1944 - 2012
Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer. He made his theatrical film debut with The Hunger (1983) and went on to direct highly successful action and thriller films such as Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), and Unstoppable (2010). Scott was the younger brother of film director Sir Ridley Scott. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Scott has received more than 8,620,620 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Tony Scott is the 93rd most popular film director (up from 110th in 2019), the 456th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 535th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Film Director.
Tony Scott is most famous for his films, Top Gun, Days of Thunder, and True Romance.
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Among film directors, Tony Scott ranks 93 out of 1,581. Before him are Satyajit Ray, René Clair, Christopher Nolan, Fred Zinnemann, Andrzej Żuławski, and Wolfgang Petersen. After him are Kenji Mizoguchi, George A. Romero, William Hanna, Howard Hawks, Walter Hill, and Peter Brook.
1921 - 1992
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 87
1898 - 1981
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 88
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 89
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 90
1940 - 2016
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 91
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 92
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 93
1898 - 1956
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 94
1940 - 2017
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 95
1910 - 2001
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 96
1896 - 1977
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 97
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 98
1925 - 2022
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 99
Among people born in 1944, Tony Scott ranks 38. Before him are Ibrahim Rugova, Robert Kardashian, Rafic Hariri, Jairzinho, Angela Davis, and Sebastião Salgado. After him are Gennady Zyuganov, Vojislav Koštunica, Sali Berisha, Rajiv Gandhi, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Françoise Hardy. Among people deceased in 2012, Tony Scott ranks 21. Before him are Yitzhak Shamir, Ernest Borgnine, Sylvia Kristel, Elinor Ostrom, Robin Gibb, and John Demjanjuk. After him are Roger Garaudy, Donna Summer, Ravi Shankar, Jean Giraud, Sven Hassel, and Carlos Fuentes.
1944 - 2006
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 32
1944 - 2003
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 33
1944 - 2005
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 34
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 35
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 36
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 37
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 38
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 39
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 40
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 41
1944 - 1991
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 42
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 43
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 44
1915 - 2012
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 15
1917 - 2012
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 16
1952 - 2012
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 17
1933 - 2012
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 18
1949 - 2012
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 19
1920 - 2012
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 20
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 21
1913 - 2012
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 22
1948 - 2012
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 23
1920 - 2012
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 24
1938 - 2012
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 25
1917 - 2012
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 26
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 27
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Scott ranks 456 out of 7,765. Before him are Morrissey (1959), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Robert Plant (1948), William Shockley (1910), and Mike Oldfield (1953). After him are James Callaghan (1912), William Kidd (1645), Mary Anning (1799), Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751), John Knox (1514), and Philip Larkin (1922).
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 450
1020 - 1076
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 451
1863 - 1950
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 452
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 453
1910 - 1989
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 454
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 455
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 456
1912 - 2005
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 457
1645 - 1701
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 458
1799 - 1847
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 459
1751 - 1775
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 460
1514 - 1572
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 461
1922 - 1985
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 462
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Tony Scott ranks 8. Before him are Ridley Scott (1937), Ken Loach (1936), Richard Attenborough (1923), Alan Parker (1944), David Lean (1908), and Christopher Nolan (1970). After him are Peter Brook (1925), Peter Greenaway (1942), Guy Ritchie (1968), Danny Boyle (1956), Tony Richardson (1928), and Mike Newell (1942).
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 2
1936 - Present
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 3
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 4
1944 - 2020
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 5
1908 - 1991
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 6
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 7
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 8
1925 - 2022
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