Film Director

Mike Leigh

1943 - today

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Mike Leigh

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Mike Leigh is the 515th most popular film director (up from 517th in 2024), the 2,204th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,903rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Film Director.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Mike Leigh ranks 515 out of 2,041. Before him are Clarence Brown, Richard Thorpe, Renny Harlin, Werner Schroeter, Glauber Rocha, and Ján Kadár. After him are Don Bluth, Louis Feuillade, Michel Gondry, Mika Kaurismäki, Grigori Aleksandrov, and Fernando Solanas.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Clarence Brown
1890 - 1987
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 509
Richard Thorpe
1896 - 1991
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 510
Renny Harlin
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 511
Werner Schroeter
1945 - 2010
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 512
Glauber Rocha
1939 - 1981
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 513
Ján Kadár
1918 - 1979
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 514
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 515
Don Bluth
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 516
Louis Feuillade
1873 - 1925
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 517
Michel Gondry
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 518
Mika Kaurismäki
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 519
Grigori Aleksandrov
1903 - 1983
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 520
Fernando Solanas
1936 - 2020
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 521

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Mike Leigh ranks 239. Before him are Dick Taylor, Mike Ratledge, Georgi Asparuhov, Sirajuddin of Perlis, Joanna Shimkus, and Domenico Calcagno. After him are Ramón Sampedro, Rashid Sunyaev, Robert Gates, Frederick Chiluba, Crescenzio Sepe, and Sani Abacha.

Others Born in 1943

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Dick Taylor
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 233
Mike Ratledge
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2025
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 234
Georgi Asparuhov
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 1971
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 235
Sirajuddin of Perlis
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 236
Joanna Shimkus
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 237
Domenico Calcagno
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 238
Mike Leigh
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 239
Ramón Sampedro
WRITER
1943 - 1998
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 240
Rashid Sunyaev
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 241
Robert Gates
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 242
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 243
Crescenzio Sepe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 244
Sani Abacha
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1998
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 245

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Leigh ranks 2,204 out of NaN. Before him are Keith Flint (1969), Æthelbald of Mercia (700), Prasutagus (50), Roderick Murchison (1792), Philip Selway (1967), and James Finlayson (1887). After him are Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818), Steve Jones (1955), Liam Gallagher (1972), Mary Dyer (1611), David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871), and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Keith Flint
SINGER
1969 - 2019
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 2,198
Æthelbald of Mercia
POLITICIAN
700 - 757
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 2,199
Prasutagus
POLITICIAN
50 - 60
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,200
Roderick Murchison
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1871
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,201
Philip Selway
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,202
James Finlayson
ACTOR
1887 - 1953
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,203
Mike Leigh
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,204
Mary Elizabeth Barber
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1899
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 2,205
Steve Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,206
Liam Gallagher
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,207
Mary Dyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1611 - 1660
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 2,208
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1871 - 1936
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 2,209
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
PHYSICIAN
1836 - 1917
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 2,210