Film Director

Sam Simon

American director, producer, writer, boxing manager and philanthropist

1955 - 2015

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His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Sam Simon is the 1,617th most popular film director (down from 1,240th in 2024), the 12,133rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,206th in 2019) and the 456th most popular American Film Director.

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Sam Simon's biography spans 30 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 50.52.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Sam Simon ranks 1,617 out of 2,296. Before him are Chi Chi LaRue, Edward Sedgwick, Peter Glenville, David Trueba, Daniels, and John Singleton. After him are Bruno Delbonnel, Phil Alden Robinson, Wang Bing, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Phyllida Lloyd, and John Hillcoat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Sam Simon ranks 581. Before him are Eduardo Bonvallet, Brigitte Wujak, Nello Musumeci, Esteban Vigo, Labid Khalifa, and Carmen Reinhart. After him are Corey Burton, Peter Christopherson, Ladislav Vízek, Enith Brigitha, Jan Versleijen, and Nilüfer. Among people deceased in 2015, Sam Simon ranks 494. Before him are Lorena Rojas, Shirley Stelfox, Isa Munayev, Jurelang Zedkaia, Aarthi Agarwal, and Eduardo Bonvallet. After him are Peter Westbury, Oles Buzina, Stanislav Gross, R. K. Laxman, Pavel Srníček, and Brian Friel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Simon ranks 12,133 out of 23,232. Before him are Wang Leehom (1976), Rick Adelman (1946), Paine Wingate (1739), William Paca (1740), Jeffrey Nordling (1962), and Jay Chamberlain (1925). After him are Candace Cameron Bure (1976), Brie Bella (1983), Margaret Morse Nice (1883), Chuck Liddell (1969), Stipe Miocic (1982), and Michael Landau (1958).

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Among Film Directors In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sam Simon ranks 456. Before him are Rowland V. Lee (1891), Tim Van Patten (1959), Alan Rudolph (1943), Chi Chi LaRue (1959), Edward Sedgwick (1889), and John Singleton (1968). After him are Phil Alden Robinson (1950), Robert Duncan McNeill (1964), Larry Charles (1956), Gaylen Ross (1950), Kasi Lemmons (1961), and McG (1968).

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