1943 - 2017
Willard Tobe Hooper (; January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time.Born in Austin, Texas, Hooper's feature film debut was the independent Eggshells (1969), which he co-wrote with Kim Henkel. The two reunited to co-write The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which Hooper also directed. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tobe Hooper has received more than 1,575,277 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Tobe Hooper is the 307th most popular film director (up from 347th in 2019), the 2,041st most popular biography from United States (up from 2,274th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Tobe Hooper ranks 307 out of 1,580. Before him are Ishirō Honda, Alf Sjöberg, Makoto Shinkai, Leo McCarey, Edward Dmytryk, and Bigas Luna. After him are Walter Lantz, Shin Sang-ok, Chris Columbus, Bo Widerberg, Frank Borzage, and Sam Raimi.
1911 - 1993
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 301
1903 - 1980
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 302
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 303
1898 - 1969
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 304
1908 - 1999
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 305
1946 - 2013
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 306
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 307
1899 - 1994
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 308
1926 - 2006
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 309
1958 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 310
1930 - 1997
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 311
1894 - 1962
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 312
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 313
Among people born in 1943, Tobe Hooper ranks 118. Before him are Chris Amon, John Nettles, J. Michael Kosterlitz, Edie Sedgwick, Barış Manço, and Jacques Dutronc. After him are Barry Manilow, R. L. Stine, Paul Wolfowitz, Jean-Claude Killy, Richard Smalley, and Barbara Bouchet. Among people deceased in 2017, Tobe Hooper ranks 97. Before him are Paolo Villaggio, Karin Dor, Bruce McCandless II, Luis Bacalov, Jerry Fodor, and Brian Aldiss. After him are Anne Wiazemsky, Jean d'Ormesson, Albert Speer, Colin Dexter, Magdalena Abakanowicz, and Loalwa Braz.
1943 - 2016
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 112
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 113
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 114
1943 - 1971
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 115
1943 - 1999
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 116
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 117
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 118
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 119
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 120
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 121
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 122
1943 - 2005
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 123
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 124
1932 - 2017
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 91
1938 - 2017
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 92
1937 - 2017
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 93
1933 - 2017
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 94
1935 - 2017
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 95
1925 - 2017
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 96
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 97
1947 - 2017
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 98
1925 - 2017
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 99
1934 - 2017
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 100
1930 - 2017
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 101
1930 - 2017
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 102
1953 - 2017
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 103
Among people born in United States, Tobe Hooper ranks 2,041 out of 15,968. Before him are Leo McCarey (1898), Lynn Cohen (1933), Alice Walker (1944), John Densmore (1944), Chris Cooper (1951), and Peter Criss (1945). After him are Erskine Caldwell (1903), Richard Brautigan (1935), Ellen Pompeo (1969), Walter Lantz (1899), John Havlicek (1940), and Brad Davis (1949).
1898 - 1969
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 2,035
1933 - 2020
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 2,036
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 2,037
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 2,038
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 2,039
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 2,040
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 2,041
1903 - 1987
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 2,042
1935 - 1984
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 2,043
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 2,044
1899 - 1994
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 2,045
1940 - 2019
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 2,046
1949 - 1991
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 2,047
Among film directors born in United States, Tobe Hooper ranks 90. Before him are Michael Bay (1965), Darren Aronofsky (1969), Sofia Coppola (1971), King Vidor (1894), Richard Brooks (1912), and Leo McCarey (1898). After him are Walter Lantz (1899), Chris Columbus (1958), Frank Borzage (1894), Sam Raimi (1959), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), and Wes Anderson (1969).
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 84
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 85
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 86
1894 - 1982
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 87
1912 - 1992
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 88
1898 - 1969
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 89
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 90
1899 - 1994
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 91
1958 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 92
1894 - 1962
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 93
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 94
1900 - 1987
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 95
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 96