FILM DIRECTOR

Jonathan Nolan

1976 - Today

Jonathan Nolan

Jonathan Jensen Nolan (born 6 June 1976) is a British and American screenwriter and producer. He is the creator of the CBS science fiction series Person of Interest (2011–2016) and co-creator of the HBO science fiction/Western series Westworld (2016–2022). Nolan has collaborated on several films with his brother, film director Christopher Nolan, who adapted Jonathan's short story "Memento Mori" into the neo-noir thriller film Memento (2000). Together, the brothers co-wrote the mystery-thriller film The Prestige (2006), the superhero films The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and the science-fiction film Interstellar (2014). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Nolan is the 964th most popular film director (down from 875th in 2019), the 3,607th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,016th in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jonathan Nolan ranks 964 out of 2,041. Before him are Anne Fontaine, John Cromwell, Steven Knight, Safi Faye, Kevin S. Bright, and Tadashi Imai. After him are Helmut Käutner, Mikael Håfström, William Castle, Jørgen Leth, Giuseppe Amato, and Kad Merad.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Anne Fontaine
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 958
John Cromwell
1886 - 1979
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 959
Steven Knight
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 960
Safi Faye
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 961
Kevin S. Bright
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 962
Tadashi Imai
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 963
Jonathan Nolan
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 964
Helmut Käutner
1908 - 1980
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 965
Mikael Håfström
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 966
William Castle
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 967
Jørgen Leth
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 968
Giuseppe Amato
1899 - 1964
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 969
Kad Merad
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 970

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Jonathan Nolan ranks 112. Before him are Carice van Houten, Sally Hawkins, Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Samuel Kuffour, Tim Duncan, and Zhao Wei. After him are Jang Hyuk, Seann William Scott, Alex O'Loughlin, Yasuhiro Toyoda, Petit, and Piper Perabo.

Others Born in 1976

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Carice van Houten
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 106
Sally Hawkins
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 107
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 108
Samuel Kuffour
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 109
Tim Duncan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 110
Zhao Wei
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 111
Jonathan Nolan
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 112
Jang Hyuk
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 113
Seann William Scott
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 114
Alex O'Loughlin
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 115
Yasuhiro Toyoda
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 116
Petit
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 117
Piper Perabo
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 118

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Nolan ranks 3,608 out of 8,785. Before him are William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396), Adrienne Corri (1931), Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855), Nassau William Senior (1790), Dave Legeno (1963), and Margaret Mee (1909). After him are H. B. Warner (1876), Roger Taylor (1960), Shirley Henderson (1965), Matthew Goode (1978), Emerald Fennell (1985), and Ramón Zabalo (1910).

Others born in United Kingdom

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William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
NOBLEMAN
1396 - 1450
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 3,602
Adrienne Corri
ACTOR
1931 - 2016
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3,603
Henry Nicholas Ridley
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1956
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3,604
Nassau William Senior
ECONOMIST
1790 - 1864
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3,605
Dave Legeno
ACTOR
1963 - 2014
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3,606
Margaret Mee
PAINTER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 3,607
Jonathan Nolan
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 3,608
H. B. Warner
ACTOR
1876 - 1958
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 3,609
Roger Taylor
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 3,610
Shirley Henderson
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 3,611
Matthew Goode
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 3,612
Emerald Fennell
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 3,613
Ramón Zabalo
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1967
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 3,614