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FILM DIRECTOR

Peter Yates

1929 - 2011

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Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He is known for directing such films as Bullitt (1968), John and Mary (1969), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), Breaking Away (1979), and The Dresser (1983). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Yates has received more than 572,400 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Yates is the 510th most popular film director (down from 357th in 2019), the 1,930th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,448th in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Film Director.

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  • 53.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Peter Yates ranks 510 out of 1,581. Before him are Chuck Lorre, George P. Cosmatos, Grigori Aleksandrov, Paul Thomas Anderson, Glauber Rocha, and Moshé Mizrahi. After him are John Badham, Lee Chang-dong, Im Kwon-taek, Tom Holland, Mamoru Hosoda, and Yoji Yamada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Peter Yates ranks 181. Before him are Gaston Glock, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, James Hong, Andre Gunder Frank, Rafael Eitan, and Nargis. After him are Aleksandra Pakhmutova, Benny Golson, Gastone Moschin, Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia, Giacomo Capuzzi, and David Doyle. Among people deceased in 2011, Peter Yates ranks 124. Before him are Jackie Cooper, Nikolai Andrianov, Kurt Sanderling, Lazar Mojsov, Édouard Glissant, and Anne McCaffrey. After him are Loriot, Jesús María Pereda, Clarence Clemons, Randy Savage, Farley Granger, and María Elena Walsh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Yates ranks 1,930 out of 7,765. Before him are Arthur Young (1741), Eglantyne Jebb (1876), Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), Douglas Mawson (1882), Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), and Josephine Butler (1828). After him are Mary Astell (1666), John Badham (1939), Martin Rees (1942), Thom Yorke (1968), Robert Fortune (1812), and Adele (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Peter Yates ranks 36. Before him are Mike Leigh (1943), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), Roland Joffé (1945), Nicolas Roeg (1928), and David Byrne (1952). After him are John Badham (1939), Anthony Asquith (1902), Michael Powell (1905), Paul Greengrass (1955), Ken Annakin (1914), and John Glen (1932).

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Filmography

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