Film Director

Ben Wheatley

British film and TV director

1972 - today

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Ben Wheatley

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ben Wheatley is the 2,070th most popular film director (down from 1,825th in 2024), the 7,284th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,429th in 2019) and the 158th most popular British Film Director.

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160k

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Past 12 months

43.22

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Ben Wheatley's biography spans 18 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 43.22.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Ben Wheatley ranks 2,070 out of 2,296. Before him are Andrew Fleming, Michael Almereyda, Derek Kolstad, Dan Trachtenberg, Prakash Jha, and Richard Stanley. After him are Mati Diop, David Michôd, Linus Sandgren, Jeremy Podeswa, Theodore Melfi, and Kiran Rao.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Andrew Fleming
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 2,064
Michael Almereyda
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 2,065
Derek Kolstad
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 2,066
Dan Trachtenberg
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 2,067
Prakash Jha
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 2,068
Richard Stanley
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 2,069
Ben Wheatley
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 2,070
Mati Diop
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 2,071
David Michôd
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 2,072
Linus Sandgren
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 2,073
Jeremy Podeswa
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 2,074
Theodore Melfi
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 2,075
Kiran Rao
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 2,076

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Ben Wheatley ranks 1,021. Before him are Zaza Zazirov, Oana Pantelimon, Shigeki Kurata, Gillian Vigman, Stephan Vuckovic, and Sharon Leal. After him are Reza Aslan, Takeshi Mizuuchi, Vidar Riseth, Theodore Whitmore, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Claudio Luiz Assuncao de Freitas.

Others Born in 1972

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Zaza Zazirov
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,015
Oana Pantelimon
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,016
Shigeki Kurata
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,017
Gillian Vigman
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 1,018
Stephan Vuckovic
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,019
Sharon Leal
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 1,020
Ben Wheatley
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 1,021
Reza Aslan
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,022
Takeshi Mizuuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,023
Vidar Riseth
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,024
Theodore Whitmore
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,025
Adrian Tchaikovsky
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 1,026
Claudio Luiz Assuncao de Freitas
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 1,027