FILM DIRECTOR
Scott Hicks
1953 - Today
Scott Hicks
Robert Scott Hicks (born 4 March 1953), known as Scott, is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of Shine, the biopic of pianist David Helfgott. Hicks was nominated for two Academy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scott Hicks has received more than 172,108 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Scott Hicks is the 1,369th most popular film director (down from 1,137th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
41.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Scott Hicks by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Scott Hicks ranks 1,369 out of 1,581. Before him are Brad Wright, Doris Dörrie, Oscar Apfel, Ward Kimball, Steven Lisberger, and Catherine Corsini. After him are Johan Renck, Lucien Hubbard, Chris Weitz, Kevin Williamson, László Nemes, and Egon Günther.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Brad Wright
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 1,363
Doris Dörrie
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 1,364
Oscar Apfel
1878 - 1938
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 1,365
Ward Kimball
1914 - 2002
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 1,366
Steven Lisberger
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 1,367
Catherine Corsini
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 1,368
Scott Hicks
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 1,369
Johan Renck
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 1,370
Lucien Hubbard
1888 - 1971
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 1,371
Chris Weitz
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 1,372
Kevin Williamson
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 1,373
László Nemes
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 1,374
Egon Günther
1927 - 2017
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 1,375
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Scott Hicks ranks 447. Before him are David Thompson, Keith Allen, Hiroshi Kaneda, Jay O. Sanders, Zoltán Magyar, and Kenneth Rogoff. After him are John Edwards, M. K. Stalin, Lamberto Leoni, Pavol Biroš, Lucinda Williams, and Anna Komorowska.
Others Born in 1953
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David Thompson
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 441
Keith Allen
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 442
Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 443
Jay O. Sanders
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 444
Zoltán Magyar
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 445
Kenneth Rogoff
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 446
Scott Hicks
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 447
John Edwards
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 448
M. K. Stalin
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 449
Lamberto Leoni
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 450
Pavol Biroš
1953 - 2020
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 451
Lucinda Williams
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 452
Anna Komorowska
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 453
In Uganda
Among people born in Uganda, Scott Hicks ranks 17 out of 44. Before him are John Akii-Bua (1949), Apolo Nsibambi (1940), Danny Faure (1962), Ruhakana Rugunda (1947), Geoffrey Oryema (1953), and Paulo Muwanga (1924). After him are Emmanuel Wamala (1926), Florence Kasumba (1976), Phill Lewis (1968), John Mugabi (1960), Shekhar Mehta (1945), and Amama Mbabazi (1949).
Others born in Uganda
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John Akii-Bua
1949 - 1997
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 11
Apolo Nsibambi
1940 - 2019
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 12
Danny Faure
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 13
Ruhakana Rugunda
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 14
Geoffrey Oryema
1953 - 2018
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 15
Paulo Muwanga
1924 - 1991
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 16
Scott Hicks
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 17
Emmanuel Wamala
1926 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 18
Florence Kasumba
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 19
Phill Lewis
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 20
John Mugabi
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 21
Shekhar Mehta
1945 - 2006
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 22
Amama Mbabazi
1949 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 23
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Uganda
Among film directors born in Uganda, Scott Hicks ranks 1.
