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Ryan Coogler

1986 - Today

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Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American filmmaker. He is a recipient of ten NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award. Coogler directed a few short films at the USC School of Cinematic Arts before his feature-length debut with Fruitvale Station (2013). Then he transitioned to directing and writing franchise films such as the Rocky series spinoff, Creed (2015), as well as the Marvel films Black Panther (2018), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Ryan Coogler is the 1,953rd most popular film director (down from 1,940th in 2024), the 15,944th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,373rd in 2019) and the 574th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ryan Coogler ranks 1,953 out of 2,041. Before him are Puri Jagannadh, Ben Davis, Tobias Lindholm, Byambasuren Davaa, Harald Zwart, and Chetan Anand. After him are Sharon Maguire, Shakti Samanta, Oliver Schmitz, Sean McNamara, Michelle MacLaren, and Wang Quan'an.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Ryan Coogler ranks 531. Before him are Jessica Stroup, Crystal Kay, Skylar Grey, Akihiro Ienaga, Caity Lotz, and Yassine Chikhaoui. After him are Qri, Aki Toyosaki, Nikola Peković, Joonas Suotamo, Rishod Sobirov, and Ömer Aşık.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ryan Coogler ranks 15,951 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Paige (1969), Johnny Crawford (1946), Alex Azar (1967), Franklin Pangborn (1889), Bianca Santos (1990), and Wilson Bethel (1984). After him are Ilka Chase (1905), Big Syke (1968), Karlie Kloss (1992), Ruta Sepetys (1967), Anthony Mason (1966), and Dan Harmon (1973).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ryan Coogler ranks 574. Before him are Ava DuVernay (1972), Ric Roman Waugh (1968), Michael Cuesta (1963), William Malone (1953), Vicky Jenson (1960), and Mark Dindal (1960). After him are Sean McNamara (1962), Alex Kendrick (1970), David Robert Mitchell (1974), Dustin Lance Black (1975), Scott Silver (1964), and Audrey Wells (1960).

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