FILM DIRECTOR
Steve McQueen
1969 - Today
Steve McQueen
Sir Steve Rodney McQueen (born 9 October 1969) is a British film director, film producer, screenwriter, and video artist. Known for directing films that deal with intense subject matters, he has received several awards including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award. He was honoured with the BFI Fellowship in 2016 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2020 for services to art and film. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve McQueen has received more than 27,138,841 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Steve McQueen is the 1,309th most popular film director (down from 952nd in 2019), the 4,463rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,335th in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
27M
Page Views (PV)
45.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
2.18
Effective Languages (L*)
5.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Steve McQueen ranks 1,309 out of 2,041. Before him are David Frankel, Anders Thomas Jensen, Milcho Manchevski, Max Hardcore, Vladimir Motyl, and Oumarou Ganda. After him are Charles Reisner, Tosca Musk, Melville Shavelson, Yuli Raizman, Peter Berg, and Catherine Corsini.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Frankel
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,303
Anders Thomas Jensen
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 1,304
Milcho Manchevski
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,305
Max Hardcore
1956 - 2023
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,306
Vladimir Motyl
1927 - 2010
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,307
Oumarou Ganda
1935 - 1981
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,308
Steve McQueen
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,309
Charles Reisner
1887 - 1962
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,310
Tosca Musk
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,311
Melville Shavelson
1917 - 2007
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,312
Yuli Raizman
1903 - 1994
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,313
Peter Berg
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,314
Catherine Corsini
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 1,315
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Steve McQueen ranks 306. Before him are Shinichi Mochizuki, Kostya Tszyu, Zoran Primorac, Fran, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Tony Cetinski. After him are David Mitchell, Bahman Ghobadi, Maher Al-Mu'aiqly, Myles Kennedy, Oriol Junqueras, and Vitaliy Parakhnevych.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsShinichi Mochizuki
MATHEMATICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 300
Kostya Tszyu
BOXER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 301
Zoran Primorac
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 302
Fran
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 303
Kazushi Sakuraba
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 304
Tony Cetinski
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 305
Steve McQueen
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 306
David Mitchell
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 307
Bahman Ghobadi
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 308
Maher Al-Mu'aiqly
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 309
Myles Kennedy
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 310
Oriol Junqueras
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 311
Vitaliy Parakhnevych
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 312
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Steve McQueen ranks 4,463 out of 8,785. Before him are Frederick Rolfe (1860), Jesse Lingard (1992), Alice Eve (1982), Martin Wolf (1946), George Coulouris (1903), and John Dill (1881). After him are Pauline Baynes (1922), David Mitchell (1969), Alan Ayckbourn (1939), Howard Jones (1955), Simon Schama (1945), and George Galloway (1954).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsFrederick Rolfe
WRITER
1860 - 1913
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 4,457
Jesse Lingard
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 4,458
Alice Eve
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 4,459
Martin Wolf
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 4,460
George Coulouris
ACTOR
1903 - 1989
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 4,461
John Dill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1944
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,462
Steve McQueen
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,463
Pauline Baynes
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,464
David Mitchell
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,465
Alan Ayckbourn
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,466
Howard Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,467
Simon Schama
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,468
George Galloway
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,469
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Steve McQueen ranks 97. Before him are Simon West (1961), Terry George (1952), Jon Amiel (1948), Tom Hooper (1972), Richard Eyre (1943), and Peter Hall (1930). After him are Jonathan Lynn (1943), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), Mike Hodges (1932), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), and Geoffrey Unsworth (1914).
Simon West
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 91
Terry George
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 92
Jon Amiel
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 93
Tom Hooper
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 94
Richard Eyre
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 95
Peter Hall
1930 - 2017
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 96
Steve McQueen
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 97
Jonathan Lynn
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 98
Sam Taylor-Johnson
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 99
Michael Caton-Jones
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 100
Mike Hodges
1932 - 2022
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 101
A. Edward Sutherland
1895 - 1973
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 102
Geoffrey Unsworth
1914 - 1978
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 103