WRITER
Gregory Colbert
1960 - Today

Gregory Colbert
Gregory Colbert (born 1960) is a Canadian filmmaker and photographer best known as the creator of Ashes and Snow, an exhibition of photographic artworks and films housed in the Nomadic Museum. Colbert sees himself as an apprentice to nature. His works are collaborations between humans and other species that express the poetic sensibilities and imaginations of human and animals. His images offer an inclusive non-hierarchical vision of the natural world, one that depicts an interdependence and symmetry between humanity and the rest of life. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory Colbert is the 6,846th most popular writer (down from 6,717th in 2019), the 870th most popular biography from Canada (down from 800th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Canadian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Gregory Colbert ranks 6,846 out of 7,302. Before him are David X. Cohen, Okwui Enwezor, Elaine Showalter, Nahed Hattar, Julie Plec, and Jo Walton. After him are Robert Bridges, Peter Schiff, Jakob Arjouni, Maurice G. Dantec, Guzel Yakhina, and Owen Jones.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid X. Cohen
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 6,840
Okwui Enwezor
1963 - 2019
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 6,841
Elaine Showalter
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 6,842
Nahed Hattar
1960 - 2016
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 6,843
Julie Plec
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 6,844
Jo Walton
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 6,845
Gregory Colbert
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 6,846
Robert Bridges
1844 - 1930
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 6,847
Peter Schiff
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,848
Jakob Arjouni
1964 - 2013
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,849
Maurice G. Dantec
1959 - 2016
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,850
Guzel Yakhina
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,851
Owen Jones
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 6,852
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Gregory Colbert ranks 702. Before him are David Nutter, Steven Swanson, Markos Kyprianou, John Paxson, Joëlle Ursull, and Nahed Hattar. After him are Stéphane Le Foll, Al Joyner, Francis Gillot, Lesley Sharp, Janusz Kurtyka, and Javier Velásquez.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsDavid Nutter
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 696
Steven Swanson
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 697
Markos Kyprianou
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 698
John Paxson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 699
Joëlle Ursull
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 700
Nahed Hattar
WRITER
1960 - 2016
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 701
Gregory Colbert
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 702
Stéphane Le Foll
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 703
Al Joyner
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 704
Francis Gillot
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 705
Lesley Sharp
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 706
Janusz Kurtyka
HISTORIAN
1960 - 2010
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 707
Javier Velásquez
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 708
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Gregory Colbert ranks 871 out of 1,622. Before him are Pete Desjardins (1907), Timothy Findley (1930), Andrea Jung (1959), Harry Jerome (1940), Gary Lux (1959), and John Ralston Saul (1947). After him are Anne Ottenbrite (1966), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1998), Sara Canning (1987), Sara Waisglass (1998), Natasha St-Pier (1981), and Nicholas Latifi (1995).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsPete Desjardins
ATHLETE
1907 - 1985
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 865
Timothy Findley
WRITER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 866
Andrea Jung
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 867
Harry Jerome
ATHLETE
1940 - 1982
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 868
Gary Lux
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 869
John Ralston Saul
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 870
Gregory Colbert
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 871
Anne Ottenbrite
SWIMMER
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 872
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 873
Sara Canning
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 874
Sara Waisglass
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 875
Natasha St-Pier
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 876
Nicholas Latifi
RACING DRIVER
1995 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 877
Among WRITERS In Canada
Among writers born in Canada, Gregory Colbert ranks 46. Before him are Robert Elsie (1950), Rachel Cusk (1967), Cory Doctorow (1971), Deborah Ellis (1960), Timothy Findley (1930), and John Ralston Saul (1947). After him are Robert C. Cooper (1968), Ed Greenwood (1959), Emily St. John Mandel (1979), Mavis Gallant (1922), Geoff Ryman (1951), and Anne Michaels (1958).
Robert Elsie
1950 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 40
Rachel Cusk
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 41
Cory Doctorow
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 42
Deborah Ellis
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 43
Timothy Findley
1930 - 2002
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 44
John Ralston Saul
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 45
Gregory Colbert
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 46
Robert C. Cooper
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 47
Ed Greenwood
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 48
Emily St. John Mandel
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 49
Mavis Gallant
1922 - 2014
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 50
Geoff Ryman
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 51
Anne Michaels
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 52