1943 - 2017
Willard Tobe Hooper (; January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, 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 2,050,357 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Tobe Hooper is the 268th most popular film director (up from 307th in 2019), the 1,830th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,040th in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Tobe Hooper ranks 268 out of 1,581. Before him are Bigas Luna, Jean-Jacques Beineix, John Schlesinger, Patrice Chéreau, Henri Verneuil, and Damiano Damiani. After him are George Roy Hill, Henry Hathaway, Jean Rouch, Leo McCarey, Krzysztof Zanussi, and Gabriel Axel.
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 262
1946 - 2022
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 263
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 264
1944 - 2013
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 265
1920 - 2002
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 266
1922 - 2013
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 267
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 268
1921 - 2002
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 269
1898 - 1985
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 270
1917 - 2004
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 271
1898 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 272
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 273
1918 - 2014
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 274
Among people born in 1943, Tobe Hooper ranks 116. Before him are Martin Campbell, Reinaldo Arenas, Michael Spence, Ri Chun-hee, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório, and Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior. After him are Otoya Yamaguchi, Richard Smalley, René Préval, Jack Bruce, Mohammed Badie, and Griselda Blanco. Among people deceased in 2017, Tobe Hooper ranks 91. Before him are Tom Regan, Karin Dor, Colin Dexter, Anne Wiazemsky, Kim Jong-nam, and Paolo Villaggio. After him are Tomas Milian, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, René Préval, Peter Abrahams, Bruce McCandless II, and Bill Paxton.
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 110
1943 - 1990
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 111
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 112
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 113
1943 - 2019
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 114
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 115
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 116
1943 - 1960
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 117
1943 - 2005
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 118
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 119
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 120
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 121
1943 - 2012
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 122
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 85
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 86
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 87
1947 - 2017
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 88
1971 - 2017
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 89
1932 - 2017
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 90
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 91
1933 - 2017
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 92
1934 - 2017
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 93
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 94
1919 - 2017
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 95
1937 - 2017
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 96
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 97
Among people born in United States, Tobe Hooper ranks 1,830 out of 18,182. Before him are George Smith (1941), Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915), Nathan Rosen (1909), Antony Blinken (1962), Eddie Constantine (1913), and Phil Knight (1938). After him are Frances Conroy (1953), Dorothy Parker (1893), Gary Ridgway (1949), George Roy Hill (1921), Bess Truman (1885), and Woody Guthrie (1912).
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,824
1915 - 1944
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,825
1909 - 1995
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,826
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,827
1913 - 1993
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,828
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,829
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,830
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,831
1893 - 1967
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,832
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,833
1921 - 2002
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,834
1885 - 1982
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,835
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,836
Among film directors born in United States, Tobe Hooper ranks 75. Before him are John G. Avildsen (1935), Barry Levinson (1942), Stanley Donen (1924), Edwin S. Porter (1870), Tex Avery (1908), and Zack Snyder (1966). After him are George Roy Hill (1921), Henry Hathaway (1898), Leo McCarey (1898), Paul Schrader (1946), Steven Soderbergh (1963), and Roger Corman (1926).
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 69
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 70
1924 - 2019
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 71
1870 - 1941
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 72
1908 - 1980
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 73
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 74
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 75
1921 - 2002
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 76
1898 - 1985
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 77
1898 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 78
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 79
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 80
1926 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 81