FILM DIRECTOR
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella, (6 January 1954 – 18 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright, and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He directed Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991), The English Patient (1996), The Talented Mr. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Minghella has received more than 2,622,710 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Anthony Minghella is the 366th most popular film director (down from 315th in 2019), the 1,463rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,305th in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Film Director.
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2.6M
Page Views (PV)
55.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
4.69
Effective Languages (L*)
4.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Anthony Minghella ranks 366 out of 1,581. Before him are Nanni Moretti, Chen Kaige, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Ladislas Starevich, Merian C. Cooper, and Jacques Tourneur. After him are Jacques Copeau, Norman Jewison, Lo Wei, Adolph Zukor, Irvin Kershner, and Alexander Korda.
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Nanni Moretti
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 360
Chen Kaige
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 361
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
1922 - 2007
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 362
Ladislas Starevich
1882 - 1965
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 363
Merian C. Cooper
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 364
Jacques Tourneur
1904 - 1977
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 365
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 366
Jacques Copeau
1879 - 1949
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 367
Norman Jewison
1926 - 2024
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 368
Lo Wei
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 369
Adolph Zukor
1873 - 1976
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 370
Irvin Kershner
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 371
Alexander Korda
1893 - 1956
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 372
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Anthony Minghella ranks 85. Before him are Katey Sagal, Sergey Naryshkin, Steven Pinker, Alejandro Sabella, Chris Noth, and Phil Rudd. After him are Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Juande Ramos, Oscar, Trevor Berbick, Milan Martić, and Ellen Barkin. Among people deceased in 2008, Anthony Minghella ranks 82. Before him are Gerard Damiano, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Donald E. Westlake, Don S. Davis, Henri Salvador, and Stanley Kamel. After him are Jean Delannoy, Dora Ratjen, Sufi Abu Taleb, Paul Frère, Manuel Marulanda, and Claude Piron.
Others Born in 1954
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Katey Sagal
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 79
Sergey Naryshkin
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 80
Steven Pinker
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 81
Alejandro Sabella
1954 - 2020
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 82
Chris Noth
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 83
Phil Rudd
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 84
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 85
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 86
Juande Ramos
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 87
Oscar
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 88
Trevor Berbick
1954 - 2006
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 89
Milan Martić
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 90
Ellen Barkin
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 91
Others Deceased in 2008
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Gerard Damiano
1928 - 2008
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 76
Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
1930 - 2008
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 77
Donald E. Westlake
1933 - 2008
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 78
Don S. Davis
1942 - 2008
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 79
Henri Salvador
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 80
Stanley Kamel
1943 - 2008
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 81
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 82
Jean Delannoy
1908 - 2008
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 83
Dora Ratjen
1918 - 2008
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 84
Sufi Abu Taleb
1925 - 2008
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 85
Paul Frère
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 86
Manuel Marulanda
1930 - 2008
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 87
Claude Piron
1931 - 2008
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 88
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Minghella ranks 1,463 out of 7,765. Before him are Lorna Wing (1928), John Graunt (1620), Herbert Kilpin (1870), John Blow (1649), Edward Low (1690), and George MacDonald (1824). After him are Jeffrey Archer (1940), Marina Berti (1924), Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763), Dorothy L. Sayers (1893), Francesca Annis (1945), and John Ball (1338).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Lorna Wing
1928 - 2014
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 1,457
John Graunt
1620 - 1674
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1,458
Herbert Kilpin
1870 - 1916
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1,459
John Blow
1649 - 1708
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1,460
Edward Low
1690 - 1724
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1,461
George MacDonald
1824 - 1905
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,462
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 1,463
Jeffrey Archer
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 1,464
Marina Berti
1924 - 2002
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 1,465
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
1763 - 1827
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 1,466
Dorothy L. Sayers
1893 - 1957
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 1,467
Francesca Annis
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 1,468
John Ball
1338 - 1381
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 1,469
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Anthony Minghella ranks 25. Before him are Carol Reed (1906), Sam Mendes (1965), John Boorman (1933), Ken Russell (1927), John Guillermin (1925), and Derek Jarman (1942). After him are Michael Apted (1941), Adrian Lyne (1941), Michael Anderson (1920), David Yates (1963), Mike Leigh (1943), and J. Lee Thompson (1914).
Carol Reed
1906 - 1976
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 19
Sam Mendes
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 20
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 21
Ken Russell
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 22
John Guillermin
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 23
Derek Jarman
1942 - 1994
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 24
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 25
Michael Apted
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 26
Adrian Lyne
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 27
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 28
David Yates
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 29
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 30
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 31
