FILM DIRECTOR

David Hamilton

1933 - 2016

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David Hamilton (15 April 1933 – 25 November 2016) was a British photographer and film director best known for his photography of young women and girls, mostly nude. Hamilton's images became part of an "Art or pornography?" debate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Hamilton is the 297th most popular film director (down from 265th in 2019), the 1,433rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,065th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Hamilton ranks 297 out of 2,041Before him are Leonid Gaidai, Sam Raimi, Frank Borzage, Stanley Donen, Henri Verneuil, and Mamoru Oshii. After him are Marco Bellocchio, Denis Villeneuve, Tobe Hooper, Raoul Walsh, Tony Gatlif, and Gillo Pontecorvo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, David Hamilton ranks 121Before him are Elem Klimov, Najah al-Attar, Miloš Milutinović, Narriman Sadek, Jeremy Brett, and Manu Dibango. After him are Borislav Ivkov, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, Otto Barić, Will Sampson, Wayne Shorter, and György Konrád. Among people deceased in 2016, David Hamilton ranks 105Before him are Thorbjörn Fälldin, Michael Massee, Franciszek Macharski, Gordie Howe, Thomas Luckmann, and Andrei Karlov. After him are Loris Francesco Capovilla, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Anker Jørgensen, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, Roger Y. Tsien, and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Hamilton ranks 1,433 out of 8,785Before him are Alan Watts (1915), Mick Taylor (1949), Louise d'Orléans (1869), Anthony Daniels (1946), Alice Bailey (1880), and Charles Bell (1774). After him are John Kay (1704), Joseph Wright of Derby (1734), Neil Gaiman (1960), Robert Stirling (1790), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), and Duncan Haldane (1951).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, David Hamilton ranks 19Before him are Stephen Frears (1941), Tony Richardson (1928), Frank Lloyd (1886), Mike Newell (1942), Guy Ritchie (1968), and John Schlesinger (1926). After him are Adrian Lyne (1941), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), Steve McQueen (1969), George Albert Smith (1864), Carol Reed (1906), and Ken Russell (1927).