FILM DIRECTOR
Mike Leigh
1943 - Today
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English writer-director with a career spanning film, theatre and television. He has received numerous accolades, including prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, the Venice International Film Festival, three BAFTA Awards, and nominations for seven Academy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Leigh has received more than 2,185,002 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Leigh is the 425th most popular film director (down from 404th in 2019), the 1,673rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,610th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
2.2M
Page Views (PV)
54.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
3.15
Effective Languages (L*)
4.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Mike Leighs by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Mike Leigh ranks 425 out of 1,581. Before him are Héctor Babenco, Richard Thorpe, Hiroshi Inagaki, Wolfgang Reitherman, Georges Lautner, and Alberto Lattuada. After him are Kira Muratova, Édouard Molinaro, Denys Arcand, Kon Ichikawa, Anton Corbijn, and Alexander Sokurov.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Héctor Babenco
1946 - 2016
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 419
Richard Thorpe
1896 - 1991
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 420
Hiroshi Inagaki
1905 - 1980
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 421
Wolfgang Reitherman
1909 - 1985
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 422
Georges Lautner
1926 - 2013
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 423
Alberto Lattuada
1914 - 2005
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 424
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 425
Kira Muratova
1934 - 2018
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 426
Édouard Molinaro
1928 - 2013
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 427
Denys Arcand
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 428
Kon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 429
Anton Corbijn
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 430
Alexander Sokurov
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 431
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Mike Leigh ranks 184. Before him are Nolan Bushnell, Wallace Shawn, Dragan Nikolić, José Ángel Iribar, Masayuki Uemura, and Raphael. After him are Lauren Hutton, Lucio Battisti, Mark Granovetter, Angelo Bagnasco, Alfio Basile, and Aaron Russo.
Others Born in 1943
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Nolan Bushnell
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 178
Wallace Shawn
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 179
Dragan Nikolić
1943 - 2016
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 180
José Ángel Iribar
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 181
Masayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 182
Raphael
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 183
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 184
Lauren Hutton
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 185
Lucio Battisti
1943 - 1998
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 186
Mark Granovetter
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 187
Angelo Bagnasco
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 188
Alfio Basile
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 189
Aaron Russo
1943 - 2007
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 190
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Leigh ranks 1,673 out of 7,765. Before him are Gytha of Wessex (1053), Orlando Gibbons (1583), Vince Clarke (1960), Steven Runciman (1903), Henry Sidgwick (1838), and Steve Howe (1947). After him are Glenn Murcutt (1936), Michael Owen (1979), Harold Bride (1890), June Almeida (1930), John Bevis (1695), and John Rolfe (1585).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Gytha of Wessex
1053 - 1098
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,667
Orlando Gibbons
1583 - 1625
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,668
Vince Clarke
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,669
Steven Runciman
1903 - 2000
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,670
Henry Sidgwick
1838 - 1900
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 1,671
Steve Howe
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 1,672
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,673
Glenn Murcutt
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,674
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,675
Harold Bride
1890 - 1956
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,676
June Almeida
1930 - 2007
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,677
John Bevis
1695 - 1771
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,678
John Rolfe
1585 - 1622
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,679
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Mike Leigh ranks 30. Before him are Derek Jarman (1942), Anthony Minghella (1954), Michael Apted (1941), Adrian Lyne (1941), Michael Anderson (1920), and David Yates (1963). After him are J. Lee Thompson (1914), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), Roland Joffé (1945), Nicolas Roeg (1928), David Byrne (1952), and Peter Yates (1929).
Derek Jarman
1942 - 1994
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 24
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 25
Michael Apted
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 26
Adrian Lyne
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 27
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 28
David Yates
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 29
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 30
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 31
Paul W. S. Anderson
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 32
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 33
Nicolas Roeg
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 34
David Byrne
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 35
Peter Yates
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 36
