FILM DIRECTOR

Sam Raimi

1959 - Today

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Samuel M. Raimi ( RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the first three films in the Evil Dead franchise (1981-present) and the Spider-Man trilogy (2002-2007). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Raimi has received more than 10,909,040 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Sam Raimi is the 285th most popular film director (down from 206th in 2019), the 1,829th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,336th in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sam Raimi ranks 285 out of 2,041. Before him are Zack Snyder, John Schlesinger, Adrian Lyne, Ub Iwerks, Cecil B. DeMille, and Tex Avery. After him are Spike Lee, Just Jaeckin, Roger Corman, Michael Bay, Barbet Schroeder, and Sven Nykvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Sam Raimi ranks 60. Before him are Tupou VI, Ving Rhames, Donna Strickland, Per Gessle, Marwan Barghouti, and "Weird Al" Yankovic. After him are Nina Hartley, Youssou N'Dour, Victoria Abril, Christian Thielemann, Irene Cara, and Chan Santokhi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Raimi ranks 1,829 out of 20,380. Before him are Ub Iwerks (1901), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), Tex Avery (1908), Dean Cain (1966), Cab Calloway (1907), and Dorothea Klumpke (1861). After him are Axl Rose (1962), Jack Swigert (1931), Count Basie (1904), Patch Adams (1945), Mary Steenburgen (1953), and Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sam Raimi ranks 75. Before him are Joseph Losey (1909), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Zack Snyder (1966), Ub Iwerks (1901), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), and Tex Avery (1908). After him are Spike Lee (1957), Roger Corman (1926), Michael Bay (1965), Stanley Kramer (1913), Jim Henson (1936), and Paul Schrader (1946).

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Filmography

Spider-Man
Director
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
May 1o 20027.302 / 10
Spider-Man 2
Director
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
Jun 25o 20047.287 / 10
Spider-Man 3
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The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.
May 1o 20076.4 / 10