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FILM DIRECTOR

Sam Raimi

1959 - Today

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Samuel M. Raimi ( RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. 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 10,295,127 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Sam Raimi is the 206th most popular film director (up from 313th in 2019), the 1,336th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,074th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 60.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sam Raimi ranks 206 out of 1,581Before him are Chris Columbus, Lev Kuleshov, Max Ophüls, Tony Richardson, Agnieszka Holland, and Mike Newell. After him are Liliana Cavani, Bertrand Tavernier, Robert Siodmak, John Sturges, Wes Anderson, and Cecil B. DeMille.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Sam Raimi ranks 28Before him are Val Kilmer, Luciano Spalletti, Alberto Fernández, John McEnroe, Boris Nemtsov, and Mike Pence. After him are Florence Griffith Joyner, Inger Nilsson, Simon Cowell, Ahmet Davutoğlu, Milorad Dodik, and Frank Darabont.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Raimi ranks 1,336 out of 18,182Before him are Bette Midler (1945), Roberts Blossom (1924), Ray Liotta (1954), Dick Fosbury (1947), Red Cloud (1822), and John Fenn (1917). After him are Ron Howard (1954), Holland Taylor (1943), Sondra Locke (1944), Robert H. Grubbs (1942), Edward B. Lewis (1918), and Carl Woese (1928).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sam Raimi ranks 57Before him are Stanley Kramer (1913), Nicholas Ray (1911), Michael Moore (1954), Richard Donner (1930), Alan J. Pakula (1928), and Chris Columbus (1958). After him are John Sturges (1910), Wes Anderson (1969), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Spike Lee (1957), and Gus Van Sant (1952).

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