1924 - 2011
Sidney Arthur Lumet ( loo-MET; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American director, producer, and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976), and The Verdict (1982) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Prince of the City (1981). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidney Lumet has received more than 2,431,957 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Sidney Lumet is the 98th most popular film director (up from 111th in 2019), the 653rd most popular biography from United States (up from 754th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Film Director.
Sidney Lumet is most famous for his work as a director. He directed films such as 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, and Network.
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Among film directors, Sidney Lumet ranks 98 out of 1,580. Before him are Louis Malle, Manoel de Oliveira, Robert Bresson, René Clair, Carlos Saura, and Wolfgang Petersen. After him are Peter Brook, Andrzej Żuławski, Michael Curtiz, Kenji Mizoguchi, Robert Altman, and Claude Lelouch.
1932 - 1995
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 92
1908 - 2015
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 93
1901 - 1999
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 94
1898 - 1981
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 95
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 96
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 97
1924 - 2011
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 98
1925 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 99
1940 - 2016
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 100
1886 - 1962
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 101
1898 - 1956
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 102
1925 - 2006
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 103
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 104
Among people born in 1924, Sidney Lumet ranks 25. Before him are Ramiz Alia, Benny Hill, Maurice Jarre, Henry Mancini, Sergei Parajanov, and Lys Assia. After him are Mário Soares, Ezer Weizman, Jovanka Broz, Jin Yong, Christopher Tolkien, and Georges Charpak. Among people deceased in 2011, Sidney Lumet ranks 22. Before him are Dennis Ritchie, Simon van der Meer, Ágota Kristóf, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Gary Moore, and Flórián Albert. After him are John Barry, Diana Wynne Jones, Annie Girardot, Rudolf Mössbauer, Necmettin Erbakan, and Willard Boyle.
1924 - 2011
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 19
1924 - 1992
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 20
1924 - 2009
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 21
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 22
1924 - 1990
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 23
1924 - 2018
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 24
1924 - 2011
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 25
1924 - 2017
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 26
1924 - 2005
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 27
1924 - 2013
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 28
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 29
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 30
1924 - 2010
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 31
1941 - 2011
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 16
1925 - 2011
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 17
1935 - 2011
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 18
1940 - 2011
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 19
1952 - 2011
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 20
1941 - 2011
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 21
1924 - 2011
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 22
1933 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 23
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 24
1931 - 2011
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 25
1929 - 2011
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 26
1926 - 2011
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 27
1924 - 2011
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 28
Among people born in United States, Sidney Lumet ranks 653 out of 15,968. Before him are Gary Becker (1930), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), Louise Hay (1926), Monica Lewinsky (1973), John Glenn (1921), and John Malkovich (1953). After him are Joan Crawford (1904), Michael Bloomberg (1942), Glenn Miller (1904), Magic Johnson (1959), Walter Matthau (1920), and Irving Langmuir (1881).
1930 - 2014
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 647
1867 - 1957
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 648
1926 - 2017
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 649
1973 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 650
1921 - 2016
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 651
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 652
1924 - 2011
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 653
1904 - 1977
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 654
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 655
1904 - 1944
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 656
1959 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 657
1920 - 2000
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 658
1881 - 1957
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 659
Among film directors born in United States, Sidney Lumet ranks 26. Before him are William Hanna (1910), Joel Schumacher (1939), Jim Jarmusch (1953), Oliver Stone (1946), John Huston (1906), and Victor Fleming (1889). After him are Robert Altman (1925), Vincente Minnelli (1903), John Carpenter (1948), Sam Peckinpah (1925), Jules Dassin (1911), and Wes Craven (1939).
1910 - 2001
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 20
1939 - 2020
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 21
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 22
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 23
1906 - 1987
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 24
1889 - 1949
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 25
1924 - 2011
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 26
1925 - 2006
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 27
1903 - 1986
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 28
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 29
1925 - 1984
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 30
1911 - 2008
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 31
1939 - 2015
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 32