FILM DIRECTOR
Jonathan Lynn
1943 - Today
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Jonathan Lynn
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.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBahman Ghobadi
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 1,316
Javier Aguirresarobe
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 1,317
Lee Garmes
1898 - 1978
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 1,318
Carl Foreman
1914 - 1984
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,319
Darren Star
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,320
Peter Farrelly
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,321
Jonathan Lynn
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,322
Sam Taylor-Johnson
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,323
Andrzej Sekuła
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 1,324
Robert Burks
1909 - 1968
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 1,325
Ettore Giannini
1912 - 1990
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 1,326
Bruno Barreto
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 1,327
Dinara Asanova
1942 - 1985
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 1,328
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
Go to all RankingsToni Basil
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 570
Mariann Fischer Boel
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 571
Stephen Greenblatt
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 572
Silvia Cartwright
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 573
Tommy Gemmell
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 574
Ben Cardin
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 575
Jonathan Lynn
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 576
Paul Corkum
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 577
Vern Schuppan
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 578
Sumitra Mahajan
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 579
Roger Kolo
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 580
James Herbert
WRITER
1943 - 2013
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 581
Kiril Dojčinovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 582
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).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAugustus John
PAINTER
1878 - 1961
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,479
Barnes Wallis
INVENTOR
1887 - 1979
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,480
Richard Taylor
MATHEMATICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,481
William Sterndale Bennett
COMPOSER
1816 - 1875
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,482
John Farnham
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,483
Sam Tingle
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2008
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 4,484
Jonathan Lynn
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 4,485
Jimmy Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 4,486
Alan Cottrell
PHYSICIST
1919 - 2012
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 4,487
Charles Henry Bartlett
CYCLIST
1885 - 1968
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 4,488
Sam Taylor-Johnson
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 4,489
Gary Cahill
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 4,490
Ruth Williams Khama
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 4,491
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).
Terry George
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 92
Jon Amiel
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 93
Tom Hooper
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 94
Richard Eyre
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 95
Peter Hall
1930 - 2017
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 96
Steve McQueen
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 97
Jonathan Lynn
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 98
Sam Taylor-Johnson
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 99
Michael Caton-Jones
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 100
Mike Hodges
1932 - 2022
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 101
A. Edward Sutherland
1895 - 1973
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 102
Geoffrey Unsworth
1914 - 1978
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 103
Basil Dearden
1911 - 1971
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 104