1910 - 1992
John Eliot Sturges (; January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His films include Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), and Ice Station Zebra (1968). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Sturges has received more than 535,712 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). John Sturges is the 208th most popular film director (up from 235th in 2019), the 1,373rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,546th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Film Director.
John Sturges is most famous for directing the films "The Great Escape" and "Bad Day at Black Rock."
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Among film directors, John Sturges ranks 208 out of 1,580. Before him are Agnieszka Holland, Nicholas Ray, Dino Risi, Jerzy Skolimowski, Mike Nichols, and Michael Cacoyannis. After him are Miklós Jancsó, Arthur Penn, John Schlesinger, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Lucio Fulci, and Stephen Frears.
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 202
1911 - 1979
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 203
1916 - 2008
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 204
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 205
1931 - 2014
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 206
1922 - 2011
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 207
1910 - 1992
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 208
1921 - 2014
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 209
1922 - 2010
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 210
1926 - 2003
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 211
1893 - 1953
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 212
1927 - 1996
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 213
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 214
Among people born in 1910, John Sturges ranks 53. Before him are António de Spínola, Lobsang Rampa, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Ne Win, Edda Mussolini, and Archer Martin. After him are Miguel Najdorf, Paul Flory, Imi Lichtenfeld, Said bin Taimur, Kim Yong-sik, and Francisco Varallo. Among people deceased in 1992, John Sturges ranks 41. Before him are Günther Anders, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, Peter D. Mitchell, Marsha P. Johnson, Denny Hulme, and James Stirling. After him are José Ferrer, Markos Vafeiadis, Albert Pierrepoint, Arletty, Lev Gumilyov, and Jean-Claude Pascal.
1910 - 1996
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 47
1910 - 1981
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 48
1910 - 1999
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 49
1910 - 2002
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 50
1910 - 1995
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 51
1910 - 2002
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 52
1910 - 1992
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 53
1910 - 1997
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 54
1910 - 1985
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 55
1910 - 1998
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 56
1910 - 1972
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 57
1910 - 1985
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 58
1910 - 2010
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 59
1902 - 1992
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 35
1924 - 1992
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 36
1920 - 1992
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 37
1945 - 1992
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 38
1936 - 1992
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 39
1926 - 1992
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 40
1910 - 1992
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 41
1912 - 1992
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 42
1906 - 1992
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 43
1905 - 1992
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 44
1898 - 1992
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 45
1912 - 1992
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 46
1927 - 1992
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 47
Among people born in United States, John Sturges ranks 1,373 out of 15,968. Before him are Robin Wright (1966), Linda B. Buck (1947), Edgar Mitchell (1930), Walter Gilbert (1932), Mitt Romney (1947), and Martha Gellhorn (1908). After him are William Tecumseh Sherman (1820), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), Paul Berg (1926), Betty Ford (1918), Barnett Newman (1905), and Aileen Wuornos (1956).
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 1,367
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 1,368
1930 - 2016
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 1,369
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 1,370
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,371
1908 - 1998
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,372
1910 - 1992
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 1,373
1820 - 1891
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 1,374
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 1,375
1926 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 1,376
1918 - 2011
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 1,377
1905 - 1970
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 1,378
1956 - 2002
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 1,379
Among film directors born in United States, John Sturges ranks 57. Before him are Blake Edwards (1922), Richard Donner (1930), Spike Lee (1957), John G. Avildsen (1935), Gus Van Sant (1952), and Nicholas Ray (1911). After him are Arthur Penn (1922), Alan J. Pakula (1928), Barry Levinson (1942), Henry Hathaway (1898), Raoul Walsh (1887), and Steven Soderbergh (1963).
1922 - 2010
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 51
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 52
1957 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 53
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 54
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 55
1911 - 1979
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 56
1910 - 1992
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 57
1922 - 2010
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 58
1928 - 1998
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 59
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 60
1898 - 1985
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 61
1887 - 1980
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 62
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 63