1878 - 1955
William Churchill deMille (July 25, 1878 – March 5, 1955), also spelled de Mille or De Mille, was an American screenwriter and film director from the silent film era through the early 1930s. He was also a noted playwright prior to moving into film. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William C. deMille has received more than 155,033 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). William C. deMille is the 1,242nd most popular film director (down from 989th in 2019), the 8,574th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,754th in 2019) and the 332nd most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, William C. deMille ranks 1,242 out of 1,581. Before him are Neill Blomkamp, Andrzej Sekuła, Boris Sagal, Patty Jenkins, Kurt Hoffmann, and Michael Caton-Jones. After him are Dennis Gansel, Neil Burger, Michael Hoffman, Stanley Tong, George Abbott, and Lev Kulidzhanov.
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 1,236
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 1,237
1923 - 1981
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 1,238
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 1,239
1910 - 2001
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 1,240
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 1,241
1878 - 1955
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 1,242
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 1,243
2000 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 1,244
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 1,245
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 1,246
1887 - 1995
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 1,247
1924 - 2002
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 1,248
Among people born in 1878, William C. deMille ranks 189. Before him are Oscar Olson, The Great Gama, Muriel Robb, Wollmar Boström, Paul Weinstein, and Peter Kemp. After him are Augustus John, Francisco Lagos Cházaro, John Cregan, Carl Eduard Hellmayr, John Masefield, and Peder Kolstad. Among people deceased in 1955, William C. deMille ranks 138. Before him are Herman Steiner, George van Rossem, Martha Norelius, Carlos Dávila, Arthur Shaw, and Dimitrios Maximos. After him are David Carstens, Rukhmabai, Robert E. Sherwood, Alice Joyce, Pentti Haanpää, and John Hodiak.
1878 - 1963
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 183
1878 - 1960
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 184
1878 - 1907
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 185
1878 - 1956
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 186
1878 - 1964
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 187
1878 - 1950
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 188
1878 - 1955
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 189
1878 - 1961
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 190
1878 - 1932
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 191
1878 - 1965
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 192
1878 - 1944
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 193
1878 - 1967
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 194
1878 - 1932
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 195
1905 - 1955
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 132
1882 - 1955
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 133
1909 - 1955
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 134
1887 - 1955
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 135
1886 - 1955
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 136
1873 - 1955
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 137
1878 - 1955
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 138
1914 - 1955
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 139
1864 - 1955
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 140
1896 - 1955
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 141
1890 - 1955
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 142
1905 - 1955
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 143
1914 - 1955
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 144
Among people born in United States, William C. deMille ranks 8,574 out of 18,182. Before him are Steve Prefontaine (1951), Paul Winchell (1922), Richard Denning (1914), Lindsey Graham (1955), Max Weinberg (1951), and Stephen Decatur (1779). After him are Howard Ashman (1950), Chris Barnes (1967), Jason Lewis (1971), Coleen Gray (1922), DJ Yella (1967), and Henry Dearborn (1751).
1951 - 1975
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,568
1922 - 2005
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,569
1914 - 1998
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,570
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,571
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,572
1779 - 1820
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,573
1878 - 1955
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,574
1950 - 1991
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,575
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,576
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,577
1922 - 2015
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,578
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,579
1751 - 1829
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 8,580
Among film directors born in United States, William C. deMille ranks 332. Before him are James Gray (1969), Ruben Fleischer (1974), Robert Burks (1909), Sidney Franklin (1893), Chris Buck (1958), and Patty Jenkins (1971). After him are Neil Burger (2000), Michael Hoffman (1956), George Abbott (1887), Phil Alden Robinson (1950), Steve Miner (1951), and Lee Unkrich (1967).
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 326
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 327
1909 - 1968
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 328
1893 - 1972
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 329
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 330
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 331
1878 - 1955
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 332
2000 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 333
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 334
1887 - 1995
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 335
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 336
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 337
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 338