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Wes Ball

1980 - Today

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Wes Ball (born October 28, 1980) is an American film director. He is best known for directing the Maze Runner film trilogy (2014–2018), based on James Dashner's series of novels of the same name, as well as Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), the fourth installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Wes Ball is the 1,959th most popular film director (down from 1,923rd in 2024), the 16,239th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,041st in 2019) and the 579th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Wes Ball ranks 1,959 out of 2,041. Before him are Boaz Yakin, Debra Granik, Abrar Alvi, Louis Theroux, Robert Luketic, and Jonathan Liebesman. After him are Paco Plaza, Mike Mitchell, Katja von Garnier, Alain Gomis, Miranda July, and James Watkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Wes Ball ranks 687. Before him are Nelson Cuevas, J. D. Pardo, Xisco, Burçin Terzioğlu, Mercedes McNab, and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi. After him are Christopher Castile, Mate Bilić, Luis Horna, Amira Mohamed Ali, Estrella Morente, and Raema Lisa Rumbewas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wes Ball ranks 16,246 out of 20,380. Before him are Conrad Burns (1935), Mike Modano (1970), Ian Carey (1975), Sir Mix-a-Lot (1963), Eve Gordon (1960), and Medina Dixon (1962). After him are Chad Hedrick (1977), Christopher Castile (1980), Michael Bergin (1969), Richard M. Linnehan (1957), Andre Royo (1968), and Zachariah Chandler (1813).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Wes Ball ranks 579. Before him are Alex Kendrick (1970), David Robert Mitchell (1974), Dustin Lance Black (1975), Scott Silver (1964), Boaz Yakin (1965), and Debra Granik (1963). After him are Mike Mitchell (1970), Miranda July (1974), Mark Neveldine (1973), Melina Matsoukas (1981), Gia Coppola (1987), and John Ridley (1964).

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