PRODUCER

Harvey Weinstein

1952 - Today

Photo of Harvey Weinstein

Icon of person Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein (, German: [ˈvaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n]; born March 19, 1952) is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several successful independent films including Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989); The Crying Game (1992); Pulp Fiction (1994); Heavenly Creatures (1994); Flirting with Disaster (1996); and Shakespeare in Love (1998). Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love and also won seven Tony Awards for plays and musicals including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. After leaving Miramax, Weinstein and his brother Bob founded the Weinstein Company (TWC), a mini-major film studio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harvey Weinstein is the 2nd most popular producer, the 150th most popular biography from United States (down from 146th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Producer.

Harvey Weinstein is most famous for his film production company, Miramax, which he co-founded with his brother, Bob Weinstein.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Harvey Weinstein by language

Loading...

Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Harvey Weinstein ranks 2 out of 140Before him are Walt Disney. After him are Carlo Ponti, Kathleen Kennedy, Robert Evans, Rick Rubin, Dino De Laurentiis, René Angélil, Simon Cowell, Jerry Bruckheimer, Phil Spector, and David O. Selznick.

Most Popular Producers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Harvey Weinstein ranks 4Before him are Vladimir Putin, Patrick Swayze, and Vajiralongkorn. After him are Liam Neeson, Steven Seagal, Orhan Pamuk, David Hasselhoff, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Park Geun-hye, Roberto Benigni, and Salome Zourabichvili.

Others Born in 1952

Go to all Rankings

In United States

Among people born in United States, Harvey Weinstein ranks 150 out of 20,380Before him are Patti Smith (1946), Meryl Streep (1949), Rosa Parks (1913), Anton LaVey (1930), Zodiac Killer (1940), and Ted Bundy (1946). After him are Will Smith (1968), Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), John Dewey (1859), William R. King (1786), Buckminster Fuller (1895), and Louis Sullivan (1856).

Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Harvey Weinstein ranks 2Before him are Walt Disney (1901). After him are Kathleen Kennedy (1953), Robert Evans (1930), Rick Rubin (1963), Jerry Bruckheimer (1943), Phil Spector (1939), David O. Selznick (1902), Joel Silver (1952), Gene Roddenberry (1921), Aaron Spelling (1923), and Darryl F. Zanuck (1902).