Film Director

David Byrne

1952 - today

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David Byrne

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). David Byrne is the 468th most popular film director (up from 561st in 2024), the 1,991st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,075th in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Film Director.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, David Byrne ranks 468 out of 2,041. Before him are Jean Eustache, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Şerif Gören, Aleksandar Petrović, David Yates, and Anton Corbijn. After him are D. J. Caruso, Walter Frentz, Curtis Hanson, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Michael Anderson, and J. Stuart Blackton.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Jean Eustache
1938 - 1981
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 462
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 463
Şerif Gören
1944 - 2024
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 464
Aleksandar Petrović
1929 - 1994
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 465
David Yates
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 466
Anton Corbijn
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 467
David Byrne
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 468
D. J. Caruso
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 469
Walter Frentz
1907 - 2004
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 470
Curtis Hanson
1945 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 471
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
1934 - 2025
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 472
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 473
J. Stuart Blackton
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 474

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, David Byrne ranks 171. Before him are François Berléand, Tatsuhiko Seta, Clive Barker, Chuck Lorre, Geraldo Alckmin, and Şenol Güneş. After him are Dalia Itzik, Ahmed Nazif, Ahmed Ouyahia, Ian Hill, Sergei Stepashin, and Lars Peter Hansen.

Others Born in 1952

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François Berléand
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 165
Tatsuhiko Seta
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 166
Clive Barker
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 167
Chuck Lorre
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 168
Geraldo Alckmin
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 169
Şenol Güneş
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 170
David Byrne
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 171
Dalia Itzik
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 172
Ahmed Nazif
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 173
Ahmed Ouyahia
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 174
Ian Hill
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 175
Sergei Stepashin
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 176
Lars Peter Hansen
ECONOMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 177

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Byrne ranks 1,991 out of NaN. Before him are Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), Roger Williamson (1948), Wayne Rooney (1985), John Muir (1838), Billy Connolly (1942), and Algernon Blackwood (1869). After him are Andy Whitfield (1971), Ouida (1839), William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), Sophie Turner (1996), Dennis Nilsen (1945), and Mary Astell (1666).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1857
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,985
Roger Williamson
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1973
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,986
Wayne Rooney
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,987
John Muir
MOUNTAINEER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,988
Billy Connolly
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,989
Algernon Blackwood
OCCULTIST
1869 - 1951
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,990
David Byrne
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 1,991
Andy Whitfield
ACTOR
1971 - 2011
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 1,992
Ouida
WRITER
1839 - 1908
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 1,993
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1814
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 1,994
Sophie Turner
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 1,995
Dennis Nilsen
EXTREMIST
1945 - 2018
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 1,996
Mary Astell
WRITER
1666 - 1731
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 1,997