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 won the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient (1996). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Minghella has received more than 1,727,818 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Anthony Minghella is the 315th most popular film director (up from 390th in 2019), the 1,306th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,578th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
66.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
4.99
Effective Languages (L*)
4.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Anthony Minghellas by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Anthony Minghella ranks 315 out of 1,580. Before him are Shin Sang-ok, Chris Columbus, Bo Widerberg, Frank Borzage, Sam Raimi, and Raúl Ruiz. After him are Alexander Sokurov, Mervyn LeRoy, Jacques Copeau, Philippe de Broca, John Boorman, and Giuseppe De Santis.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Shin Sang-ok
1926 - 2006
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 309
Chris Columbus
1958 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 310
Bo Widerberg
1930 - 1997
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 311
Frank Borzage
1894 - 1962
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 312
Sam Raimi
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 313
Raúl Ruiz
1941 - 2011
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 314
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 315
Alexander Sokurov
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 316
Mervyn LeRoy
1900 - 1987
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 317
Jacques Copeau
1879 - 1949
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 318
Philippe de Broca
1933 - 2004
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 319
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 320
Giuseppe De Santis
1917 - 1997
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 321
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Anthony Minghella ranks 65. Before him are Ilan Ramon, Kathleen Turner, Steve Morse, Jorge Jesus, Chris Evert, and Katey Sagal. After him are Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, Hrant Dink, Phil Rudd, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Chris Gardner, and Fernando Santos. Among people deceased in 2008, Anthony Minghella ranks 76. Before him are Henry Molaison, Rajko Mitić, Cyd Charisse, Joseph M. Juran, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, and Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah. After him are Kon Ichikawa, Bettie Page, Bernardin Gantin, Eva Dahlbeck, Nouhak Phoumsavanh, and Henri Salvador.
Others Born in 1954
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Ilan Ramon
1954 - 2003
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 59
Kathleen Turner
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 60
Steve Morse
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 61
Jorge Jesus
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 62
Chris Evert
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 63
Katey Sagal
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 64
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 65
Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 66
Hrant Dink
1954 - 2007
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 67
Phil Rudd
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 68
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 69
Chris Gardner
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 70
Fernando Santos
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 71
Others Deceased in 2008
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Henry Molaison
1926 - 2008
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 70
Rajko Mitić
1922 - 2008
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 71
Cyd Charisse
1922 - 2008
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 72
Joseph M. Juran
1904 - 2008
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 73
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
1923 - 2008
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 74
Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
1930 - 2008
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 75
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 76
Kon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 77
Bettie Page
1923 - 2008
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 78
Bernardin Gantin
1922 - 2008
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 79
Eva Dahlbeck
1920 - 2008
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 80
Nouhak Phoumsavanh
1910 - 2008
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 81
Henri Salvador
1917 - 2008
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 82
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Minghella ranks 1,306 out of 6,924. Before him are Stephen Fry (1957), Richard Adams (1920), Rosemary Harris (1927), James Mirrlees (1936), Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), and Marc Bolan (1947). After him are Allen Carr (1934), Philip Sidney (1554), Lorna Wing (1928), Max Mosley (1940), John Henry Poynting (1852), and Gerald Gardner (1884).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Stephen Fry
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 1,300
Richard Adams
1920 - 2016
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 1,301
Rosemary Harris
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1,302
James Mirrlees
1936 - 2018
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1,303
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1884 - 1966
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1,304
Marc Bolan
1947 - 1977
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 1,305
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 1,306
Allen Carr
1934 - 2006
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 1,307
Philip Sidney
1554 - 1586
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 1,308
Lorna Wing
1928 - 2014
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 1,309
Max Mosley
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 1,310
John Henry Poynting
1852 - 1914
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 1,311
Gerald Gardner
1884 - 1964
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 1,312
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Anthony Minghella ranks 22. Before him are David Hamilton (1933), Mike Newell (1942), Sam Mendes (1965), Frank Lloyd (1886), Carol Reed (1906), and Ken Russell (1927). After him are John Boorman (1933), Adrian Lyne (1941), Michael Anderson (1920), John Guillermin (1925), J. Lee Thompson (1914), and Peter Yates (1929).
David Hamilton
1933 - 2016
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 16
Mike Newell
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 17
Sam Mendes
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 18
Frank Lloyd
1886 - 1960
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 19
Carol Reed
1906 - 1976
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 20
Ken Russell
1927 - 2011
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 21
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 22
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 23
Adrian Lyne
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 24
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 25
John Guillermin
1925 - 2015
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 26
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 27
Peter Yates
1929 - 2011
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 28
