FILM DIRECTOR

Simon Wells

1961 - Today

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Simon Finlay Wells (born 1961) is an English film director of animation and live-action films. He is the great-grandson of author H. G. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Wells has received more than 488,639 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Wells is the 1,707th most popular film director (down from 1,522nd in 2019), the 6,010th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,336th in 2019) and the 129th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Simon Wells ranks 1,707 out of 2,041. Before him are Tatsuya Ishihara, Callie Khouri, Wojciech Smarzowski, John Francis Dillon, Lee Daniels, and D. J. Caruso. After him are Carlos Reygadas, Ursula Meier, Yeon Sang-ho, Floria Sigismondi, Frank Coraci, and Lesli Linka Glatter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Simon Wells ranks 615. Before him are William Hague, D. B. Sweeney, George Stephanopoulos, Thomas von Heesen, Violeta Bermúdez, and Andrea Borella. After him are Hervé Morin, Fodil Megharia, Jean-François De Sart, Salva, İsmet Yılmaz, and Alain Casanova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Wells ranks 6,010 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander Munro (1870), Betty Boothroyd (1929), Leon Brittan (1939), Frederick Denison Maurice (1805), Evelyn Glennie (1965), and Jessica Brown Findlay (1989). After him are Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Simon Singh (1964), Victoria Hislop (1959), Ian Porterfield (1946), Phil O'Donnell (1972), and Tamzin Merchant (1987).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Simon Wells ranks 129. Before him are Tomm Moore (1977), David Mackenzie (1966), Trevor Nunn (1940), Ken Hughes (1922), Kevin Macdonald (1967), and Rupert Sanders (1971). After him are James Marsh (1963), Antonia Bird (1951), Simon Curtis (1960), Julien Temple (1953), Miguel Sapochnik (1974), and Laurence Rees (1957).

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