1901 - 1970
William H. Daniels ASC (December 1, 1901 – June 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer who was Greta Garbo's personal lensman, serving as the cinematographer for such Garbo-starring films as Torrent (1926), The Mysterious Lady (1928), The Kiss (1929), Anna Christie, Romance (both 1930), Grand Hotel (1932), Anna Karenina (1935), and Camille (1936). Early in his career he worked regularly with director Erich von Stroheim, providing cinematography for such films as The Devil's Pass Key (1920) and Greed (1924). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Daniels has received more than 5,332,116 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Daniels is the 1,401st most popular film director (down from 1,220th in 2019), the 10,257th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,980th in 2019) and the 391st most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, William Daniels ranks 1,401 out of 1,581. Before him are Andy Tennant, André Roosevelt, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Haifaa al-Mansour, Kevin S. Bright, and Birt Acres. After him are Hal Hartley, Val Guest, Hito Steyerl, Flora Gomes, Albert Pyun, and Jack Smith.
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 1,395
1879 - 1962
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 1,396
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 1,397
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 1,398
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 1,399
1854 - 1918
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 1,400
1901 - 1970
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 1,401
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 1,402
1911 - 2006
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,403
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 1,404
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 1,405
1953 - 2022
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 1,406
1932 - 1989
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 1,407
Among people born in 1901, William Daniels ranks 303. Before him are Miguel Brito, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Alex James, Thomas Cooray, Eusebio Díaz, and Edmund Rubbra. After him are H. Bruce Humberstone, Carmelita Geraghty, Shirley Mason, V. Shantaram, Francisco Gamborena, and Chester Morris. Among people deceased in 1970, William Daniels ranks 230. Before him are Richard Hofstadter, Okuro Oikawa, Marjorie Rambeau, Booker Ervin, John T. Scopes, and Earl Hooker. After him are Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Maurice Stokes, Charles Olson, Preston Foster, William Beaudine, and Earl Eby.
1901 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 297
1901 - 1977
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 298
1901 - 1953
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 299
1901 - 1988
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 300
1901 - 1959
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 301
1901 - 1986
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 302
1901 - 1970
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 303
1901 - 1984
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 304
1901 - 1966
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 305
1901 - 1979
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 306
1901 - 1990
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 307
1901 - 1982
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 308
1901 - 1970
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 309
1916 - 1970
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 224
1896 - 1970
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 225
1889 - 1970
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 226
1930 - 1970
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 227
1900 - 1970
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 228
1930 - 1970
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 229
1901 - 1970
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 230
1906 - 1970
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 231
1933 - 1970
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 232
1910 - 1970
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 233
1900 - 1970
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 234
1892 - 1970
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 235
1894 - 1970
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 236
Among people born in United States, William Daniels ranks 10,257 out of 18,182. Before him are Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), Dean Smith (1931), Tracy Hickman (1955), Harvey Mason (1947), Michael McClure (1932), and Stanley Fish (1938). After him are Avery Dulles (1918), Rick Adelman (1946), Marillyn Hewson (1953), Josiah Bartlett (1729), Erik Palladino (1968), and Ann Doran (1911).
1841 - 1927
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 10,251
1931 - 2015
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 10,252
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 10,253
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 10,254
1932 - 2020
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 10,255
1938 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 10,256
1901 - 1970
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 10,257
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 10,258
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 10,259
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 10,260
1729 - 1795
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 10,261
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 10,262
1911 - 2000
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 10,263
Among film directors born in United States, William Daniels ranks 391. Before him are Lisa Cholodenko (1964), Erle C. Kenton (1896), John R. Leonetti (1956), Andy Tennant (1955), Kevin S. Bright (1954), and Birt Acres (1854). After him are Hal Hartley (1959), Albert Pyun (1953), Jack Smith (1932), Rick Rosenthal (1949), Victor Salva (1958), and Eytan Fox (1964).
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 385
1896 - 1980
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 386
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 387
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 388
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 389
1854 - 1918
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 390
1901 - 1970
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 391
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 392
1953 - 2022
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 393
1932 - 1989
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 394
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 395
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 396
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 397