Film Director

Bill Forsyth

British film director

1946 - today

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Bill Forsyth

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Bill Forsyth is the 1,828th most popular film director (up from 1,850th in 2024), the 6,460th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,552nd in 2019) and the 139th most popular British Film Director.

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50k

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Past 12 months

47.72

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Jul 29

Bill Forsyth shares a July 29 birthday with Benito Mussolini, Dag Hammarskjöld, and Alexis de Tocqueville.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Bill Forsyth ranks 1,828 out of 2,041. Before him are Roger Michell, Matthew Barney, Aditya Chopra, Joseph Cedar, Roger Avary, and Elmo Nüganen. After him are Claudio Miranda, Diao Yinan, Soi Cheang, David Mackenzie, Bruce LaBruce, and Miguel Sapochnik.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Roger Michell
1956 - 2021
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 1,822
Matthew Barney
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 1,823
Aditya Chopra
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 1,824
Joseph Cedar
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 1,825
Roger Avary
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 1,826
Elmo Nüganen
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 1,827
Bill Forsyth
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 1,828
Claudio Miranda
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 1,829
Diao Yinan
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 1,830
Soi Cheang
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 1,831
David Mackenzie
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 1,832
Bruce LaBruce
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1,833
Miguel Sapochnik
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 1,834

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Bill Forsyth ranks 823. Before him are Mark Metcalf, Pacita Abad, Debbi Wilkes, F. Drew Gaffney, Allen Lanier, and King Sunny Adé. After him are Malcolm Rifkind, Mike Doyle, Ian Porterfield, Suresh Oberoi, Bob Seagren, and Ed Schafer.

Others Born in 1946

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Mark Metcalf
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 817
Pacita Abad
PAINTER
1946 - 2004
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 818
Debbi Wilkes
SKATER
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 819
F. Drew Gaffney
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 820
Allen Lanier
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 821
King Sunny Adé
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 822
Bill Forsyth
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 823
Malcolm Rifkind
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 824
Mike Doyle
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2011
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 825
Ian Porterfield
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2007
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 826
Suresh Oberoi
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 827
Bob Seagren
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 828
Ed Schafer
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 829

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Forsyth ranks 6,460 out of 8,785. Before him are Jasper Fforde (1961), John Simm (1970), Peter Reid (1956), Garth Ennis (1970), Mia McKenna-Bruce (1997), and Paul Eddington (1927). After him are Robert Wells (1961), Elkie Brooks (1945), Alistair Darling (1953), Paul Lambert (1969), Syd Owen (1922), and Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (1991).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Jasper Fforde
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 6,454
John Simm
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 6,455
Peter Reid
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 6,456
Garth Ennis
COMIC ARTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 6,457
Mia McKenna-Bruce
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 6,458
Paul Eddington
ACTOR
1927 - 1995
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 6,459
Bill Forsyth
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 6,460
Robert Wells
BOXER
1961 - 2025
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 6,461
Elkie Brooks
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 6,462
Alistair Darling
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2023
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 6,463
Paul Lambert
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 6,464
Syd Owen
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1998
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 6,465
Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
NOBLEMAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 6,466