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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 760,136 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Stephen Gaghan is the 1,607th most popular film director (down from 1,374th in 2019), the 12,638th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,990th in 2019) and the 480th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 36.89

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  • 18

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  • 3.05

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  • 2.94

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Stephen Gaghan ranks 1,607 out of 1,581Before him are Amy Heckerling, Mani Ratnam, Errol Morris, Frank Coraci, Tom DiCillo, and Dustin Lance Black. After him are Mark Pellington, Naoko Yamada, Tosca Musk, Andrew Dominik, Felix van Groeningen, and Xavier Giannoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Stephen Gaghan ranks 551Before him are Katsumi Oenoki, Petra Schersing, Joe Arlauckas, Sabine Braun, Brannon Braga, and Sergei Bazarevich. After him are Futaba Kioka, Pablo Bengoechea, Marjan Mrmić, Franck Piccard, Kevin McCarthy, and Helle Helle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Gaghan ranks 12,638 out of 18,182Before him are Tom Verica (1964), Marcelo Balboa (1967), Brannon Braga (1965), Norman Lear (1922), Dana Hill (1964), and Kristi Yamaguchi (1971). After him are Molly Sims (1973), Charles Baker (1971), Joanna Newsom (1982), Nicky Hilton Rothschild (1983), Lori Nelson (1933), and Roy Blunt (1950).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Stephen Gaghan ranks 480Before him are Brad Silberling (1963), Amy Heckerling (1954), Errol Morris (1948), Frank Coraci (1966), Tom DiCillo (1953), and Dustin Lance Black (1975). After him are Mark Pellington (1962), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Harmony Korine (1973), Billy Ray (2000), and Callie Khouri (1957).

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