Film Director
Simon West
English film director
1961 - today
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Simon West
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Simon West is the 1,342nd most popular film director (down from 1,259th in 2024), the 4,783rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,274th in 2019) and the 101st most popular British Film Director.
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Past 12 months
53.43
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Simon West ranks 1,342 out of 2,041. Before him are Michel Brault, Kirill Serebrennikov, Benno von Arent, Nikos Koundouros, Šarūnas Bartas, and Paul McGuigan. After him are Anders Thomas Jensen, Diane Kurys, James Wong Howe, Cédric Klapisch, Haskell Wexler, and Florestano Vancini.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Michel Brault
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 1,336
Kirill Serebrennikov
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,337
Benno von Arent
1898 - 1956
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,338
Nikos Koundouros
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,339
Šarūnas Bartas
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,340
Paul McGuigan
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,341
Simon West
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,342
Anders Thomas Jensen
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,343
Diane Kurys
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,344
James Wong Howe
1899 - 1976
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,345
Cédric Klapisch
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,346
Haskell Wexler
1922 - 2015
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 1,347
Florestano Vancini
1926 - 2008
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 1,348
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Simon West ranks 390. Before him are Latifa, Aldo Costa, Howard Lutnick, Hasmik Papian, Cui Jian, and Zbigniew Zamachowski. After him are Miran Tepeš, Cédric Klapisch, Camryn Manheim, Mikael Appelgren, Omar Razzaz, and Kateryna Yushchenko.
Others Born in 1961
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Latifa
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 385
Aldo Costa
ENGINEER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 386
Howard Lutnick
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 387
Hasmik Papian
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 388
Cui Jian
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 389
Zbigniew Zamachowski
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 390
Simon West
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 391
Miran Tepeš
SKIER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 392
Cédric Klapisch
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 393
Camryn Manheim
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 394
Mikael Appelgren
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 395
Omar Razzaz
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 396
Kateryna Yushchenko
COMPANION
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 397
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon West ranks 4,783 out of NaN. Before him are Ove Arup (1895), Emily Hobhouse (1860), Jimmy Dickinson (1925), Simon Baron-Cohen (1958), Grahame Clark (1907), and Paul McGuigan (1963). After him are David Prain (1857), Kathleen Booth (1922), Allan Jay (1931), Martin Kelly (1990), Alfred Domett (1811), and Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Ove Arup
ENGINEER
1895 - 1988
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,777
Emily Hobhouse
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1860 - 1926
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,778
Jimmy Dickinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1982
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,779
Simon Baron-Cohen
PSYCHOLOGIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,780
Grahame Clark
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,781
Paul McGuigan
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,782
Simon West
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,783
David Prain
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1944
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,784
Kathleen Booth
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1922 - 2022
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,785
Allan Jay
FENCER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,786
Martin Kelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,787
Alfred Domett
WRITER
1811 - 1887
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,788
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1935
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,789
Among Film Directors In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Simon West ranks 101. Before him are Peter R. Hunt (1925), Geoffrey Unsworth (1914), Tony Kaye (1952), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), Colin Nutley (1944), and Paul McGuigan (1963). After him are Irving Rapper (1898), Douglas Slocombe (1913), Peter Hall (1930), Chris Menges (1940), Michael Winterbottom (1961), and Jonathan Lynn (1943).
Peter R. Hunt
1925 - 2002
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 95
Geoffrey Unsworth
1914 - 1978
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 96
Tony Kaye
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 97
Michael Caton-Jones
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 98
Colin Nutley
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 99
Paul McGuigan
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 100
Simon West
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 101
Irving Rapper
1898 - 1999
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 102
Douglas Slocombe
1913 - 2016
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 103
Peter Hall
1930 - 2017
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 104
Chris Menges
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 105
Michael Winterbottom
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 106
Jonathan Lynn
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 107
