FILM DIRECTOR
John Schlesinger
1926 - 2003
John Schlesinger
John Richard Schlesinger ( SHLESS-in-jər; 16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film and stage director, and actor. He emerged in the early 1960s as a leading light of the British New Wave, before embarking on a successful career in Hollywood, often directing films dealing frankly in provocative subject matter, combined with his status as one of the rare openly gay directors working in mainstream films. Schlesinger started his career making British dramas A Kind of Loving (1962), Billy Liar (1963), and Far from the Madding Crowd (1967). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Schlesinger has received more than 1,180,176 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). John Schlesinger is the 280th most popular film director (down from 265th in 2019), the 1,127th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,134th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Film Director.
John Schlesinger is most famous for directing the films Midnight Cowboy, Sunday Bloody Sunday, and Marathon Man.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
58.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
4.42
Effective Languages (L*)
4.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, John Schlesinger ranks 280 out of 2,041. Before him are Franklin J. Schaffner, Denis Villeneuve, Elem Klimov, Robert J. Flaherty, Jerzy Stuhr, and Zack Snyder. After him are Adrian Lyne, Ub Iwerks, Cecil B. DeMille, Tex Avery, Sam Raimi, and Spike Lee.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranklin J. Schaffner
1920 - 1989
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 274
Denis Villeneuve
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 275
Elem Klimov
1933 - 2003
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 276
Robert J. Flaherty
1884 - 1951
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 277
Jerzy Stuhr
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 278
Zack Snyder
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 279
John Schlesinger
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 280
Adrian Lyne
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 281
Ub Iwerks
1901 - 1971
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 282
Cecil B. DeMille
1881 - 1959
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 283
Tex Avery
1908 - 1980
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 284
Sam Raimi
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 285
Spike Lee
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 286
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, John Schlesinger ranks 104. Before him are Youssef Chahine, Efraín Ríos Montt, Verner Panton, Shigeo Sugimoto, Paul Baran, and Maria Teresa de Filippis. After him are Rehavam Ze'evi, Roger Corman, Riz Ortolani, Shin Sang-ok, Rafi Eitan, and Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo. Among people deceased in 2003, John Schlesinger ranks 66. Before him are Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, Uday Hussein, Bob Hope, László Papp, June Carter Cash, and Elem Klimov. After him are Ilan Ramon, Vasil Bykaŭ, Miloš Milutinović, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Michael Jeter, and Walt Whitman Rostow.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsYoussef Chahine
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 98
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 99
Verner Panton
ARCHITECT
1926 - 1998
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 100
Shigeo Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 101
Paul Baran
INVENTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 102
Maria Teresa de Filippis
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 103
John Schlesinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 104
Rehavam Ze'evi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2001
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 105
Roger Corman
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2024
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 106
Riz Ortolani
COMPOSER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 107
Shin Sang-ok
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 108
Rafi Eitan
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 109
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2008
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 110
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsPrincess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza
WRITER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 60
Uday Hussein
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2003
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 61
Bob Hope
COMEDIAN
1903 - 2003
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 62
László Papp
BOXER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 63
June Carter Cash
ACTOR
1929 - 2003
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 64
Elem Klimov
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 65
John Schlesinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 66
Ilan Ramon
ASTRONAUT
1954 - 2003
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 67
Vasil Bykaŭ
WRITER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 68
Miloš Milutinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2003
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 69
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
WRITER
1907 - 2003
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 70
Michael Jeter
ACTOR
1952 - 2003
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 71
Walt Whitman Rostow
ECONOMIST
1916 - 2003
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 72
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Schlesinger ranks 1,127 out of 8,785. Before him are Bob Paisley (1919), Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), Taron Egerton (1989), Elizabeth Siddal (1829), Flinders Petrie (1853), and Leopold Stokowski (1882). After him are Alexander II of Scotland (1198), John Pople (1925), Idris Elba (1972), Harold Lowe (1882), Vita Sackville-West (1892), and John Stewart Bell (1928).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBob Paisley
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1996
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 1,121
Johannes de Sacrobosco
MATHEMATICIAN
1195 - 1256
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 1,122
Taron Egerton
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 1,123
Elizabeth Siddal
WRITER
1829 - 1862
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,124
Flinders Petrie
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1942
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,125
Leopold Stokowski
CONDUCTOR
1882 - 1977
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,126
John Schlesinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,127
Alexander II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1198 - 1249
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 1,128
John Pople
CHEMIST
1925 - 2004
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,129
Idris Elba
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,130
Harold Lowe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,131
Vita Sackville-West
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,132
John Stewart Bell
PHYSICIST
1928 - 1990
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,133
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, John Schlesinger ranks 19. Before him are Danny Boyle (1956), Carol Reed (1906), Guy Ritchie (1968), Tony Richardson (1928), Frank Lloyd (1886), and David Hamilton (1933). After him are Adrian Lyne (1941), John Boorman (1933), Anthony Minghella (1954), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Roland Joffé (1945), and Sam Mendes (1965).
Danny Boyle
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 13
Carol Reed
1906 - 1976
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 14
Guy Ritchie
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 15
Tony Richardson
1928 - 1991
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 16
Frank Lloyd
1886 - 1960
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 17
David Hamilton
1933 - 2016
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 18
John Schlesinger
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 19
Adrian Lyne
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 20
John Boorman
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 21
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 22
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 23
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 24
Sam Mendes
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 25