FILM DIRECTOR
Bryan Singer
1965 - Today

Bryan Singer
Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced almost all of the films he has directed, as well as multiple television series. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Singer directed his first short film, Lion's Den (1988). On the basis of that film, he received financing for his next film, Public Access (1993), which was a co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Bryan Singer is the 739th most popular film director (up from 784th in 2024), the 5,399th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,968th in 2019) and the 194th most popular American Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Bryan Singer ranks 739 out of 2,041. Before him are Luigi Zampa, Hal Roach, W. S. Van Dyke, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Bruce Beresford, and Mohsen Makhmalbaf. After him are James Wan, Gavin O'Connor, Jaromil Jireš, B. R. Chopra, Mario Salieri, and Pierre Schoendoerffer.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuigi Zampa
1905 - 1991
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 733
Hal Roach
1892 - 1992
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 734
W. S. Van Dyke
1889 - 1943
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 735
Aleksei Yuryevich German
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 736
Bruce Beresford
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 737
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 738
Bryan Singer
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 739
James Wan
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 740
Gavin O'Connor
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 741
Jaromil Jireš
1935 - 2001
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 742
B. R. Chopra
1914 - 2008
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 743
Mario Salieri
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 744
Pierre Schoendoerffer
1928 - 2012
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 745
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Bryan Singer ranks 156. Before him are L. J. Smith, Rob Zombie, Mark Pellegrino, Tomáš Skuhravý, Aaron Kwok, and Tommy Flanagan. After him are Linda Perry, Dennis Lehane, Rafael Martín Vázquez, Jane Adams, Diébédo Francis Kéré, and Shiho Kaneda.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsL. J. Smith
WRITER
1965 - 2025
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 150
Rob Zombie
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 151
Mark Pellegrino
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 152
Tomáš Skuhravý
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 153
Aaron Kwok
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 154
Tommy Flanagan
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 155
Bryan Singer
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 156
Linda Perry
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 157
Dennis Lehane
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 158
Rafael Martín Vázquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 159
Jane Adams
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 160
Diébédo Francis Kéré
ARCHITECT
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 161
Shiho Kaneda
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 162
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bryan Singer ranks 5,399 out of 20,380. Before him are Ann Curtis (1926), Peter Gould (1950), Marilyn Burns (1949), Gilbert Gottfried (1955), Daniel Kinsey (1902), and Lobo (1943). After him are Helen Churchill Candee (1858), Ivy Lee (1877), Judge Reinhold (1957), Gavin O'Connor (1963), Robert W. Chambers (1865), and Samuel T. Cohen (1921).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAnn Curtis
SWIMMER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,393
Peter Gould
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,394
Marilyn Burns
ACTOR
1949 - 2014
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,395
Gilbert Gottfried
ACTOR
1955 - 2022
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,396
Daniel Kinsey
ATHLETE
1902 - 1970
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 5,397
Lobo
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 5,398
Bryan Singer
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 5,399
Helen Churchill Candee
WRITER
1858 - 1949
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 5,400
Ivy Lee
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1934
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 5,401
Judge Reinhold
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 5,402
Gavin O'Connor
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 5,403
Robert W. Chambers
WRITER
1865 - 1933
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 5,404
Samuel T. Cohen
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2010
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 5,405
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Bryan Singer ranks 194. Before him are Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), David O. Russell (1958), Alexander Payne (1961), Mike Flanagan (1978), Hal Roach (1892), and W. S. Van Dyke (1889). After him are Gavin O'Connor (1963), Jack Arnold (1916), Chris Carter (1956), Henry Selick (1952), Budd Boetticher (1916), and Friz Freleng (1906).
Barry Sonnenfeld
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 188
David O. Russell
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 189
Alexander Payne
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 190
Mike Flanagan
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 191
Hal Roach
1892 - 1992
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 192
W. S. Van Dyke
1889 - 1943
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 193
Bryan Singer
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 194
Gavin O'Connor
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 195
Jack Arnold
1916 - 1992
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 196
Chris Carter
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 197
Henry Selick
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 198
Budd Boetticher
1916 - 2001
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 199
Friz Freleng
1906 - 1995
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 200












































