FILM DIRECTOR

Guy Ritchie

1968 - Today

Guy Ritchie

Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter known primarily for British comedy gangster films and large-scale action-adventure films. Ritchie left school at the age of 15, and worked in entry-level jobs in the film industry before going on to direct television commercials. In 1995, he directed a short film, The Hard Case, followed by the crime comedy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), his feature-length directorial debut. He gained recognition with his second film, Snatch (2000), which found critical and commercial success. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Ritchie is the 229th most popular film director (down from 220th in 2019), the 1,168th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 939th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Film Director.

Guy Ritchie is most famous for directing the Sherlock Holmes movies.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Guy Ritchie ranks 229 out of 2,041. Before him are Mark Robson, Theo van Gogh, David Zucker, Marco Ferreri, Otar Iosseliani, and Robert J. Flaherty. After him are Julien Duvivier, Ryan Murphy, Richard Donner, Věra Chytilová, Yılmaz Güney, and Michael Cacoyannis.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Mark Robson
1913 - 1978
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 223
Theo van Gogh
1957 - 2004
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 224
David Zucker
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 225
Marco Ferreri
1928 - 1997
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 226
Otar Iosseliani
1934 - 2023
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 227
Robert J. Flaherty
1884 - 1951
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 228
Guy Ritchie
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 229
Julien Duvivier
1896 - 1967
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 230
Ryan Murphy
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 231
Richard Donner
1930 - 2021
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 232
Věra Chytilová
1929 - 2014
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 233
Yılmaz Güney
1937 - 1984
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 234
Michael Cacoyannis
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 235

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Guy Ritchie ranks 34. Before him are Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, Vlade Divac, Nataša Pirc Musar, Alexander Stubb, Chris McCandless, and Marcel Desailly. After him are Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, Jim Caviezel, Hashim Thaçi, Lucy Liu, Gillian Anderson, and Eric Bana.

Others Born in 1968

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Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 28
Vlade Divac
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 29
Nataša Pirc Musar
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 30
Alexander Stubb
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 31
Chris McCandless
EXPLORER
1968 - 1992
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 32
Marcel Desailly
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 33
Guy Ritchie
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 34
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 35
Jim Caviezel
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 36
Hashim Thaçi
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 37
Lucy Liu
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 38
Gillian Anderson
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 39
Eric Bana
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 40

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Guy Ritchie ranks 1,168 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), Petula Clark (1932), Arthur Hailey (1920), Phil Taylor (1954), Marty Feldman (1934), and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872). After him are John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), Matt Busby (1909), Adam Ferguson (1723), Mary Somerville (1780), Dylan Thomas (1914), and Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594).

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Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
POLITICIAN
1428 - 1471
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,162
Petula Clark
SINGER
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,163
Arthur Hailey
WRITER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,164
Phil Taylor
MUSICIAN
1954 - 2015
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,165
Marty Feldman
ACTOR
1934 - 1982
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,166
Ralph Vaughan Williams
COMPOSER
1872 - 1958
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,167
Guy Ritchie
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,168
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1553
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,169
Matt Busby
COACH
1909 - 1994
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,170
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,171
Mary Somerville
ASTRONOMER
1780 - 1872
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,172
Dylan Thomas
WRITER
1914 - 1953
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,173
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1612
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,174