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. He has received numerous accolades including three BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Frears has received more than 1,235,853 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Frears is the 232nd most popular film director (down from 214th in 2019), the 999th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 948th 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 232 out of 1,581. Before him are Miklós Jancsó, Richard Fleischer, Margarethe von Trotta, Barbet Schroeder, Lucio Fulci, and Yılmaz Güney. After him are Chris Marker, Arthur Penn, Raoul Walsh, Julien Duvivier, Youssef Chahine, and Mario Monicelli.
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 226
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 227
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 228
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 229
1927 - 1996
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 230
1937 - 1984
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 231
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 232
1921 - 2012
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 233
1922 - 2010
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 234
1887 - 1980
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 235
1896 - 1967
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 236
1926 - 2008
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 237
1915 - 2010
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 238
Among people born in 1941, Stephen Frears ranks 100. Before him are Jacqueline Boyer, David Gross, John E. Walker, Martha Stewart, Lella Lombardi, and Barbet Schroeder. After him are Ann-Margret, Senta Berger, Hage Geingob, Angelo Scola, Bruce Nauman, and Sergio Oliva.
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 94
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 95
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 96
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 97
1941 - 1992
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 98
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 99
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 100
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 101
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 102
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 103
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 104
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 105
1941 - 2012
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 106
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Frears ranks 999 out of 7,765. Before him are James Mason (1909), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Alasdair MacIntyre (1929), Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914), James Stirling (1926), and Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477). After him are Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971), Joseph Wright of Derby (1734), Honor Blackman (1925), Warren Hastings (1732), Anna Atkins (1799), and Thomas Cavendish (1560).
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 993
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 994
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 995
1914 - 1999
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 996
1926 - 1992
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 997
1477 - 1539
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 998
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 999
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,000
1734 - 1797
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 1,001
1925 - 2020
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 1,002
1732 - 1818
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 1,003
1799 - 1871
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 1,004
1560 - 1592
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 1,005
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Stephen Frears ranks 15. Before him are Peter Brook (1925), Peter Greenaway (1942), Guy Ritchie (1968), Danny Boyle (1956), Tony Richardson (1928), and Mike Newell (1942). After him are David Hamilton (1933), John Schlesinger (1926), Frank Lloyd (1886), Carol Reed (1906), Sam Mendes (1965), and John Boorman (1933).
1925 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 9
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 10
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 11
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 12
1928 - 1991
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 13
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 14
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 15
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 16
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 17
1886 - 1960
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 18
1906 - 1976
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 19
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 20
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 21