Film Director
John Boorman
British filmmaker
1933 - today
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John Boorman
His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). John Boorman is the 460th most popular film director (down from 304th in 2024), the 1,969th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,202nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Film Director.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
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John Boorman's biography appears in 38 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 86% of all Film Directors.
Jan 18
John Boorman shares a January 18 birthday with Montesquieu, Gilles Deleuze, and Kevin Costner.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, John Boorman ranks 460 out of 2,041. Before him are Maya Deren, Néstor Almendros, Robert Rossen, Larisa Shepitko, James L. Brooks, and Joe Dante. After him are William A. Wellman, Sam Mendes, Jean Eustache, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Şerif Gören, and Aleksandar Petrović.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Maya Deren
1917 - 1961
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 454
Néstor Almendros
1930 - 1992
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 455
Robert Rossen
1908 - 1966
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 456
Larisa Shepitko
1938 - 1979
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 457
James L. Brooks
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 458
Joe Dante
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 459
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 460
William A. Wellman
1896 - 1975
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 461
Sam Mendes
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 462
Jean Eustache
1938 - 1981
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 463
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 464
Şerif Gören
1944 - 2024
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 465
Aleksandar Petrović
1929 - 1994
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 466
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, John Boorman ranks 162. Before him are Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Azeglio Vicini, Mátyás Szűrös, Hannelore Kohl, Michel Camdessus, and Debra Paget. After him are Raffaele Farina, Michel Sabbah, Robert Shavlakadze, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Andrei Voznesensky, and Charlie Wilson.
Others Born in 1933
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Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 156
Azeglio Vicini
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 157
Mátyás Szűrös
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 158
Hannelore Kohl
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 159
Michel Camdessus
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 160
Debra Paget
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 161
John Boorman
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 162
Raffaele Farina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 163
Michel Sabbah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 164
Robert Shavlakadze
ATHLETE
1933 - 2020
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 165
Ludovico Scarfiotti
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 1968
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 166
Andrei Voznesensky
WRITER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 167
Charlie Wilson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1933 - 2010
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 168
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Boorman ranks 1,969 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Parkes Bonington (1801), Tobias Smollett (1721), Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914), John Maynard Smith (1920), Samuel Frederick Gray (1766), and Nick Simper (1945). After him are Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842), F. H. Bradley (1846), Sam Mendes (1965), Matt Ridley (1958), Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), and Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Richard Parkes Bonington
PAINTER
1801 - 1828
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 1,963
Tobias Smollett
WRITER
1721 - 1771
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 1,964
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 1,965
John Maynard Smith
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2004
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 1,966
Samuel Frederick Gray
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1828
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 1,967
Nick Simper
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 1,968
John Boorman
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,969
Mary Putnam Jacobi
PHYSICIAN
1842 - 1906
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,970
F. H. Bradley
PHILOSOPHER
1846 - 1924
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,971
Sam Mendes
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,972
Matt Ridley
BIOLOGIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,973
Kenneth E. Boulding
ECONOMIST
1910 - 1993
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,974
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1948
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 1,975
Among Film Directors In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, John Boorman ranks 34. Before him are Tom Hooper (1972), Roland Joffé (1945), John Guillermin (1925), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Michael Apted (1941), and Andrew V. McLaglen (1920). After him are Sam Mendes (1965), David Yates (1963), David Byrne (1952), Michael Anderson (1920), J. Stuart Blackton (1875), and Mike Leigh (1943).
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
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 38
J. Stuart Blackton
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 39
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 40
