FILM DIRECTOR
Tony Scott
1944 - 2012
Tony Scott
Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English filmmaker. 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), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) and Unstoppable (2010). Scott was the younger brother of film director Ridley Scott. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Scott has received more than 9,159,191 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Tony Scott is the 54th most popular film director (up from 93rd in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 456th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Film Director.
Tony Scott is most famous for his films, Top Gun, Days of Thunder, and True Romance.
Memorability Metrics
9.2M
Page Views (PV)
68.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
5.86
Effective Languages (L*)
3.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Tony Scott ranks 54 out of 2,041. Before him are Isao Takahata, Emir Kusturica, Alan Parker, Takeshi Kitano, Oliver Stone, and Michael Haneke. After him are Luc Besson, Paul Verhoeven, Brian De Palma, Aki Kaurismäki, Werner Herzog, and Abbas Kiarostami.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsao Takahata
1935 - 2018
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 48
Emir Kusturica
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 49
Alan Parker
1944 - 2020
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 50
Takeshi Kitano
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 51
Oliver Stone
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 52
Michael Haneke
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 53
Tony Scott
1944 - 2012
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 54
Luc Besson
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 55
Paul Verhoeven
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 56
Brian De Palma
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 57
Aki Kaurismäki
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 58
Werner Herzog
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 59
Abbas Kiarostami
1940 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 60
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Tony Scott ranks 22. Before him are Dzhokhar Dudayev, Miloš Zeman, Joe Frazier, Jimmy Page, Alan Parker, and Geraldine Chaplin. After him are Rafic Hariri, Angela Davis, Sali Berisha, Jacqueline Bisset, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Sepp Maier. Among people deceased in 2012, Tony Scott ranks 11. Before him are Ray Bradbury, Whitney Houston, Yitzhak Shamir, Griselda Blanco, Ahmed Ben Bella, and Rita Levi-Montalcini. After him are Michael Clarke Duncan, Jon Lord, Eric Hobsbawm, Elinor Ostrom, Theo Angelopoulos, and George Tupou V.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsDzhokhar Dudayev
POLITICIAN
1944 - 1996
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 16
Miloš Zeman
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 17
Joe Frazier
BOXER
1944 - 2011
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 18
Jimmy Page
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 19
Alan Parker
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2020
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 20
Geraldine Chaplin
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 21
Tony Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 22
Rafic Hariri
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2005
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 23
Angela Davis
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 24
Sali Berisha
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 25
Jacqueline Bisset
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 26
Princess Benedikte of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 27
Sepp Maier
COACH
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsRay Bradbury
WRITER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 5
Whitney Houston
SINGER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 6
Yitzhak Shamir
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 7
Griselda Blanco
MAFIOSO
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 8
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 9
Rita Levi-Montalcini
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2012
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 10
Tony Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 11
Michael Clarke Duncan
ACTOR
1957 - 2012
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 12
Jon Lord
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 13
Eric Hobsbawm
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2012
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 14
Elinor Ostrom
ECONOMIST
1933 - 2012
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 15
Theo Angelopoulos
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2012
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 16
George Tupou V
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2012
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 17
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Scott ranks 278 out of 8,785. Before him are Jane Goodall (1934), John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842), John Deacon (1951), Bede (672), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792), and Emmeline Pankhurst (1858). After him are Roger Penrose (1931), Andrew Carnegie (1835), Thomas Andrews (1873), Henrietta of England (1644), Timothy Dalton (1946), and Kate Bush (1958).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJane Goodall
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 272
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1919
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 273
John Deacon
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 274
Bede
HISTORIAN
672 - 735
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 275
Percy Bysshe Shelley
WRITER
1792 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 276
Emmeline Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1928
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 277
Tony Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 278
Roger Penrose
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 279
Andrew Carnegie
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1919
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 280
Thomas Andrews
DESIGNER
1873 - 1912
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 281
Henrietta of England
NOBLEMAN
1644 - 1670
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 282
Timothy Dalton
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 283
Kate Bush
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 284
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Tony Scott ranks 5. Before him are Alfred Hitchcock (1899), Ridley Scott (1937), Ken Loach (1936), and Alan Parker (1944). After him are Christopher Nolan (1970), Peter Brook (1925), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Peter Greenaway (1942), Stephen Frears (1941), and Mike Newell (1942).
Alfred Hitchcock
1899 - 1980
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 1
Ridley Scott
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 2
Ken Loach
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 3
Alan Parker
1944 - 2020
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 4
Tony Scott
1944 - 2012
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 5
Christopher Nolan
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 6
Peter Brook
1925 - 2022
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 7
Richard Attenborough
1923 - 2014
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 8
David Lean
1908 - 1991
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 9
Peter Greenaway
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 10
Stephen Frears
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 11
Mike Newell
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 12