Film Director
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
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Wes Craven
His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2024). Wes Craven is the 118th most popular film director (up from 124th in 2024), the 1,023rd most popular biography from United States (down from 842nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Film Director.
Wes Craven is most famous for his horror movies, including A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, and The Hills Have Eyes.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Wes Craven ranks 118 out of 2,041. Before him are Mel Brooks, Satyajit Ray, Costa-Gavras, John Woo, Jules Dassin, and William Hanna. After him are Michael Curtiz, Sam Peckinpah, Kenji Mizoguchi, Peter Jackson, Victor Fleming, and Claude Lelouch.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Mel Brooks
1926 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 112
Satyajit Ray
1921 - 1992
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 113
Costa-Gavras
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 114
John Woo
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 115
Jules Dassin
1911 - 2008
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 116
William Hanna
1910 - 2001
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 117
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 118
Michael Curtiz
1886 - 1962
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 119
Sam Peckinpah
1925 - 1984
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 120
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898 - 1956
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 121
Peter Jackson
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 122
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 123
Claude Lelouch
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 124
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Wes Craven ranks 40. Before him are F. Murray Abraham, Sidney Altman, Clay Regazzoni, Tzvetan Todorov, Valeriy Lobanovskyi, and Leka, Crown Prince of Albania. After him are Jorge Sampaio, Ratko Janev, Ali MacGraw, Richard Kiel, Marie Laforêt, and João Bernardo Vieira. Among people deceased in 2015, Wes Craven ranks 40. Before him are Otto Carius, Tariq Aziz, Maya Plisetskaya, Zito, Eduardo Galeano, and Alcides Ghiggia. After him are Benedict Anderson, Douglass North, Fatema Mernissi, James Last, Colleen McCullough, and René Girard.
Others Born in 1939
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F. Murray Abraham
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 34
Sidney Altman
CHEMIST
1939 - 2022
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 35
Clay Regazzoni
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 36
Tzvetan Todorov
HISTORIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 37
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
COACH
1939 - 2002
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 38
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
NOBLEMAN
1939 - 2011
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 39
Wes Craven
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 40
Jorge Sampaio
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2021
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 41
Ratko Janev
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2019
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 42
Ali MacGraw
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 43
Richard Kiel
ACTOR
1939 - 2014
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 44
Marie Laforêt
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 45
João Bernardo Vieira
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2009
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 2015
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Otto Carius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2015
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 34
Tariq Aziz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2015
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 35
Maya Plisetskaya
DANCER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 36
Zito
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 37
Eduardo Galeano
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 38
Alcides Ghiggia
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 39
Wes Craven
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 40
Benedict Anderson
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1936 - 2015
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 41
Douglass North
ECONOMIST
1920 - 2015
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 42
Fatema Mernissi
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 43
James Last
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 44
Colleen McCullough
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 45
René Girard
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 46
In United States
Among people born in United States, Wes Craven ranks 1,023 out of NaN. Before him are William Hanna (1910), Dorothea Lange (1895), Lillian Gish (1893), Hulk Hogan (1953), Karl Malden (1912), and Bill Cosby (1937). After him are Harold Ramis (1944), Sam Peckinpah (1925), Walter Matthau (1920), Carl Barks (1901), Powers Boothe (1948), and Sondra Locke (1944).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Hanna
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 2001
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1,017
Dorothea Lange
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1965
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1,018
Lillian Gish
ACTOR
1893 - 1993
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1,019
Hulk Hogan
WRESTLER
1953 - 2025
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 1,020
Karl Malden
ACTOR
1912 - 2009
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 1,021
Bill Cosby
COMEDIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 1,022
Wes Craven
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 1,023
Harold Ramis
ACTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 1,024
Sam Peckinpah
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 1,025
Walter Matthau
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 1,026
Carl Barks
COMIC ARTIST
1901 - 2000
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 1,027
Powers Boothe
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 1,028
Sondra Locke
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 1,029
Among Film Directors In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Wes Craven ranks 34. Before him are George Cukor (1899), Robert Altman (1925), Walter Hill (1942), Mel Brooks (1926), Jules Dassin (1911), and William Hanna (1910). After him are Sam Peckinpah (1925), Victor Fleming (1889), James Gunn (1966), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), David Fincher (1962), and Michael Cimino (1939).
George Cukor
1899 - 1983
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 28
Robert Altman
1925 - 2006
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 29
Walter Hill
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 30
Mel Brooks
1926 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 31
Jules Dassin
1911 - 2008
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 32
William Hanna
1910 - 2001
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 33
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 34
Sam Peckinpah
1925 - 1984
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 35
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 36
James Gunn
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 37
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1909 - 1993
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 38
David Fincher
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 39
Michael Cimino
1939 - 2016
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 40
