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Steven Spielberg

1946 - Today

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Steven Allan Spielberg ( SPEEL-burg; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films in history, and some are among the highest-grossing films ever. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 139 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 134 in 2019). Steven Spielberg is the most popular film director, the 13th most popular biography from United States (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular American Film Director.

Steven Spielberg is best known for his work as a film director and producer. He is one of the most successful directors and producers in Hollywood history, having won three Academy Awards for directing and producing Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, and Amistad.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Steven Spielberg ranks 1 out of 2,041. After him are Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman, Hayao Miyazaki, Alfred Hitchcock, Federico Fellini, Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurosawa, Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Ridley Scott, and Pier Paolo Pasolini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Steven Spielberg ranks 3. Before him are Donald Trump, and Sylvester Stallone. After him are Freddie Mercury, Cher, George W. Bush, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Sonia Gandhi, Bill Clinton, Alan Rickman, Demis Roussos, and Ted Bundy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steven Spielberg ranks 13 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Nixon (1913), Edgar Allan Poe (1809), Sylvester Stallone (1946), Steve Jobs (1955), Andrew Jackson (1767), and Marilyn Monroe (1926). After him are Abraham Lincoln (1809), Hillary Clinton (1947), Andrew Johnson (1808), Martin Van Buren (1782), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), and Martin Scorsese (1942).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Steven Spielberg ranks 1. After him are Martin Scorsese (1942), Stanley Kubrick (1928), Woody Allen (1935), Francis Ford Coppola (1939), George Lucas (1944), Quentin Tarantino (1963), Tim Burton (1958), John Ford (1894), David Lynch (1946), Oliver Stone (1946), and Brian De Palma (1940).

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