FILM DIRECTOR
Souleymane Cissé
1940 - Today
Souleymane Cissé
Souleymane Cissé (born April 21, 1940) is a Malian film director, regarded as one of the first generation of African filmmakers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Souleymane Cissé has received more than 53,849 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Souleymane Cissé is the 889th most popular film director (down from 717th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Mali (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Malian Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
54k
Page Views (PV)
47.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.43
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Souleymane Cissé by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Souleymane Cissé ranks 889 out of 1,581. Before him are Kad Merad, Jonathan Nolan, Catherine Hardwicke, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Janusz Kamiński, and Charles Crichton. After him are Peter R. Hunt, Danièle Thompson, Pasqualino De Santis, Goran Paskaljević, Antonio Pietrangeli, and Ralph Nelson.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Kad Merad
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 883
Jonathan Nolan
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 884
Catherine Hardwicke
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 885
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 886
Janusz Kamiński
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 887
Charles Crichton
1910 - 1999
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 888
Souleymane Cissé
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 889
Peter R. Hunt
1925 - 2002
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 890
Danièle Thompson
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 891
Pasqualino De Santis
1927 - 1996
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 892
Goran Paskaljević
1947 - 2020
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 893
Antonio Pietrangeli
1919 - 1968
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 894
Ralph Nelson
1916 - 1987
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 895
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Souleymane Cissé ranks 317. Before him are Larry Brown, Issake Dabore, Berit Mørdre, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Gene Pitney, and Franco Balmamion. After him are Vladimir Korenev, Aracy Balabanian, Farooq Leghari, Léon Semmeling, Claire Bretécher, and Frankie Avalon.
Others Born in 1940
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Larry Brown
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 311
Issake Dabore
1940 - 2021
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 312
Berit Mørdre
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 313
Nguyễn Văn Trỗi
1940 - 1964
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 314
Gene Pitney
1940 - 2006
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 315
Franco Balmamion
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 316
Souleymane Cissé
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 317
Vladimir Korenev
1940 - 2021
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 318
Aracy Balabanian
1940 - 2023
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 319
Farooq Leghari
1940 - 2010
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 320
Léon Semmeling
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 321
Claire Bretécher
1940 - 2020
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 322
Frankie Avalon
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 323
In Mali
Among people born in Mali, Souleymane Cissé ranks 22 out of 62. Before him are Sonni Ali (1464), Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948), Boubacar Traoré (1942), Jean Zerbo (1943), Seydou Keita (1980), and Modibo Keita (1942). After him are Yambo Ouologuem (1940), Malick Sidibé (1935), Choguel Kokalla Maïga (1958), Moctar Ouane (1955), Mahamadou Diarra (1981), and Toumani Diabaté (1965).
Others born in Mali
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Sonni Ali
1464 - 1492
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 16
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
1948 - 2021
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 17
Boubacar Traoré
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 18
Jean Zerbo
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 19
Seydou Keita
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 20
Modibo Keita
1942 - 2021
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 21
Souleymane Cissé
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 22
Yambo Ouologuem
1940 - 2017
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 23
Malick Sidibé
1935 - 2016
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 24
Choguel Kokalla Maïga
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 25
Moctar Ouane
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 26
Mahamadou Diarra
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 27
Toumani Diabaté
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 28
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mali
Among film directors born in Mali, Souleymane Cissé ranks 1.
