FILM DIRECTOR

Jonathan Lynn

1943 - Today

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Jonathan Adam Lynn (born 3 April 1943) is an English stage and film director, producer, writer, and actor. He directed the comedy films Clue, Nuns on the Run, My Cousin Vinny, and The Whole Nine Yards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Lynn has received more than 669,706 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jonathan Lynn is the 1,322nd most popular film director (down from 1,261st in 2019), the 4,485th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,395th in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 670k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jonathan Lynn ranks 1,322 out of 2,041. Before him are Bahman Ghobadi, Javier Aguirresarobe, Lee Garmes, Carl Foreman, Darren Star, and Peter Farrelly. After him are Sam Taylor-Johnson, Andrzej Sekuła, Robert Burks, Ettore Giannini, Bruno Barreto, and Dinara Asanova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Jonathan Lynn ranks 576. Before him are Toni Basil, Mariann Fischer Boel, Stephen Greenblatt, Silvia Cartwright, Tommy Gemmell, and Ben Cardin. After him are Paul Corkum, Vern Schuppan, Sumitra Mahajan, Roger Kolo, James Herbert, and Kiril Dojčinovski.

Others Born in 1943

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Lynn ranks 4,485 out of 8,785. Before him are Augustus John (1878), Barnes Wallis (1887), Richard Taylor (1962), William Sterndale Bennett (1816), John Farnham (1949), and Sam Tingle (1921). After him are Jimmy Stewart (1931), Alan Cottrell (1919), Charles Henry Bartlett (1885), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), Gary Cahill (1985), and Ruth Williams Khama (1923).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Lynn ranks 98. Before him are Terry George (1952), Jon Amiel (1948), Tom Hooper (1972), Richard Eyre (1943), Peter Hall (1930), and Steve McQueen (1969). After him are Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), Mike Hodges (1932), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), Geoffrey Unsworth (1914), and Basil Dearden (1911).

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Filmography

3 Men and a Little Lady
Director
Sylvia's work increasingly takes her away from the three men who help bring up Mary, her daughter. When she decides to move to England and take Mary with her, the three men are heartbroken at losing the two most important females in their lives.
Nov 21o 19905.8 / 10
Greedy
Director
Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!
Mar 4o 19946.2 / 10
Into the Night
Director
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.
Feb 22o 19856.522 / 10