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David Byrne

1952 - Today

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David Byrne (; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Special Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Byrne is the 466th most popular film director (up from 559th in 2019), the 1,992nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,076th in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Byrne ranks 466 out of 2,041. Before him are Jean Eustache, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Şerif Gören, Aleksandar Petrović, David Yates, and Anton Corbijn. After him are D. J. Caruso, Walter Frentz, Curtis Hanson, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Michael Anderson, and J. Stuart Blackton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, David Byrne ranks 170. Before him are François Berléand, Tatsuhiko Seta, Clive Barker, Chuck Lorre, Geraldo Alckmin, and Şenol Güneş. After him are Dalia Itzik, Ahmed Nazif, Ahmed Ouyahia, Ian Hill, Sergei Stepashin, and Lars Peter Hansen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Byrne ranks 1,992 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), Roger Williamson (1948), Wayne Rooney (1985), John Muir (1838), Billy Connolly (1942), and Algernon Blackwood (1869). After him are Andy Whitfield (1971), Ouida (1839), William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), Sophie Turner (1996), Dennis Nilsen (1945), and Mary Astell (1666).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, David Byrne ranks 37. Before him are J. Lee Thompson (1914), Michael Apted (1941), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), John Boorman (1933), Sam Mendes (1965), and David Yates (1963). After him are Michael Anderson (1920), J. Stuart Blackton (1875), Mike Leigh (1943), Nicolas Roeg (1928), Peter Yates (1929), and Derek Jarman (1942).

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