1941 - Today
Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer of film and television often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply drawn characters. Born in Leicester and educated at Gresham's School and Trinity College, Cambridge, Frears started his career working as an assistant director in theatre and film while directing numerous television plays. In 1971, he directed his first feature film, Gumshoe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Frears has received more than 1,096,246 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Stephen Frears is the 214th most popular film director (down from 197th in 2019), the 948th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 878th in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Film Director.
Stephen Frears is most famous for directing My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Queen (2006), and Philomena (2013).
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Among film directors, Stephen Frears ranks 214 out of 1,580. Before him are John Sturges, Miklós Jancsó, Arthur Penn, John Schlesinger, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Lucio Fulci. After him are Alan J. Pakula, Barry Levinson, Mario Bava, Henry Hathaway, Raoul Walsh, and Terence Young.
1910 - 1992
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 208
1921 - 2014
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 209
1922 - 2010
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 210
1926 - 2003
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 211
1893 - 1953
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 212
1927 - 1996
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 213
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 214
1928 - 1998
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 215
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 216
1914 - 1980
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 217
1898 - 1985
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 218
1887 - 1980
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 219
1915 - 1994
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 220
Among people born in 1941, Stephen Frears ranks 82. Before him are Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Louis Ignarro, Theodor W. Hänsch, Neil Diamond, Josip Skoblar, and Stephen Jay Gould. After him are Michael Stuart Brown, Angelo Scola, Igor Smirnov, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Ann-Margret, and Jacqueline Boyer.
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 76
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 77
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 78
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 79
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 80
1941 - 2002
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 81
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 82
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 83
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 84
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 85
1941 - 2020
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 86
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 87
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 88
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Frears ranks 948 out of 6,924. Before him are John Schlesinger (1926), Philip Noel-Baker (1889), James Mason (1909), Samuel Butler (1612), Roger Scruton (1944), and Michael Smith (1932). After him are Mary Kingsley (1862), Shirley Bassey (1937), Hugh Lofting (1886), John Berger (1926), Naomi Campbell (1970), and J. B. S. Haldane (1892).
1926 - 2003
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 942
1889 - 1982
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 943
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 944
1612 - 1680
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 945
1944 - 2020
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 946
1932 - 2000
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 947
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 948
1862 - 1900
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 949
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 950
1886 - 1947
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 951
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 952
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 953
1892 - 1964
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 954
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Stephen Frears ranks 15. Before him are Tony Scott (1944), Peter Greenaway (1942), Guy Ritchie (1968), Danny Boyle (1956), Tony Richardson (1928), and John Schlesinger (1926). After him are David Hamilton (1933), Mike Newell (1942), Sam Mendes (1965), Frank Lloyd (1886), Carol Reed (1906), and Ken Russell (1927).
1944 - 2012
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 9
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 10
1968 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 11
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 12
1928 - 1991
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 13
1926 - 2003
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 14
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 15
1933 - 2016
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 16
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 17
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 18
1886 - 1960
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 19
1906 - 1976
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 20
1927 - 2011
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 21