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FILM DIRECTOR

Paul Verhoeven

1938 - Today

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Paul Verhoeven (Dutch: [ˈpʌul vərˈɦuvə(n)]; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch filmmaker. His films are known for their graphic violence and sexual content, combined with social satire. After receiving attention for the TV series Floris in his native Netherlands, Verhoeven's breakthrough film was the romantic drama Turkish Delight (1973), starring frequent collaborator Rutger Hauer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Verhoeven has received more than 4,351,941 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Paul Verhoeven is the 36th most popular film director (up from 63rd in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 49th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Film Director.

Paul Verhoeven is most famous for his films "RoboCop" and "Basic Instinct."

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Paul Verhoeven ranks 36 out of 1,581. Before him are George Lucas, Fritz Lang, Quentin Tarantino, Billy Wilder, Roberto Rossellini, and John Ford. After him are Vittorio De Sica, Wim Wenders, Andrzej Wajda, Ken Loach, Tinto Brass, and Michael Haneke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Paul Verhoeven ranks 15. Before him are Queen Sofía of Spain, Leonid Kuchma, Nico, Islam Karimov, Farah Pahlavi, and Joe Dassin. After him are Christopher Lloyd, Alberto Fujimori, Anthony Giddens, Jean Seberg, Alpha Condé, and Jerry Brown.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven ranks 33 out of 1,427. Before him are Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), William I of the Netherlands (1772), Rutger Hauer (1944), Peter Debye (1884), and Johan Huizinga (1872). After him are Jan Steen (1626), Rinus Michels (1928), Michiel de Ruyter (1607), William II of the Netherlands (1792), Guus Hiddink (1946), and Louis van Gaal (1951).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Netherlands

Among film directors born in Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven ranks 1. After him are Joris Ivens (1898), Theo van Gogh (1957), Jan de Bont (1943), Anton Corbijn (1955), Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Marleen Gorris (1948), Tom Six (1973), Mike van Diem (1959), Jan Kounen (1964), and Harald Zwart (1965).

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Filmography

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