FILM DIRECTOR

Stephen Gaghan

1965 - Today

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Stephen Gaghan ( GAY-gən; born May 6, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director. He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film Traffic, based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as Syriana which he wrote and directed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Gaghan has received more than 805,666 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Gaghan is the 1,796th most popular film director (down from 1,601st in 2019), the 14,271st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,609th in 2019) and the 535th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 810k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Stephen Gaghan ranks 1,796 out of 2,041. Before him are Darren Lynn Bousman, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Mark Pellington, J. C. Chandor, Samira Makhmalbaf, and Billy Ray. After him are Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Webber, Jeff Nathanson, Carlos Atanes, Deepak Tijori, and Xavier Giannoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Stephen Gaghan ranks 667. Before him are Mary L. Trump, Reggie Lewis, Billy Sherwood, John Moshoeu, José Manuel de la Torre, and Fabián Cancelarich. After him are Bill Bailey, Jeff Nathanson, Michael Goldenberg, Catalino Rivarola, Neus Asensi, and Masahiro Wada.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Gaghan ranks 14,271 out of 20,380. Before him are Harold Stephen Black (1898), Graham Rogers (1990), Paul Annacone (1963), Sarah Jones (null), William Gilmore Simms (1806), and Mariann Aalda (1948). After him are Stephanie Niznik (1967), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Ralph Yarborough (1903), Daniella Pineda (1987), Michael A. Baker (1953), and Jessica Pegula (1994).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Stephen Gaghan ranks 535. Before him are Chris Renaud (1966), Gary Trousdale (1960), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), Mark Pellington (1962), J. C. Chandor (1973), and Billy Ray (2000). After him are Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Jeff Nathanson (1965), David Gordon Green (1975), Ti West (1980), Dan Povenmire (1963), and Rob Bowman (1960).

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