1942 - Today
Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, comedy writer, comedian and actor. Levinson's best-known works are mid-budget comedy drama and drama films such as Diner (1982); The Natural (1984); Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Bugsy (1991); and Wag the Dog (1997). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Levinson has received more than 2,177,832 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Barry Levinson is the 216th most popular film director (up from 324th in 2019), the 1,417th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,132nd in 2019) and the 60th most popular American Film Director.
Barry Levinson is most famous for his work as a director and screenwriter.
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Among film directors, Barry Levinson ranks 216 out of 1,580. Before him are Arthur Penn, John Schlesinger, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Lucio Fulci, Stephen Frears, and Alan J. Pakula. After him are Mario Bava, Henry Hathaway, Raoul Walsh, Terence Young, Steven Soderbergh, and David Hamilton.
1922 - 2010
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 210
1926 - 2003
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 211
1893 - 1953
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 212
1927 - 1996
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 213
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 214
1928 - 1998
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 215
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 216
1914 - 1980
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 217
1898 - 1985
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 218
1887 - 1980
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 219
1915 - 1994
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 220
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 221
1933 - 2016
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 222
Among people born in 1942, Barry Levinson ranks 96. Before him are Karen Grassle, Daniela Bianchi, Giuseppe Bertello, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, George Vella, and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard. After him are Bob Ross, Amine Gemayel, Margarethe von Trotta, Margaret Court, Carlos Monzón, and Carole King.
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 90
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 91
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 92
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 93
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 94
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 95
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 96
1942 - 1995
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 97
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 98
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 99
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 100
1942 - 1995
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 101
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 102
Among people born in United States, Barry Levinson ranks 1,417 out of 15,968. Before him are Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), Henry Way Kendall (1926), Sarah Knauss (1880), Alan J. Pakula (1928), John Mott (1865), and Rollo May (1909). After him are Robert Bloch (1917), Sidney Bechet (1897), Dirk Benedict (1945), Lawrence Klein (1920), Val Kilmer (1959), and Chris Cornell (1964).
1871 - 1945
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,411
1926 - 1999
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,412
1880 - 1999
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,413
1928 - 1998
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,414
1865 - 1955
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1,415
1909 - 1994
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1,416
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1,417
1917 - 1994
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1,418
1897 - 1959
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,419
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,420
1920 - 2013
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,421
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,422
1964 - 2017
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,423
Among film directors born in United States, Barry Levinson ranks 60. Before him are John G. Avildsen (1935), Gus Van Sant (1952), Nicholas Ray (1911), John Sturges (1910), Arthur Penn (1922), and Alan J. Pakula (1928). After him are Henry Hathaway (1898), Raoul Walsh (1887), Steven Soderbergh (1963), Edwin S. Porter (1870), Roger Corman (1926), and Stanley Kramer (1913).
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 54
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 55
1911 - 1979
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 56
1910 - 1992
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 57
1922 - 2010
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 58
1928 - 1998
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 59
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 60
1898 - 1985
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 61
1887 - 1980
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 62
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 63
1870 - 1941
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 64
1926 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 65
1913 - 2001
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 66