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  1. Taika WaititiDirectorsNew Zealand

    Busiest day 1 Nov, no cause found yet

    74.0Fame score out of 100

    Read 2.8 times as often as usual this weekBusiest day 1 Nov, no cause found yet

  2. Peter JacksonDirectorsNew Zealand

    Busiest day 31 Oct, no cause found yet

    73.4Fame score out of 100

    About as usualBusiest day 31 Oct, no cause found yet

  3. Jane CampionDirectorsNew Zealand

    61.0Fame score out of 100

    About as usual

#PersonCountryCategoryFame score, How we knowWhy now
4thMartin CampbellNew Zealand film and television director b. 1943New ZealandDirectors58.9of 100About as usual
5thChelsea WinstanleyNew Zealand film producer b. 1976New ZealandDirectors56.3of 100Busiest day 1 Nov, no cause found yet
6thTim BevanNew Zealand film producer b. 1957New ZealandDirectors56.2of 100About as usual
7thStephen KayAmerican actor, director and writer of film and television b. 1963New ZealandDirectors55.8of 100About as usual
8thAndrew AdamsonNew Zealand director, screenwriter and producer b. 1966New ZealandDirectors54.8of 100
9thJemaine ClementNew Zealand actor and musician b. 1974New ZealandActors68.3of 100Rising this week, no cause found yet
10thRose McIverNew Zealand actress b. 1988New ZealandActors67.4of 100Rising this week, no cause found yet
11thRichard CurtisBritish screenwriter b. 1956New ZealandWriters64.3of 100About as usual
12thFran WalshNew Zealand screenwriter and producer b. 1959New ZealandWriters57.9of 100About as usual
13thMadeleine SamiNew Zealand actress b. 1980New ZealandActors53.6of 100Counted to 19 September 2026, not since.

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Taika Waititi leads the 35 living directors from New Zealand. Ranked by public attention and updated every day. Climbing fastest this week: Chelsea Winstanley.

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