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FILM DIRECTOR

Michael Winterbottom

1961 - Today

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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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  • 910k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Winterbottom ranks 1,280 out of 1,581Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Michael Winterbottom ranks 345Before 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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Winterbottom ranks 4,469 out of 7,765Before 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).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Michael Winterbottom ranks 96Before 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).

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