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FILM DIRECTOR

Paul Schrader

1946 - Today

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Paul Joseph Schrader (; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became widely known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). He later continued his collaboration with Scorsese, writing or co-writing Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Bringing Out the Dead (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Schrader has received more than 3,438,437 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Schrader is the 279th most popular film director (up from 421st in 2019), the 1,884th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,765th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 29

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  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Paul Schrader ranks 279 out of 1,581. Before him are Leo McCarey, Krzysztof Zanussi, Gabriel Axel, Dušan Makavejev, Jacques Becker, and Frank Lloyd. After him are Otar Iosseliani, Steven Soderbergh, Roger Corman, Rouben Mamoulian, William Kennedy Dickson, and Ousmane Sembène.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Paul Schrader ranks 120. Before him are Robert Reich, Ajda Pekkan, Bigas Luna, Peter Green, Jean-Jacques Beineix, and Fancy. After him are Rodrigo Lara, Robby Krieger, Kim Kyong-hui, Harold Shipman, Htin Kyaw, and Robert Mapplethorpe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Schrader ranks 1,884 out of 18,182. Before him are Olympia Dukakis (1931), Aaron Spelling (1923), George Strait (1952), William Carlos Williams (1883), Jonathan Edwards (1703), and Lee Grant (1927). After him are John Hancock (1737), Dick York (1928), John Mauchly (1907), W. E. B. Du Bois (1868), Don Budge (1915), and James B. Donovan (1916).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Paul Schrader ranks 79. Before him are Tex Avery (1908), Zack Snyder (1966), Tobe Hooper (1943), George Roy Hill (1921), Henry Hathaway (1898), and Leo McCarey (1898). After him are Steven Soderbergh (1963), Roger Corman (1926), Darren Aronofsky (1969), Michael Bay (1965), Garry Marshall (1934), and Richard Brooks (1912).

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Filmography

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