1956 - Today
Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and its sequel T2 Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Steve Jobs, and Yesterday. Boyle's debut film Shallow Grave won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Danny Boyle has received more than 6,911,077 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia. Danny Boyle is the 181st most popular film director (down from 179th in 2019), the 789th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 791st in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Film Director.
Danny Boyle is most famous for his films Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and Trainspotting.
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Among film directors, Danny Boyle ranks 181 out of 1,581. Before him are Robert Aldrich, Peter Weir, Don Siegel, G. W. Pabst, Guy Ritchie, and Dino Risi. After him are Alice Guy-Blaché, Francesco Rosi, Giuseppe Tornatore, James Ivory, Michael Cacoyannis, and Ivan Reitman.
1918 - 1983
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 175
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 176
1912 - 1991
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 177
1885 - 1967
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 178
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 179
1916 - 2008
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 180
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 181
1873 - 1968
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 182
1922 - 2015
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 183
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 184
1928 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 185
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 186
1946 - 2022
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 187
Among people born in 1956, Danny Boyle ranks 28. Before him are Ingemar Stenmark, Judith Butler, Martina Navratilova, Chris Isaak, Kim Cattrall, and Imelda Staunton. After him are Giuseppe Tornatore, Joe Satriani, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Geena Davis, Dalia Grybauskaitė, and Marc Dutroux.
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 22
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 23
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 24
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 25
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 26
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 27
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 28
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 29
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 30
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 31
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 32
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 33
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 34
Among people born in United Kingdom, Danny Boyle ranks 789 out of 7,765. Before him are John Gielgud (1904), Guy Ritchie (1968), John William Polidori (1795), Saint Malachy (1094), Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902), and Alan Hodgkin (1914). After him are Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Matt Busby (1909), John Ray (1627), Richard Stone (1913), Stephen Gray (1666), and Archibald Hill (1886).
1904 - 2000
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 783
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 784
1795 - 1821
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 785
1094 - 1148
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 786
1902 - 1942
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 787
1914 - 1998
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 788
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 789
1850 - 1922
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 790
1909 - 1994
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 791
1627 - 1705
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 792
1913 - 1991
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 793
1666 - 1736
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 794
1886 - 1977
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 795
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Danny Boyle ranks 12. Before him are David Lean (1908), Christopher Nolan (1970), Tony Scott (1944), Peter Brook (1925), Peter Greenaway (1942), and Guy Ritchie (1968). After him are Tony Richardson (1928), Mike Newell (1942), Stephen Frears (1941), David Hamilton (1933), John Schlesinger (1926), and Frank Lloyd (1886).
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
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 14
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 15
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 16
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 17
1886 - 1960
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 18