FILM DIRECTOR
Roland Joffé
1945 - Today
Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé (; born 17 November 1945) is an English director and producer of film and television, known for the Academy Award-nominated films The Killing Fields and The Mission. He began his career in television, his early credits including episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roland Joffé has received more than 691,663 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Roland Joffé is the 467th most popular film director (down from 362nd in 2019), the 1,781st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,466th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
690k
Page Views (PV)
54.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
4.76
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Roland Joffé by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Roland Joffé ranks 467 out of 1,581. Before him are Nadine Trintignant, Veljko Bulajić, Fernando Solanas, André Téchiné, Hiroshi Teshigahara, and Paul W. S. Anderson. After him are Umberto Lenzi, Jacques Deray, Nicolas Roeg, John Lasseter, Paweł Pawlikowski, and Peter Stein.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Nadine Trintignant
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 461
Veljko Bulajić
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 462
Fernando Solanas
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 463
André Téchiné
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 464
Hiroshi Teshigahara
1927 - 2001
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 465
Paul W. S. Anderson
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 466
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 467
Umberto Lenzi
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 468
Jacques Deray
1929 - 2003
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 469
Nicolas Roeg
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 470
John Lasseter
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 471
Paweł Pawlikowski
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 472
Peter Stein
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 473
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Roland Joffé ranks 176. Before him are Fusako Shigenobu, Marsha P. Johnson, Basil Poledouris, Betty Davis, Eizo Yuguchi, and Nick Simper. After him are Divine, Gabriela Andersen-Schiess, Eric Woolfson, Douglas Hofstadter, Roger Chartier, and Julio Morales.
Others Born in 1945
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Fusako Shigenobu
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 170
Marsha P. Johnson
1945 - 1992
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 171
Basil Poledouris
1945 - 2006
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 172
Betty Davis
1945 - 2022
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 173
Eizo Yuguchi
1945 - 2003
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 174
Nick Simper
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 175
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 176
Divine
1945 - 1988
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 177
Gabriela Andersen-Schiess
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 178
Eric Woolfson
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 179
Douglas Hofstadter
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 180
Roger Chartier
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 181
Julio Morales
1945 - 2022
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 182
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Roland Joffé ranks 1,781 out of 7,765. Before him are Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), Keith Flint (1969), Orderic Vitalis (1075), Tom Felton (1987), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), and Sandie Shaw (1947). After him are Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), Andrew Wakefield (1957), FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), Luke Evans (1979), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751), and Arthur Rostron (1869).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
1673 - 1743
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,775
Keith Flint
1969 - 2019
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,776
Orderic Vitalis
1075 - 1142
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,777
Tom Felton
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,778
Paul W. S. Anderson
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,779
Sandie Shaw
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,780
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,781
Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany
1878 - 1957
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 1,782
Andrew Wakefield
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1,783
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
1788 - 1855
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1,784
Luke Evans
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1,785
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto
1751 - 1814
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1,786
Arthur Rostron
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1,787
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Roland Joffé ranks 33. Before him are Adrian Lyne (1941), Michael Anderson (1920), David Yates (1963), Mike Leigh (1943), J. Lee Thompson (1914), and Paul W. S. Anderson (1965). After him are Nicolas Roeg (1928), David Byrne (1952), Peter Yates (1929), John Badham (1939), Anthony Asquith (1902), and Michael Powell (1905).
Adrian Lyne
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 27
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 28
David Yates
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 29
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 30
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 31
Paul W. S. Anderson
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 32
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 33
Nicolas Roeg
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 34
David Byrne
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 35
Peter Yates
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 36
John Badham
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 37
Anthony Asquith
1902 - 1968
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 38
Michael Powell
1905 - 1990
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 39
