FILM DIRECTOR
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
Victor Fleming
Victor Lonzo Fleming (February 23, 1889 – January 6, 1949) was an American film director, cinematographer, and producer. His most popular films were Gone with the Wind, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director, and The Wizard of Oz (both 1939). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Fleming has received more than 1,249,979 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Fleming is the 122nd most popular film director (down from 107th in 2019), the 837th most popular biography from United States (down from 695th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Film Director.
Victor Fleming is most famous for directing the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
68.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
6.20
Effective Languages (L*)
3.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Victor Fleming ranks 122 out of 2,041. Before him are Peter Jackson, Jerzy Grotowski, David Lean, Sergei Bondarchuk, John Woo, and Howard Hawks. After him are Jiří Menzel, Wes Craven, Claude Lelouch, René Clément, Michael Curtiz, and Peter Weir.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter Jackson
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 116
Jerzy Grotowski
1933 - 1999
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 117
David Lean
1908 - 1991
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 118
Sergei Bondarchuk
1920 - 1994
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 119
John Woo
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 120
Howard Hawks
1896 - 1977
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 121
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 122
Jiří Menzel
1938 - 2020
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 123
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 124
Claude Lelouch
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 125
René Clément
1913 - 1996
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 126
Michael Curtiz
1886 - 1962
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 127
Peter Weir
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 128
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Victor Fleming ranks 31. Before him are Carl Theodor Dreyer, Zalman Shazar, Pitirim Sorokin, Vasily Blyukher, Mercédès Jellinek, and Taha Hussein. After him are Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Edgar Adrian, Walter Lippmann, Abel Gance, and Günther Lütjens. Among people deceased in 1949, Victor Fleming ranks 20. Before him are August Krogh, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, Elton Mayo, Axel Munthe, Angela Hitler, and Nathuram Godse. After him are Fyodor Tolbukhin, Sarojini Naidu, Gustav Radbruch, Henri Giraud, Kim Koo, and Marcel Cerdan.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsCarl Theodor Dreyer
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1968
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 25
Zalman Shazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1974
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 26
Pitirim Sorokin
SOCIOLOGIST
1889 - 1968
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 27
Vasily Blyukher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1938
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 28
Mercédès Jellinek
BUSINESSPERSON
1889 - 1929
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 29
Taha Hussein
WRITER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 30
Victor Fleming
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1949
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 31
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1952
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 32
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1962
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 33
Edgar Adrian
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 34
Walter Lippmann
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 35
Abel Gance
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1981
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 36
Günther Lütjens
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1941
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1949
Go to all RankingsAugust Krogh
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 14
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1949
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 15
Elton Mayo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 16
Axel Munthe
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1857 - 1949
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 17
Angela Hitler
PAINTER
1883 - 1949
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 18
Nathuram Godse
EXTREMIST
1910 - 1949
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 19
Victor Fleming
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1949
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 20
Fyodor Tolbukhin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1949
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 21
Sarojini Naidu
WRITER
1879 - 1949
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 22
Gustav Radbruch
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1949
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 23
Henri Giraud
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1949
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 24
Kim Koo
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1949
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 25
Marcel Cerdan
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1949
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 26
In United States
Among people born in United States, Victor Fleming ranks 837 out of 20,380. Before him are John Dos Passos (1896), Scott Joplin (1868), Rudy Giuliani (1944), Bill Evans (1929), Don Johnson (1949), and Linda Hunt (1945). After him are Mark David Chapman (1955), Mark Margolis (1939), Ray Manzarek (1939), Stanley B. Prusiner (1942), Wes Craven (1939), and Jerome Isaac Friedman (1930).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn Dos Passos
WRITER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 831
Scott Joplin
COMPOSER
1868 - 1917
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 832
Rudy Giuliani
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 833
Bill Evans
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1980
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 834
Don Johnson
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 835
Linda Hunt
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 836
Victor Fleming
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1949
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 837
Mark David Chapman
MAFIOSO
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 838
Mark Margolis
ACTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 839
Ray Manzarek
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2013
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 840
Stanley B. Prusiner
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 841
Wes Craven
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2015
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 842
Jerome Isaac Friedman
PHYSICIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 843
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Victor Fleming ranks 33. Before him are Robert Altman (1925), David Fincher (1962), John Huston (1906), Terrence Malick (1943), Jules Dassin (1911), and Howard Hawks (1896). After him are Wes Craven (1939), William Hanna (1910), George A. Romero (1940), D. W. Griffith (1875), Michael Cimino (1939), and Jonathan Demme (1944).
Robert Altman
1925 - 2006
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 27
David Fincher
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 28
John Huston
1906 - 1987
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 29
Terrence Malick
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 30
Jules Dassin
1911 - 2008
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 31
Howard Hawks
1896 - 1977
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 32
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 33
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 34
William Hanna
1910 - 2001
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 35
George A. Romero
1940 - 2017
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 36
D. W. Griffith
1875 - 1948
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 37
Michael Cimino
1939 - 2016
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 38
Jonathan Demme
1944 - 2017
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 39