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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 12,515,697 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Spike Lee is the 219th most popular film director (down from 192nd in 2019), the 1,457th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,274th in 2019) and the 62nd 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)

  • 59.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Spike Lee ranks 219 out of 1,581. Before him are Thea von Harbou, Alfonso Cuarón, Theo van Gogh, Mario Bava, Marco Ferreri, and Robert J. Flaherty. After him are Gus Van Sant, Joseph Losey, Anatole Litvak, Terence Young, Douglas Sirk, and George Stevens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Spike Lee ranks 34. Before him are Ai Weiwei, Kelly McGillis, Rumiko Takahashi, Rinat Dasayev, Theo van Gogh, and Cesare Prandelli. After him are Michael Madsen, Nick Cave, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Caroline Kennedy, John Turturro, and Faustin-Archange Touadéra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Spike Lee ranks 1,457 out of 18,182. Before him are John Dickson Carr (1906), Roger Ailes (1940), Richard S. Castellano (1933), George Smoot (1945), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), and Robert J. Flaherty (1884). After him are Dale T. Mortensen (1939), Eugene Fama (1939), John Dickinson (1732), Gus Van Sant (1952), Gene Sharp (1928), and Carl Reiner (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Spike Lee ranks 62. Before him are Chris Columbus (1958), Sam Raimi (1959), John Sturges (1910), Wes Anderson (1969), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), and Robert J. Flaherty (1884). After him are Gus Van Sant (1952), Joseph Losey (1909), George Stevens (1904), Richard Fleischer (1916), Arthur Penn (1922), and Raoul Walsh (1887).

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