1970 - Today
Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British and American filmmaker. Known for his Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, Nolan is considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century. His films have grossed more than $6 billion worldwide, ranking him amongst the highest-grossing directors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Nolan has received more than 34,321,929 page views. His biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Christopher Nolan is the 89th most popular film director (up from 106th in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 506th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Film Director.
Christopher Nolan is most famous for his work as a director, writer, and producer in the film industry. He has directed and written the films Memento, The Dark Knight, Inception, and Interstellar.
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Among film directors, Christopher Nolan ranks 89 out of 1,581. Before him are Carl Theodor Dreyer, Alain Resnais, Zhang Yimou, Carlos Saura, Satyajit Ray, and René Clair. After him are Fred Zinnemann, Andrzej Żuławski, Wolfgang Petersen, Tony Scott, Kenji Mizoguchi, and George A. Romero.
1889 - 1968
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 83
1922 - 2014
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 84
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 85
1932 - 2023
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 86
1921 - 1992
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 87
1898 - 1981
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 88
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 89
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 90
1940 - 2016
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 91
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 92
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 93
1898 - 1956
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 94
1940 - 2017
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 95
Among people born in 1970, Christopher Nolan ranks 2. Before him is Matt Damon. After him are Diego Simeone, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Connelly, Cafu, Banksy, Edwin van der Sar, Luis Enrique, Aleksandar Vučić, Gianni Infantino, and Andre Agassi.
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 2
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 3
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 4
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 5
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 6
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 7
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 8
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 9
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 10
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 11
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, Christopher Nolan ranks 442 out of 7,765. Before him are Eadred (923), Hugh Grant (1960), Gary Moore (1952), Alec Douglas-Home (1903), Joseph Merrick (1862), and Percy Fawcett (1867). After him are Henry Fox Talbot (1800), David Attenborough (1926), James I of Scotland (1394), Robert II of Scotland (1316), Kate Winslet (1975), and Thomas Harriot (1560).
923 - 955
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 436
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 437
1952 - 2011
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 438
1903 - 1995
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 439
1862 - 1890
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 440
1867 - 1925
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 441
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 442
1800 - 1877
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 443
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 444
1394 - 1437
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 445
1316 - 1390
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 446
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 447
1560 - 1621
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 448
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Christopher Nolan ranks 7. Before him are Alfred Hitchcock (1899), Ridley Scott (1937), Ken Loach (1936), Richard Attenborough (1923), Alan Parker (1944), and David Lean (1908). After him are Tony Scott (1944), Peter Brook (1925), Peter Greenaway (1942), Guy Ritchie (1968), Danny Boyle (1956), and Tony Richardson (1928).
1899 - 1980
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 2
1936 - Present
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 3
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 4
1944 - 2020
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 5
1908 - 1991
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 6
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 7
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 8
1925 - 2022
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 9
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 10
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 11
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 12
1928 - 1991
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 13