ARTIST

Peter Sellars

1957 - Today

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Peter Sellars (born September 27, 1957) is an American theatre director, noted for his unique stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays. Sellars is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he teaches Art as Social Action and Art as Moral Action. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Sellars has received more than 436,668 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Peter Sellars is the 104th most popular artist (down from 88th in 2019), the 11,287th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,279th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Artist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Peter Sellars ranks 104 out of 125. Before him are Renzo Eusebi, Art Babbitt, Alex Grey, Joseph Smit, William Wallace Denslow, and Borka Pavićević. After him are Tyrus Wong, Bill Reid, Al Hirschfeld, Larry Rivers, Tania Bruguera, and Kim Jung Gi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Peter Sellars ranks 519. Before him are Johnny Chan, Ciro Gomes, Hipólito Rincón, Phyllida Lloyd, Rachel Levine, and Lynne Cox. After him are Scott Adams, Plamen Markov, Kari Hotakainen, Daniel Martínez, Adolphe Muzito, and Michael W. Smith.

Others Born in 1957

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Sellars ranks 11,287 out of 20,380. Before him are Gail Devers (1966), Colin Edwards (1974), Nicole Richie (1981), Porter Wagoner (1927), Lou Adler (1933), and Jim Ryun (1947). After him are Aaron Carter (1987), Drew Carey (1958), Sufjan Stevens (1975), Ethel Clayton (1882), Charles J. Folger (1818), and Lucille Ricksen (1910).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Peter Sellars ranks 25. Before him are Maud Wagner (1877), Edward Kienholz (1927), Red Skelton (1913), Art Babbitt (1907), Alex Grey (1953), and William Wallace Denslow (1856). After him are Al Hirschfeld (1903), Larry Rivers (1923), Shepard Fairey (1970), Joan Mondale (1930), and Dave Dave (1976).

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