1927 - 2011
Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films were mainly liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic era. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Russell has received more than 1,619,450 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Russell is the 353rd most popular film director (down from 293rd in 2019), the 1,400th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,248th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Film Director.
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Among film directors, Ken Russell ranks 353 out of 1,581. Before him are William A. Wellman, Nick Castle, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Gerard Damiano, George Miller, and Juan Antonio Bardem. After him are James L. Brooks, John Guillermin, Louis Delluc, Mervyn LeRoy, Ray Harryhausen, and Derek Jarman.
1896 - 1975
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 347
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 348
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 349
1928 - 2008
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 350
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 351
1922 - 2002
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 352
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 353
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 354
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 355
1890 - 1924
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 356
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 357
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 358
1942 - 1994
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 359
Among people born in 1927, Ken Russell ranks 104. Before him are Dick Bruna, Robert Plutchik, François Furet, Vasile Milea, Sabah, and Marvin Harris. After him are Vladimir Shatalov, Carlo Maria Martini, Robert Shaw, Wadie Haddad, Allan Kaprow, and Zbigniew Cybulski. Among people deceased in 2011, Ken Russell ranks 91. Before him are Roland Petit, Frans Sammut, Raúl Ruiz, Masahiro Hamazaki, Paul Baran, and Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy. After him are Warren Christopher, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Danielle Mitterrand, Juan María Bordaberry, Pinetop Perkins, and Archduke Felix of Austria.
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 98
1927 - 2006
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 99
1927 - 1997
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 100
1927 - 1989
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 101
1927 - 2014
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 102
1927 - 2001
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 103
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 104
1927 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 105
1927 - 2012
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 106
1927 - 1978
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 107
1927 - 1978
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 108
1927 - 2006
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 109
1927 - 1967
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 110
1924 - 2011
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 85
1945 - 2011
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 86
1941 - 2011
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 87
1940 - 2011
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 88
1926 - 2011
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 89
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 90
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 91
1925 - 2011
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 92
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 93
1924 - 2011
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 94
1928 - 2011
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 95
1913 - 2011
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 96
1916 - 2011
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 97
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Russell ranks 1,400 out of 7,765. Before him are Peter Shaffer (1926), Tom Holland (1996), Joseph Boxhall (1884), Rupert Everett (1959), Tom Courtenay (1937), and Gemma Jones (1942). After him are Peter Mayhew (1944), William Sturgeon (1783), Stevie Young (1956), Aphra Behn (1640), Simon Stock (1164), and Anne Perry (1938).
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,394
1996 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1,395
1884 - 1967
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,396
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,397
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,398
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,399
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,400
1944 - 2019
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,401
1783 - 1850
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,402
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,403
1640 - 1689
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,404
1164 - 1265
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,405
1938 - 2023
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1,406
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Ken Russell ranks 22. Before him are David Hamilton (1933), John Schlesinger (1926), Frank Lloyd (1886), Carol Reed (1906), Sam Mendes (1965), and John Boorman (1933). After him are John Guillermin (1925), Derek Jarman (1942), Anthony Minghella (1954), Michael Apted (1941), Adrian Lyne (1941), and Michael Anderson (1920).
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 16
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 17
1886 - 1960
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 18
1906 - 1976
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 19
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 20
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 21
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 22
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 23
1942 - 1994
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 24
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 25
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 26
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 27
1920 - 2018
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 28