FILM DIRECTOR
Roland Emmerich
1955 - Today
Roland Emmerich
Roland Emmerich (German: [ˈʁoːlant ˈɛməʁɪç] ; born 10 November 1955) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the industry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roland Emmerich has received more than 4,853,139 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Roland Emmerich is the 156th most popular film director (down from 153rd in 2019), the 871st most popular biography from Germany (down from 858th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Film Director.
Roland Emmerich is most famous for directing and producing a number of blockbuster films including Independence Day, Godzilla, and The Day After Tomorrow.
Memorability Metrics
4.9M
Page Views (PV)
62.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
5.56
Effective Languages (L*)
3.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Roland Emmerich ranks 156 out of 2,041. Before him are Ettore Scola, Victor Sjöström, Ed Wood, Alexander Dovzhenko, Shohei Imamura, and Otto Preminger. After him are Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Jesús Franco, Peter Greenaway, Kim Ki-duk, Sergio Corbucci, and Andrei Konchalovsky.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEttore Scola
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 150
Victor Sjöström
1879 - 1960
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 151
Ed Wood
1924 - 1978
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 152
Alexander Dovzhenko
1894 - 1956
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 153
Shohei Imamura
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 154
Otto Preminger
1905 - 1986
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 155
Roland Emmerich
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 156
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 157
Jesús Franco
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 158
Peter Greenaway
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 159
Kim Ki-duk
1960 - 2020
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 160
Sergio Corbucci
1926 - 1990
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 161
Andrei Konchalovsky
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 162
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Roland Emmerich ranks 44. Before him are Mark David Chapman, Mariano Rajoy, Lazarus Chakwera, Billy Bob Thornton, Shoko Asahara, and Martin Schulz. After him are Brendan Gleeson, Gary Sinise, Pietro Parolin, Haitham bin Tariq, Denis Mukwege, and François Cluzet.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsMark David Chapman
MAFIOSO
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 38
Mariano Rajoy
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 39
Lazarus Chakwera
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 40
Billy Bob Thornton
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 41
Shoko Asahara
WRITER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 42
Martin Schulz
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 43
Roland Emmerich
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 44
Brendan Gleeson
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 45
Gary Sinise
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 46
Pietro Parolin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 47
Haitham bin Tariq
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 48
Denis Mukwege
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 49
François Cluzet
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 50
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Roland Emmerich ranks 871 out of 7,253. Before him are Josef Albers (1888), Carl Spitzweg (1808), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (1774), Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (1546), Felix Wankel (1902), and Rudolf Schenker (1948). After him are Robert Huber (1937), Charles I of Württemberg (1823), Hildegard Knef (1925), David Fabricius (1564), Gustav Ritter von Kahr (1862), and Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (1728).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJosef Albers
ARTIST
1888 - 1976
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 865
Carl Spitzweg
PAINTER
1808 - 1885
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 866
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1837
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 867
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1608
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 868
Felix Wankel
ENGINEER
1902 - 1988
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 869
Rudolf Schenker
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 870
Roland Emmerich
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 871
Robert Huber
CHEMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 872
Charles I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 873
Hildegard Knef
ACTOR
1925 - 2002
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 874
David Fabricius
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1617
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 875
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 876
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1811
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 877
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany
Among film directors born in Germany, Roland Emmerich ranks 10. Before him are Michael Haneke (1942), Werner Herzog (1942), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), F. W. Murnau (1888), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), and Volker Schlöndorff (1939). After him are Max Ophüls (1902), Margarethe von Trotta (1942), Douglas Sirk (1897), Thea von Harbou (1888), Robert Siodmak (1900), and Mike Nichols (1931).
Michael Haneke
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 4
Werner Herzog
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 5
Ernst Lubitsch
1892 - 1947
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 6
F. W. Murnau
1888 - 1931
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 7
Wolfgang Petersen
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 8
Volker Schlöndorff
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 9
Roland Emmerich
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 10
Max Ophüls
1902 - 1957
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 11
Margarethe von Trotta
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 12
Douglas Sirk
1897 - 1987
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 13
Thea von Harbou
1888 - 1954
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 14
Robert Siodmak
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 15
Mike Nichols
1931 - 2014
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 16