1889 - 1943
Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director who made several successful early sound films, including Tarzan the Ape Man in 1932, The Thin Man in 1934, San Francisco in 1936, and six popular musicals with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director for The Thin Man and San Francisco, and directed four actors to Oscar nominations: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer, and Robert Morley. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of W. S. Van Dyke has received more than 278,258 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). W. S. Van Dyke is the 678th most popular film director (down from 676th in 2019), the 4,410th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,373rd in 2019) and the 169th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, W. S. Van Dyke ranks 678 out of 1,581. Before him are Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Gorō Miyazaki, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alejandro Amenábar, Hans Hass, and Vladimir Naumov. After him are David Zucker, Olle Hellbom, Richard Oswald, Michel Hazanavicius, Edgar G. Ulmer, and Henry Selick.
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 672
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 673
1936 - 2018
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 674
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 675
1919 - 2013
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 676
1927 - 2021
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 677
1889 - 1943
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 678
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 679
1925 - 1982
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 680
1880 - 1963
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 681
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 682
1904 - 1972
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 683
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 684
Among people born in 1889, W. S. Van Dyke ranks 150. Before him are James Whale, Louis Van Hege, Grigory Levenfish, Otto Deßloch, Sewall Wright, and Zhang Qun. After him are Erich Pommer, Reggie Walker, Ludwig Renn, Anita Malfatti, Joseph Laniel, and Zofia Zamenhof. Among people deceased in 1943, W. S. Van Dyke ranks 117. Before him are Tōson Shimazaki, Anathon Aall, Winnaretta Singer, Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach, Erich Bey, and A. Merritt. After him are René de Saussure, Charley Paddock, Azim Azimzade, Richard Sears, Rutka Laskier, and Gyula Peidl.
1889 - 1957
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 144
1889 - 1975
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 145
1889 - 1961
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 146
1889 - 1977
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 147
1889 - 1988
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 148
1889 - 1990
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 149
1889 - 1943
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 150
1889 - 1966
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 151
1889 - 1951
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 152
1889 - 1979
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 153
1889 - 1964
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 154
1889 - 1975
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 155
1889 - 1942
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 156
1872 - 1943
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 111
1867 - 1943
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 112
1865 - 1943
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 113
1875 - 1943
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 114
1898 - 1943
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 115
1884 - 1943
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 116
1889 - 1943
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 117
1868 - 1943
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 118
1900 - 1943
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 119
1880 - 1943
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 120
1861 - 1943
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 121
1929 - 1943
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 122
1873 - 1943
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 123
Among people born in United States, W. S. Van Dyke ranks 4,410 out of 18,182. Before him are Louis C.K. (1967), Marilyn Burns (1949), Nelson A. Miles (1839), Mae Marsh (1894), Jim Gray (1944), and George C. Homans (1910). After him are Charles Koch (1935), Raymond Smith Dugan (1878), Elihu Yale (1649), David Bushnell (1742), Paul Chambers (1935), and Mary Edwards Walker (1832).
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 4,404
1949 - 2014
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 4,405
1839 - 1925
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 4,406
1894 - 1968
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 4,407
1944 - 2007
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 4,408
1910 - 1989
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 4,409
1889 - 1943
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 4,410
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 4,411
1878 - 1940
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 4,412
1649 - 1721
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 4,413
1742 - 1824
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 4,414
1935 - 1969
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 4,415
1832 - 1919
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 4,416
Among film directors born in United States, W. S. Van Dyke ranks 169. Before him are Andrew Blake (1947), Nancy Meyers (1949), Bryan Singer (1965), Dan O'Bannon (1946), Ryan Murphy (1965), and Burt Kennedy (1922). After him are David Zucker (1947), Henry Selick (1952), Fred Niblo (1874), John Stagliano (1951), James Mangold (1963), and David O. Russell (1958).
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 163
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 164
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 165
1946 - 2009
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 166
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 167
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 168
1889 - 1943
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 169
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 170
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 171
1874 - 1948
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 172
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 173
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 174
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 175