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David Byrne

1952 - Today

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David Byrne (; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne was born in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and moved to the US with his family as a child. He co-founded Talking Heads in 1975 in New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, David Byrne ranks 170. 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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Byrne ranks 1,991 out of 8,785. 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).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, David Byrne ranks 37. Before him are J. Lee Thompson (1914), Michael Apted (1941), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), John Boorman (1933), Sam Mendes (1965), and David Yates (1963). After him are Michael Anderson (1920), J. Stuart Blackton (1875), Mike Leigh (1943), Nicolas Roeg (1928), Peter Yates (1929), and Derek Jarman (1942).

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