1864 - 1959
George Albert Smith (4 January 1864 – 17 May 1959) was an English stage hypnotist, psychic, magic lantern lecturer, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, inventor and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Albert Smith has received more than 189,240 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). George Albert Smith is the 751st most popular film director (down from 710th in 2019), the 2,664th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,588th in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Film Director.
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Among film directors, George Albert Smith ranks 751 out of 1,580. Before him are Gary Ross, Bob Gale, Michel Deville, Masoud Kimiai, Paul Morrissey, and Matthew Vaughn. After him are Jørgen Leth, Robert Towne, Dariush Mehrjui, Ildikó Enyedi, Giuliano Montaldo, and Dante Ferretti.
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 745
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 746
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 747
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 748
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 749
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 750
1864 - 1959
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 751
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 752
1934 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 753
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 754
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 755
1930 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 756
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 757
Among people born in 1864, George Albert Smith ranks 105. Before him are F. Holland Day, Alexander Dutov, Apolinario Mabini, Maud Watson, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, and Elena Văcărescu. After him are Jakob Emanuel Lange, Frances Cleveland, Vera Komissarzhevskaya, Juhan Liiv, John Walter Gregory, and Einar Benediktsson. Among people deceased in 1959, George Albert Smith ranks 111. Before him are Maxie Long, Max O. Lorenz, Fernand Bouisson, Maxwell Anderson, Paul Rivet, and Galaktion Tabidze. After him are Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, Heleno de Freitas, Albert Namatjira, Benjamin Christensen, Vincent Richards, and Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda.
1864 - 1933
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 99
1864 - 1921
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 100
1864 - 1903
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 101
1864 - 1946
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 102
1864 - 1939
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 103
1864 - 1947
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 104
1864 - 1959
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 105
1864 - 1941
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 106
1864 - 1947
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 107
1864 - 1910
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 108
1864 - 1913
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 109
1864 - 1932
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 110
1864 - 1940
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 111
1878 - 1959
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 105
1876 - 1959
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 106
1874 - 1959
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 107
1888 - 1959
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 108
1876 - 1959
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 109
1891 - 1959
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 110
1864 - 1959
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 111
1880 - 1959
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 112
1920 - 1959
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 113
1902 - 1959
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 114
1879 - 1959
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 115
1903 - 1959
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 116
1879 - 1959
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 117
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Albert Smith ranks 2,664 out of 6,924. Before him are Toby Jones (1966), Isabella Beeton (1836), Matthew Vaughn (1971), Robert Simson (1687), Graham McTavish (1961), and Daniel Jones (1881). After him are Æthelheard of Wessex (750), John Scott Haldane (1860), Ronald Fairbairn (1889), Geoff Duke (1923), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), and Robert W. Paul (1869).
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 2,658
1836 - 1865
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 2,659
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 2,660
1687 - 1768
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 2,661
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 2,662
1881 - 1967
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,663
1864 - 1959
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,664
750 - 740
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,665
1860 - 1936
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,666
1889 - 1964
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,667
1923 - 2015
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,668
1880 - 1959
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,669
1869 - 1943
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,670
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, George Albert Smith ranks 61. Before him are Steve McQueen (1969), Ronald Neame (1911), Sally Potter (1949), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), John Alcott (1930), and Matthew Vaughn (1971). After him are Mick Jackson (1943), Gerry Anderson (1929), Jack Cardiff (1914), David Byrne (1952), Charles Crichton (1910), and Michael Winner (1935).
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 55
1911 - 2010
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 56
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 57
1920 - 2014
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 58
1930 - 1986
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 59
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 60
1864 - 1959
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 61
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 62
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 63
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 64
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 65
1910 - 1999
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 66
1935 - 2013
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 67