Film Director

Lee Tamahori

New Zealand film director and producer

1950 - 2025

EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)

Photo of Lee Tamahori

Icon of person Lee Tamahori

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Lee Tamahori is the 1,218th most popular film director (down from 1,189th in 2024), the 76th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 59th in 2019) and the 7th most popular New Zealander Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

370k

Page Views

Past 12 months

54.46

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Page views of Lee Tamahori by language

Loading...

Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Lee Tamahori ranks 1,218 out of 2,041. Before him are Raymond Depardon, Rafael Azcona, Fernando Birri, Basil Dearden, Freddie Francis, and Nelly Kaplan. After him are Buddy Van Horn, John Grierson, Joachim Trier, Jaume Collet-Serra, Busby Berkeley, and Colin Higgins.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Lee Tamahori ranks 475. Before him are Fran Lebowitz, Erich Kühnhackl, Debra Hill, Jhala Nath Khanal, Gianfranco Brancatelli, and Loyola de Palacio. After him are Frédéric François, Luis Donaldo Colosio, Gil, Paola del Medico, Carlos Roberto Flores, and Bernard Le Coq. Among people deceased in 2025, Lee Tamahori ranks 410. Before him are Andrija Delibašić, Frank Mill, Rudolf Belin, Levan Gachechiladze, Xabier Azkargorta, and Peter Yarrow. After him are Rinchen Barsbold, Robert Jay Lifton, Sam Rivers, Marina Lewycka, Preta Gil, and Nicholas Grimshaw.

Others Born in 1950

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2025

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Lee Tamahori ranks 76 out of NaN. Before him are Martin Henderson (1974), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Winston Reid (1988), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Hugh Walpole (1884), and Walter Buller (1838). After him are Jonah Lomu (1975), Jenny Shipley (1952), John Gorton (1911), Keri Hulme (1947), Andrew Adamson (1966), and Peter O'Leary (1972).

Others born in New Zealand

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among Film Directors In New Zealand

Among film directors born in New Zealand, Lee Tamahori ranks 7. Before him are Peter Jackson (1961), Jane Campion (1954), Martin Campbell (1943), Andrew Niccol (1964), Fran Walsh (1959), and Rupert Julian (1879). After him are Andrew Adamson (1966), Geoff Murphy (1938), Niki Caro (1967), and Andrew Dominik (1967).

New Zealander born Film Directors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous
العربية•中文•Nederlands•English•Français•Deutsch•Magyar•Italiano•日本語•Polski•Português•Русский•Español