Film Director
Richard Lester
American film director
1932 - today
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Richard Lester
His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Richard Lester is the 502nd most popular film director (down from 475th in 2024), the 3,707th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,019th in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Film Director.
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61.54
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Historical Popularity Index
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Jan 19
Richard Lester shares a January 19 birthday with Edgar Allan Poe, James Watt, and Auguste Comte.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Richard Lester ranks 502 out of 2,041. Before him are Alessandro Blasetti, André Cayatte, Umberto Lenzi, Sam Wood, Yves Allégret, and Mauro Bolognini. After him are Takashi Miike, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Nick Castle, Elio Petri, Hiroshi Inagaki, and J. J. Abrams.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Alessandro Blasetti
1900 - 1987
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 496
André Cayatte
1909 - 1989
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 497
Umberto Lenzi
1931 - 2017
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 498
Sam Wood
1883 - 1949
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 499
Yves Allégret
1907 - 1987
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 500
Mauro Bolognini
1922 - 2001
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 501
Richard Lester
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 502
Takashi Miike
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 503
Hiroshi Teshigahara
1927 - 2001
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 504
Nick Castle
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 505
Elio Petri
1929 - 1982
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 506
Hiroshi Inagaki
1905 - 1980
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 507
J. J. Abrams
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 508
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Richard Lester ranks 182. Before him are John Paul Getty Jr., Bronisław Geremek, Walter Cunningham, Henri Schwery, Nichelle Nichols, and Miloslav Vlk. After him are Hassan Al-Turabi, John Hillerman, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Lia Manoliu, Richard Estes, and Harry Gregg.
Others Born in 1932
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John Paul Getty Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1932 - 2003
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 176
Bronisław Geremek
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2008
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 177
Walter Cunningham
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2023
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 178
Henri Schwery
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2021
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 179
Nichelle Nichols
ACTOR
1932 - 2022
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 180
Miloslav Vlk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 181
Richard Lester
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 182
Hassan Al-Turabi
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 183
John Hillerman
ACTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 184
Jean-Pierre Marielle
ACTOR
1932 - 2019
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 185
Lia Manoliu
ATHLETE
1932 - 1998
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 186
Richard Estes
PAINTER
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 187
Harry Gregg
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 188
In United States
Among people born in United States, Richard Lester ranks 3,707 out of 20,380. Before him are James P. Allison (1948), Chad Smith (1961), Barbara Jones (1937), Blake Lively (1987), Elizabeth Roemer (1929), and David Ogden Stiers (1942). After him are Teresa Wright (1918), Charles Coburn (1877), Judy Sheindlin (1942), Margaux Hemingway (1954), Eddie Albert (1906), and Lorenzo Lamas (1958).
Others born in United States
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James P. Allison
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3,701
Chad Smith
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3,702
Barbara Jones
ATHLETE
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3,703
Blake Lively
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 3,704
Elizabeth Roemer
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 3,705
David Ogden Stiers
ACTOR
1942 - 2018
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 3,706
Richard Lester
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 3,707
Teresa Wright
ACTOR
1918 - 2005
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3,708
Charles Coburn
ACTOR
1877 - 1961
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3,709
Judy Sheindlin
LAWYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3,710
Margaux Hemingway
ACTOR
1954 - 1996
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3,711
Eddie Albert
ACTOR
1906 - 2005
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3,712
Lorenzo Lamas
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3,713
Among Film Directors In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Richard Lester ranks 134. Before him are Curtis Hanson (1945), Jerome Robbins (1918), Delbert Mann (1920), Norman Taurog (1899), Tom McCarthy (1966), and Sam Wood (1883). After him are Nick Castle (1947), J. J. Abrams (1966), Clarence Brown (1890), Richard Thorpe (1896), Don Bluth (1937), and Gerard Damiano (1928).
Curtis Hanson
1945 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 128
Jerome Robbins
1918 - 1998
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 129
Delbert Mann
1920 - 2007
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 130
Norman Taurog
1899 - 1981
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 131
Tom McCarthy
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 132
Sam Wood
1883 - 1949
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 133
Richard Lester
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 134
Nick Castle
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 135
J. J. Abrams
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 136
Clarence Brown
1890 - 1987
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 137
Richard Thorpe
1896 - 1991
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 138
Don Bluth
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 139
Gerard Damiano
1928 - 2008
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 140
