1961 - Today
Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—Welcome to Sarajevo, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People—have competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Winterbottom has received more than 913,363 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Winterbottom is the 1,280th most popular film director (down from 1,199th in 2019), the 4,469th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,275th in 2019) and the 96th most popular British Film Director.
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Among film directors, Michael Winterbottom ranks 1,280 out of 1,581. Before him are Konstantin Lopushansky, Kelly Reichardt, Gregg Araki, Shekhar Kapur, Robert Surtees, and Pablo Larraín. After him are Guillermo Navarro, Stefan Ruzowitzky, Hwang Dong-hyuk, Geoff Murphy, Jay Roach, and Nunnally Johnson.
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 1,274
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 1,275
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 1,276
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 1,277
1906 - 1985
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 1,278
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 1,279
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 1,280
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 1,281
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 1,282
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 1,283
1938 - 2018
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 1,284
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 1,285
1897 - 1977
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 1,286
Among people born in 1961, Michael Winterbottom ranks 345. Before him are Frédéric Antonetti, Vasyl Rats, Steve McClaren, Yutaka Ikeuchi, Evan Handler, and John Lynch. After him are Stefan Ruzowitzky, Miran Tepeš, Amy Sedaris, Elena Yakovleva, Katrin Cartlidge, and Josimar.
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 339
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 340
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 341
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 342
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 343
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 344
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 345
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 346
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 347
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 348
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 349
1961 - 2002
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 350
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 351
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Winterbottom ranks 4,469 out of 7,765. Before him are Gareth Barry (1981), Winifred McNair (1877), Lilian Bond (1908), Dominic Howard (1977), Charlotte Lewis (1967), and Kelly Reilly (1977). After him are Jack Wilshere (1992), William Burges (1827), Edgeworth David (1858), Alex Garland (1970), George Montagu (1751), and Isabel Jeans (1891).
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 4,463
1877 - 1954
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 4,464
1908 - 1991
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 4,465
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 4,466
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 4,467
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 4,468
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 4,469
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 4,470
1827 - 1881
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 4,471
1858 - 1934
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 4,472
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 4,473
1751 - 1815
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 4,474
1891 - 1985
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 4,475
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Michael Winterbottom ranks 96. Before him are Benjamin Glazer (1887), Peter Hall (1930), Jon Amiel (1948), Irving Rapper (1898), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), and Jonathan Lynn (1943). After him are Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), Basil Dearden (1911), Terry George (1952), Peter Chelsom (1956), Alan Bridges (1927), and Chris Menges (1940).
1887 - 1956
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 90
1930 - 2017
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 91
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 92
1898 - 1999
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 93
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 94
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 95
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 96
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 97
1911 - 1971
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 98
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 99
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 100
1927 - 2013
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 101
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 102