1933 - 2016
David Hamilton (15 April 1933 – 25 November 2016) was a British photographer and film director best known for his photography of young women and girls, mostly nude. His signature soft focus style was called the "Hamilton Blur", which was erroneously thought to be achieved by smearing Vaseline on the lens of his camera. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Hamilton has received more than 63,709 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. David Hamilton is the 246th most popular film director (down from 222nd in 2019), the 1,051st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 976th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Film Director.
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Among film directors, David Hamilton ranks 246 out of 1,581. Before him are John G. Avildsen, Barry Levinson, Jane Campion, Mikhail Kalatozov, Stanley Donen, and Mauritz Stiller. After him are Gojko Mitić, Věra Chytilová, Martin Campbell, Edward Dmytryk, Karel Zeman, and Edwin S. Porter.
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 240
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 241
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 242
1903 - 1973
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 243
1924 - 2019
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 244
1883 - 1928
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 245
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 246
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 247
1929 - 2014
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 248
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 249
1908 - 1999
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 250
1910 - 1989
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 251
1870 - 1941
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 252
Among people born in 1933, David Hamilton ranks 88. Before him are Piero Manzoni, Jerzy Kosiński, Lamine Diack, Yuri Oganessian, Nino Vaccarella, and Peter Mansfield. After him are Cees Nooteboom, Teresa Berganza, Manu Dibango, Walter Kasper, Lea Massari, and Godfried Danneels. Among people deceased in 2016, David Hamilton ranks 82. Before him are Walter Kohn, Michel Butor, Edgar Mitchell, Chyna, Yasuo Takamori, and Thomas Schelling. After him are Corry Brokken, Edward Albee, Seymour Papert, Tony Burton, Glenn Frey, and Maria Teresa de Filippis.
1933 - 1963
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 82
1933 - 1991
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 83
1933 - 2021
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 84
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 85
1933 - 2021
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 86
1933 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 87
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 88
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 89
1933 - 2022
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 90
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 91
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 92
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 93
1933 - 2019
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 94
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 76
1926 - 2016
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 77
1930 - 2016
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 78
1969 - 2016
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 79
1934 - 2016
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 80
1921 - 2016
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 81
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 82
1932 - 2016
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 83
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 84
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 85
1937 - 2016
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 86
1948 - 2016
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 87
1926 - 2016
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 88
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Hamilton ranks 1,051 out of 7,765. Before him are Charles Spearman (1863), Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854), George Biddell Airy (1801), Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), and Alan Parsons (1948). After him are Michael Houghton (1949), Kim Wilde (1960), Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900), Stewart Granger (1913), Mary Ann Nichols (1845), and Twiggy (1949).
1863 - 1945
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 1,045
1854 - 1934
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 1,046
1801 - 1892
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 1,047
1891 - 1969
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 1,048
831 - 860
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 1,049
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 1,050
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 1,051
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 1,052
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,053
1900 - 1974
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 1,054
1913 - 1993
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 1,055
1845 - 1888
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,056
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,057
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, David Hamilton ranks 16. Before him are Peter Greenaway (1942), Guy Ritchie (1968), Danny Boyle (1956), Tony Richardson (1928), Mike Newell (1942), and Stephen Frears (1941). After him are John Schlesinger (1926), Frank Lloyd (1886), Carol Reed (1906), Sam Mendes (1965), John Boorman (1933), and Ken Russell (1927).
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
1906 - 1976
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 19
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 20
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 21
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 22