FILM DIRECTOR

Gus Van Sant

1952 - Today

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Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician. He has earned acclaim as an independent auteur. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gus Van Sant is the 264th most popular film director (down from 232nd in 2019), the 2,079th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,540th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Film Director.

Gus van Sant is most famous for directing the film "My Own Private Idaho" and the film "Good Will Hunting."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gus Van Sant ranks 264 out of 2,041. Before him are John Sturges, Mike Nichols, Sven Nykvist, Jane Campion, Roger Corman, and Jean Epstein. After him are Claude Sautet, Rouben Mamoulian, Douglas Sirk, Jerzy Stuhr, Gojko Mitić, and Souleymane Cissé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Gus Van Sant ranks 98. Before him are Diana Gabaldon, Álvaro Uribe, Alain Giresse, Santillana, László Tőkés, and Mahmoud Jibril. After him are John Lone, Atsuyoshi Furuta, Anne-Marie David, Frances Fisher, Raymond Domenech, and Christine Baranski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gus Van Sant ranks 2,079 out of 20,380. Before him are Pat Garrett (1850), Matthew Broderick (1962), Cole Porter (1891), Roger Corman (1926), Bill Tilden (1893), and Gary Busey (1944). After him are Adam Savage (1967), Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851), Roger Ebert (1942), Jack Dempsey (1895), Lionel Stander (1908), and Jason Lee (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gus Van Sant ranks 77. Before him are James Foley (1953), Michael Moore (1954), Henry Hathaway (1898), Peter Bogdanovich (1939), John Sturges (1910), and Roger Corman (1926). After him are Andrew Davis (1946), Wes Anderson (1969), George Stevens (1904), John Frankenheimer (1930), Sam Raimi (1959), and Frank Borzage (1894).

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