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 425,574 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 6,007th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,336th in 2019) and the 129th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Simon Wells by language

Over the past year Simon Wells has had the most page views in the with 64,778 views, followed by Italian (5,905), and French (5,391). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (122.33%), German (76.45%), and Egyptian Arabic (46.31%)

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 614. 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.

Others Born in 1961

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Wells ranks 6,007 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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Filmography

The Prince of Egypt
Director
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them at odds, as one becomes the ruler of the most powerful empire on earth, and the other the chosen leader of his people! Their final confrontation will forever change their lives and the world.
Dec 16o 19987.248 / 10
The Time Machine
Director
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.
Mar 4o 20026.219 / 10
Balto
Director
An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
Dec 22o 19957.292 / 10