FILM DIRECTOR
Kevin Macdonald
1967 - Today

Kevin Macdonald
Kevin Macdonald (born 28 October 1967) is a Scottish film director. His films include One Day in September (1999), a documentary about the 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes, which won him the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the climbing documentary Touching the Void (2003), the drama The Last King of Scotland (2006), the political thriller State of Play (2009), the Bob Marley documentary Marley (2012), the post-apocalyptic drama How I Live Now (2013), the thriller Black Sea (2014), the Whitney Houston documentary Whitney (2018), and the legal drama film The Mauritanian (2021). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Kevin Macdonald is the 1,824th most popular film director (down from 1,668th in 2024), the 6,496th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,836th in 2019) and the 141st most popular British Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Kevin Macdonald ranks 1,824 out of 2,041. Before him are Damián Szifron, Cate Shortland, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Jon M. Chu, John A. Russo, and Espen Sandberg. After him are Peter Cattaneo, Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Cesc Gay, David Nutter, Pamela Fryman, and Benoît Delhomme.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDamián Szifron
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 1,818
Cate Shortland
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 1,819
Deniz Gamze Ergüven
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 1,820
Jon M. Chu
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 1,821
John A. Russo
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 1,822
Espen Sandberg
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 1,823
Kevin Macdonald
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 1,824
Peter Cattaneo
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 1,825
Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 1,826
Cesc Gay
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 1,827
David Nutter
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 1,828
Pamela Fryman
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 1,829
Benoît Delhomme
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 1,830
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Kevin Macdonald ranks 632. Before him are Alessandro Rossi, Kim Ki-hoon, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Daniel Timofte, Freddie Pitcher, and Renzo Gracie. After him are Yannick Jadot, Hisashi Tsuchida, Cesc Gay, Fat Mike, Sérgio Soares, and Andrius Mamontovas.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Rossi
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 626
Kim Ki-hoon
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 627
Heimir Hallgrímsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 628
Daniel Timofte
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 629
Freddie Pitcher
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 630
Renzo Gracie
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 631
Kevin Macdonald
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 632
Yannick Jadot
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 633
Hisashi Tsuchida
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 634
Cesc Gay
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 635
Fat Mike
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 636
Sérgio Soares
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 637
Andrius Mamontovas
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 638
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Kevin Macdonald ranks 6,498 out of 8,785. Before him are Alastair Sim (1900), Michelle Gomez (1966), Jennifer Kendal (1934), Ian Porterfield (1946), Michael Kiwanuka (1987), and Tom Lockyer (1994). After him are Perrie Edwards (1993), Danny McGrain (1950), Peter Cattaneo (1964), William Alwyn (1905), Bobby Lennox (1943), and Rupert Penry-Jones (1970).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAlastair Sim
ACTOR
1900 - 1976
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 6,492
Michelle Gomez
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 6,493
Jennifer Kendal
ACTOR
1934 - 1984
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 6,494
Ian Porterfield
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2007
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 6,495
Michael Kiwanuka
MUSICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 6,496
Tom Lockyer
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 6,497
Kevin Macdonald
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 6,498
Perrie Edwards
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 6,499
Danny McGrain
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,500
Peter Cattaneo
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,501
William Alwyn
COMPOSER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,502
Bobby Lennox
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,503
Rupert Penry-Jones
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 6,504
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Kevin Macdonald ranks 141. Before him are Antonia Bird (1951), Tomm Moore (1977), Peter Lord (1953), Bill Forsyth (1946), David Mackenzie (1966), and Miguel Sapochnik (1974). After him are Peter Cattaneo (1964), Simon Curtis (1960), Adam Curtis (1955), Simon Kinberg (1973), Peter Webber (1968), and David Slade (1969).
Antonia Bird
1951 - 2013
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 135
Tomm Moore
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 136
Peter Lord
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 137
Bill Forsyth
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 138
David Mackenzie
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 139
Miguel Sapochnik
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 140
Kevin Macdonald
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 141
Peter Cattaneo
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 142
Simon Curtis
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 143
Adam Curtis
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 144
Simon Kinberg
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 145
Peter Webber
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 146
David Slade
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 147













































