FILM DIRECTOR

Robert Rodriguez

1968 - Today

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Robert Anthony Rodriguez (; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film El Mariachi, which was a commercial success after grossing $2.6 million ($5.5 million in 2023 dollars) against a budget of $7,000 ($14,937 in 2023 dollars). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Rodriguez has received more than 8,841,505 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Robert Rodriguez is the 596th most popular film director, the 3,846th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,892nd in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 8.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Rodriguez ranks 596 out of 2,041. Before him are Norman McLaren, Nicolas Roeg, Jerome Robbins, Ann Hui, Avi Arad, and Yakov Protazanov. After him are Grigory Chukhray, Albert Lamorisse, Christopher Doyle, Donald P. Bellisario, Michel Hazanavicius, and Shirin Neshat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Robert Rodriguez ranks 83. Before him are Kelly Rutherford, Anna Gunn, Traci Lords, Nataša Pirc Musar, Iñaki Urdangarin, and Dragana Mirković. After him are Gordon Bajnai, Emma Wiklund, Olivia Williams, Surangel Whipps Jr., Juan Antonio Pizzi, and Julian McMahon.

Others Born in 1968

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Rodriguez ranks 3,846 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeffrey Jones (1946), William Cranch Bond (1789), Frank Zamboni (1901), Dusty Rhodes (1945), Jeff Fahey (1952), and Brian Thompson (1959). After him are George Washington Carver (1864), Dave Grohl (1969), William Devane (1939), George McGovern (1922), Ron Rifkin (1939), and Rosario Dawson (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Rodriguez ranks 143. Before him are Gore Verbinski (1964), David O. Russell (1958), Frederick Wiseman (1930), Budd Boetticher (1916), Norman Taurog (1899), and Jerome Robbins (1918). After him are Donald P. Bellisario (1935), Stuart Rosenberg (1927), Brad Bird (1957), Hal Ashby (1929), Richard C. Sarafian (1930), and Peter Hyams (1943).

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