FILM DIRECTOR
William Kennedy Dickson
1860 - 1935
William Kennedy Dickson
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 – 28 September 1935) was a British-American inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Kennedy Dickson has received more than 263,596 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. William Kennedy Dickson is the 333rd most popular film director (down from 284th in 2019), the 1,963rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,699th in 2019) and the 38th most popular French Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
57.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
6.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, William Kennedy Dickson ranks 333 out of 2,041. Before him are Leo McCarey, George Roy Hill, Jane Campion, Gustav Ucicky, Samuel Fuller, and Jan de Bont. After him are Anthony Minghella, Jean Rouch, Chen Kaige, Claude Sautet, Sofia Coppola, and Tobe Hooper.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeo McCarey
1898 - 1969
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 327
George Roy Hill
1921 - 2002
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 328
Jane Campion
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 329
Gustav Ucicky
1899 - 1961
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 330
Samuel Fuller
1912 - 1997
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 331
Jan de Bont
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 332
William Kennedy Dickson
1860 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 333
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 334
Jean Rouch
1917 - 2004
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 335
Chen Kaige
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 336
Claude Sautet
1924 - 2000
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 337
Sofia Coppola
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 338
Tobe Hooper
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 339
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1860, William Kennedy Dickson ranks 46. Before him are Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria, Otto Jespersen, Jules Laforgue, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Waldemar Haffkine, and Sergey Sazonov. After him are Friedrich Naumann, Charles Curtis, Michel Zevaco, Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, Bruno Liljefors, and Kolë Idromeno. Among people deceased in 1935, William Kennedy Dickson ranks 49. Before him are Ma Barker, Kurt Tucholsky, Abraham Isaac Kook, Gareth Jones, Jean Béraud, and Valerian Kuybyshev. After him are Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Bernhard Schmidt, Edoardo Agnelli, Juan Vicente Gómez, Alexander von Linsingen, and Meletius IV of Constantinople.
Others Born in 1860
Go to all RankingsArchduke Charles Stephen of Austria
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1933
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 40
Otto Jespersen
LINGUIST
1860 - 1943
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 41
Jules Laforgue
WRITER
1860 - 1887
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 42
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1860 - 1917
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 43
Waldemar Haffkine
BIOLOGIST
1860 - 1930
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 44
Sergey Sazonov
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1927
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 45
William Kennedy Dickson
FILM DIRECTOR
1860 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 46
Friedrich Naumann
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 47
Charles Curtis
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1936
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 48
Michel Zevaco
WRITER
1860 - 1918
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 49
Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1881
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 50
Bruno Liljefors
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 51
Kolë Idromeno
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1935
Go to all RankingsMa Barker
EXTREMIST
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 43
Kurt Tucholsky
WRITER
1890 - 1935
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 44
Abraham Isaac Kook
PHILOSOPHER
1865 - 1935
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 45
Gareth Jones
JOURNALIST
1905 - 1935
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 46
Jean Béraud
PAINTER
1849 - 1935
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 47
Valerian Kuybyshev
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 48
William Kennedy Dickson
FILM DIRECTOR
1860 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 49
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
COMPOSER
1859 - 1935
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 50
Bernhard Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1935
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 51
Edoardo Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1892 - 1935
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 52
Juan Vicente Gómez
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1935
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 53
Alexander von Linsingen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1935
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 54
Meletius IV of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1871 - 1935
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 55
In France
Among people born in France, William Kennedy Dickson ranks 1,963 out of 6,770. Before him are Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta (1866), Jean Bodel (1165), Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (1249), Louis François, Prince of Conti (1717), Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1669), and Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay (1740). After him are François Girardon (1628), David d'Angers (1788), Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (1557), Jean Rouch (1917), Félix Gouin (1884), and Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMaria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta
NOBLEMAN
1866 - 1926
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,957
Jean Bodel
WRITER
1165 - 1205
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,958
Amadeus V, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1249 - 1323
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,959
Louis François, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1776
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,960
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
WRITER
1669 - 1741
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,961
Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1789
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,962
William Kennedy Dickson
FILM DIRECTOR
1860 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 1,963
François Girardon
SCULPTOR
1628 - 1715
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 1,964
David d'Angers
SCULPTOR
1788 - 1856
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,965
Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg
COMPANION
1557 - 1608
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 1,966
Jean Rouch
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 2004
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 1,967
Félix Gouin
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1977
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,968
Richard, Duke of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
858 - 921
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,969
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, William Kennedy Dickson ranks 38. Before him are Frank Darabont (1959), Julien Duvivier (1896), Germaine Dulac (1882), Just Jaeckin (1940), Philippe de Broca (1933), and Francis Veber (1937). After him are Jean Rouch (1917), Claude Sautet (1924), Jean Girault (1924), Guy Hamilton (1922), François Ozon (1967), and Jacques Audiard (1952).
Frank Darabont
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 32
Julien Duvivier
1896 - 1967
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 33
Germaine Dulac
1882 - 1942
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 34
Just Jaeckin
1940 - 2022
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 35
Philippe de Broca
1933 - 2004
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 36
Francis Veber
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 37
William Kennedy Dickson
1860 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 38
Jean Rouch
1917 - 2004
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 39
Claude Sautet
1924 - 2000
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 40
Jean Girault
1924 - 1982
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 41
Guy Hamilton
1922 - 2016
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 42
François Ozon
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 43
Jacques Audiard
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 44