evra (1981), Mariama Bâ (1929), Jean-Pierre Adams (1948), and Lamine Diack (1933).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Senegal

Among film directors born in Senegal, Ousmane Sembène ranks 1. After him are Safi Faye (1943).

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