Film Director
J. Lee Thompson
British film director
1914 - 2002
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J. Lee Thompson
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). J. Lee Thompson is the 428th most popular film director (down from 379th in 2024), the 1,871st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,467th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, J. Lee Thompson ranks 428 out of 2,041. Before him are Saul Bass, John Guillermin, Christian-Jaque, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Bo Widerberg, and Sofia Coppola. After him are Michael Apted, Mikio Naruse, Richard Boleslawski, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and Zack Snyder.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Saul Bass
1920 - 1996
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 422
John Guillermin
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 423
Christian-Jaque
1904 - 1994
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 424
Hirokazu Kore-eda
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 425
Bo Widerberg
1930 - 1997
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 426
Sofia Coppola
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 427
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 428
Michael Apted
1941 - 2021
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 429
Mikio Naruse
1905 - 1969
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 430
Richard Boleslawski
1889 - 1937
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 431
Sergiu Nicolaescu
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 432
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
1922 - 2007
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 433
Zack Snyder
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 434
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, J. Lee Thompson ranks 120. Before him are Eugene Nida, Carlos Castillo Armas, Go Seigen, Bill Finger, Erich Topp, and Lyman Spitzer. After him are George Tabori, Marcel Bich, Juan Carlos Onganía, Joe Rantz, Poul Hartling, and Alberto Lattuada. Among people deceased in 2002, J. Lee Thompson ranks 101. Before him are Branko Stanković, Spyros Kyprianou, Freddy Heineken, Joseph Luns, Michail Stasinopoulos, and Karel Reisz. After him are Daniel Gélin, Dee Dee Ramone, Lionel Hampton, Michel Henry, Nikolai Amosov, and Inge Morath.
Others Born in 1914
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Eugene Nida
WRITER
1914 - 2011
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 114
Carlos Castillo Armas
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1957
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 115
Go Seigen
GO PLAYER
1914 - 2014
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 116
Bill Finger
COMIC ARTIST
1914 - 1974
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 117
Erich Topp
ENGINEER
1914 - 2005
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 118
Lyman Spitzer
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1997
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 119
J. Lee Thompson
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 120
George Tabori
WRITER
1914 - 2007
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 121
Marcel Bich
BUSINESSPERSON
1914 - 1994
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 122
Juan Carlos Onganía
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1995
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 123
Joe Rantz
ATHLETE
1914 - 2007
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 124
Poul Hartling
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2000
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 125
Alberto Lattuada
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2005
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 126
Others Deceased in 2002
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Branko Stanković
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 95
Spyros Kyprianou
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2002
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 96
Freddy Heineken
BUSINESSPERSON
1923 - 2002
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 97
Joseph Luns
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2002
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 98
Michail Stasinopoulos
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2002
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 99
Karel Reisz
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2002
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 100
J. Lee Thompson
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 101
Daniel Gélin
ACTOR
1921 - 2002
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 102
Dee Dee Ramone
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2002
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 103
Lionel Hampton
MUSICIAN
1908 - 2002
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 104
Michel Henry
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 105
Nikolai Amosov
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2002
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 106
Inge Morath
PHOTOGRAPHER
1923 - 2002
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 107
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, J. Lee Thompson ranks 1,871 out of NaN. Before him are John Ball (1338), Elvis Costello (1954), Arthur Rackham (1867), Lennox Lewis (1965), Tommy Smith (1945), and Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730). After him are Douglas Mawson (1882), Michael Apted (1941), John Rolfe (1585), John Barbirolli (1899), James Gillray (1756), and E. P. Thompson (1924).
Others born in United Kingdom
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John Ball
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1338 - 1381
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 1,865
Elvis Costello
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 1,866
Arthur Rackham
PAINTER
1867 - 1939
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 1,867
Lennox Lewis
BOXER
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 1,868
Tommy Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2019
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 1,869
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1782
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 1,870
J. Lee Thompson
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 1,871
Douglas Mawson
EXPLORER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 1,872
Michael Apted
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2021
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 1,873
John Rolfe
EXPLORER
1585 - 1622
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 1,874
John Barbirolli
CONDUCTOR
1899 - 1970
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 1,875
James Gillray
PAINTER
1756 - 1815
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 1,876
E. P. Thompson
HISTORIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 1,877
Among Film Directors In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, J. Lee Thompson ranks 31. Before him are Ken Russell (1927), Robert Stevenson (1905), Anthony Minghella (1954), Tom Hooper (1972), Roland Joffé (1945), and John Guillermin (1925). After him are Michael Apted (1941), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), John Boorman (1933), Sam Mendes (1965), David Yates (1963), and David Byrne (1952).
Ken Russell
1927 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 25
Robert Stevenson
1905 - 1986
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 26
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 27
Tom Hooper
1972 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 28
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 29
John Guillermin
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 30
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 31
Michael Apted
1941 - 2021
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 32
Andrew V. McLaglen
1920 - 2014
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 33
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 34
Sam Mendes
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 35
David Yates
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 36
David Byrne
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 37
