FILM DIRECTOR

Steven Soderbergh

1963 - Today

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Steven Andrew Soderbergh ( SOH-dər-burg; born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh later drew acclaim for formally inventive films made within the studio system. Soderbergh's directorial breakthrough, the indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in the film industry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steven Soderbergh has received more than 7,873,211 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Steven Soderbergh is the 325th most popular film director (down from 281st in 2019), the 2,074th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,893rd in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 7.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Steven Soderbergh ranks 325 out of 2,041. Before him are Dušan Makavejev, Yuen Woo-ping, Marc Allégret, Francis Veber, Anatole Litvak, and King Vidor. After him are Garry Marshall, Leo McCarey, George Roy Hill, Jane Campion, Gustav Ucicky, and Samuel Fuller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Steven Soderbergh ranks 69. Before him are Andrej Kiska, Satoshi Kon, David Thewlis, Kevin Mitnick, Gaspar Noé, and Yngwie Malmsteen. After him are Jennifer Beals, Seal, Mike Pompeo, Joey Tempest, May-Britt Moser, and Gosho Aoyama.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steven Soderbergh ranks 2,074 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Massee (1952), Julius Erving (1950), Casey Affleck (1975), Rami Malek (1981), Ralph Bunche (1904), and Bettie Page (1923). After him are Joel Silver (1952), Don Budge (1915), Henry Heimlich (1920), Toby Keith (1961), Richard Basehart (1914), and Paul Rudd (1969).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Steven Soderbergh ranks 85. Before him are Stanley Kramer (1913), Jim Henson (1936), Paul Schrader (1946), Frank Borzage (1894), Darren Aronofsky (1969), and King Vidor (1894). After him are Garry Marshall (1934), Leo McCarey (1898), George Roy Hill (1921), Samuel Fuller (1912), Sofia Coppola (1971), and Tobe Hooper (1943).

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