FILM DIRECTOR
Michael Apted
1941 - 2021
Michael Apted
Michael David Apted (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English television and film director and producer. Apted began working in television and directed the Up documentary series (1964–2019). He later directed Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), which was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Apted has received more than 1,255,437 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Apted is the 506th most popular film director (down from 375th in 2019), the 1,850th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,478th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
54.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
3.79
Effective Languages (L*)
4.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Michael Apted ranks 506 out of 2,041. Before him are Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ernst Marischka, Gleb Panfilov, Vicente Aranda, Marcel Camus, and Henry Koster. After him are John Milius, Alessandro Blasetti, Lee Chang-dong, Richard Boleslawski, Ted Kotcheff, and Sam Wood.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNuri Bilge Ceylan
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 500
Ernst Marischka
1893 - 1963
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 501
Gleb Panfilov
1934 - 2023
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 502
Vicente Aranda
1926 - 2015
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 503
Marcel Camus
1912 - 1982
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 504
Henry Koster
1905 - 1988
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 505
Michael Apted
1941 - 2021
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 506
John Milius
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 507
Alessandro Blasetti
1900 - 1987
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 508
Lee Chang-dong
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 509
Richard Boleslawski
1889 - 1937
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 510
Ted Kotcheff
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 511
Sam Wood
1883 - 1949
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 512
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Michael Apted ranks 198. Before him are Salvador Sadurní, Hagen Kleinert, Jesse Jackson, Dana Ivey, Francisco Jara, and Dag Solstad. After him are Boris Vallejo, Kim Hye-ja, Ivanka Khristova, Carla Gravina, Esther Ofarim, and Harald Nielsen. Among people deceased in 2021, Michael Apted ranks 172. Before him are Jozef Vengloš, Bob Dole, Andrey Myagkov, Yuan Longping, János Kornai, and DMX. After him are Pilar Bardem, Volodymyr Holubnychy, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Tomoyasu Asaoka, Donald Arnold, and Jorge Medina.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsSalvador Sadurní
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 192
Hagen Kleinert
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 193
Jesse Jackson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 194
Dana Ivey
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 195
Francisco Jara
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2024
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 196
Dag Solstad
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 197
Michael Apted
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2021
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 198
Boris Vallejo
PAINTER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 199
Kim Hye-ja
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 200
Ivanka Khristova
ATHLETE
1941 - 2022
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 201
Carla Gravina
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 202
Esther Ofarim
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 203
Harald Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2015
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 204
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsJozef Vengloš
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 166
Bob Dole
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 167
Andrey Myagkov
ACTOR
1938 - 2021
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 168
Yuan Longping
INVENTOR
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 169
János Kornai
ECONOMIST
1928 - 2021
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 170
DMX
SINGER
1970 - 2021
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 171
Michael Apted
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2021
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 172
Pilar Bardem
ACTOR
1939 - 2021
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 173
Volodymyr Holubnychy
ATHLETE
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 174
Lee "Scratch" Perry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 175
Tomoyasu Asaoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2021
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 176
Donald Arnold
ATHLETE
1935 - 2021
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 177
Jorge Medina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 178
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Apted ranks 1,850 out of 8,785. Before him are Christine Keeler (1942), Rick Wakeman (1949), William Boyce (1711), George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827), Louis Harold Gray (1905), and Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831). After him are Barbara West (1911), Susannah York (1939), John A. Hobson (1858), Eunice Gayson (1928), Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), and Horatio Gates (1727).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsChristine Keeler
CELEBRITY
1942 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,844
Rick Wakeman
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,845
William Boyce
COMPOSER
1711 - 1779
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,846
George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1909
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,847
Louis Harold Gray
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1965
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,848
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1891
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,849
Michael Apted
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2021
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,850
Barbara West
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,851
Susannah York
ACTOR
1939 - 2011
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,852
John A. Hobson
ECONOMIST
1858 - 1940
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,853
Eunice Gayson
ACTOR
1928 - 2018
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,854
Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 1,855
Horatio Gates
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1727 - 1806
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,856
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Michael Apted ranks 32. Before him are John Guillermin (1925), Michael Anderson (1920), David Yates (1963), Ken Russell (1927), Derek Jarman (1942), and John Badham (1939). After him are Mike Leigh (1943), Peter Yates (1929), Ken Annakin (1914), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), Hugh Hudson (1936), and George Albert Smith (1864).
John Guillermin
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 26
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 27
David Yates
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 28
Ken Russell
1927 - 2011
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 29
Derek Jarman
1942 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 30
John Badham
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 31
Michael Apted
1941 - 2021
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 32
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 33
Peter Yates
1929 - 2011
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 34
Ken Annakin
1914 - 2009
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 35
Paul W. S. Anderson
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 36
Hugh Hudson
1936 - 2023
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 37
George Albert Smith
1864 - 1959
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 38