FILM DIRECTOR

Spike Lee

1957 - Today

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Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee has won numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Peabody Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Spike Lee has received more than 13,444,286 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Spike Lee is the 286th most popular film director (down from 219th in 2019), the 1,841st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,457th in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Film Director.

Spike Lee is most famous for his films "Do the Right Thing" and "Malcolm X."

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Spike Lee ranks 286 out of 2,041. Before him are John Schlesinger, Adrian Lyne, Ub Iwerks, Cecil B. DeMille, Tex Avery, and Sam Raimi. After him are Just Jaeckin, Roger Corman, Michael Bay, Barbet Schroeder, Sven Nykvist, and Rouben Mamoulian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Spike Lee ranks 52. Before him are John Turturro, Fran Drescher, Hwang Kyo-ahn, Yuen Biao, Shannon Tweed, and Subcomandante Marcos. After him are Preben Elkjær, Stephen Fry, Jan Ceulemans, Cesare Prandelli, Yoshihiko Noda, and Georgi Parvanov.

Others Born in 1957

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Spike Lee ranks 1,841 out of 20,380. Before him are Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Tom Regan (1938), Marcia Cross (1962), Nina Hartley (1959), Richard Schiff (1955), and Henry Draper (1837). After him are Robert Jordan (1948), Roger Corman (1926), Nora Roberts (1950), Joey Ramone (1951), Paul Desmond (1924), and Michael Bay (1965).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Spike Lee ranks 76. Before him are Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Zack Snyder (1966), Ub Iwerks (1901), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), Tex Avery (1908), and Sam Raimi (1959). After him are Roger Corman (1926), Michael Bay (1965), Stanley Kramer (1913), Jim Henson (1936), Paul Schrader (1946), and Frank Borzage (1894).

American born Film Directors

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