FILM DIRECTOR
Mark Romanek
1959 - Today

Mark Romanek
Mark Lee Romanek (; born September 18, 1959) is an American film, music video and commercial director and photographer. He is best known for directing the films One Hour Photo (2002) and Never Let Me Go (2010). Romanek's music videos have come to be regarded as among the best of the medium. They have earned him three Grammy Awards for Best Short Form Music Video and 20 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Direction for Jay-Z's "99 Problems" and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Romanek is the 1,718th most popular film director (down from 1,688th in 2019), the 13,624th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,807th in 2019) and the 504th most popular American Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Mark Romanek ranks 1,718 out of 2,041. Before him are Sooraj Barjatya, Wang Xiaoshuai, Ebrahim Alkazi, Oscar Micheaux, John Carl Buechler, and V. Shantaram. After him are Krzysztof Krauze, Joe Carnahan, Davis Guggenheim, Lynne Ramsay, Simon Wells, and Lino Brocka.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSooraj Barjatya
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 1,712
Wang Xiaoshuai
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 1,713
Ebrahim Alkazi
1925 - 2020
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 1,714
Oscar Micheaux
1884 - 1951
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 1,715
John Carl Buechler
1952 - 2019
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 1,716
V. Shantaram
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,717
Mark Romanek
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 1,718
Krzysztof Krauze
1953 - 2014
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 1,719
Joe Carnahan
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 1,720
Davis Guggenheim
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 1,721
Lynne Ramsay
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 1,722
Simon Wells
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 1,723
Lino Brocka
1939 - 1991
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 1,724
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Mark Romanek ranks 617. Before him are Kathy Jordan, Eren Keskin, Kathryn P. Hire, Oleg Logvin, Fernando Romay, and Sandy West. After him are Tom Egeland, Jim Meskimen, Kerry Kennedy, Michael Barratt, Lawrence Taylor, and Róger Flores.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsKathy Jordan
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 611
Eren Keskin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 612
Kathryn P. Hire
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 613
Oleg Logvin
CYCLIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 614
Fernando Romay
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 615
Sandy West
MUSICIAN
1959 - 2006
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 616
Mark Romanek
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 617
Tom Egeland
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 618
Jim Meskimen
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 619
Kerry Kennedy
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 620
Michael Barratt
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 621
Lawrence Taylor
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 622
Róger Flores
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 623
In United States
Among people born in United States, Mark Romanek ranks 13,628 out of 20,380. Before him are Alexander Ramsey (1815), Chuck Daigh (1923), Sandy West (1959), Kate Spade (1962), Hyapatia Lee (1960), and BarBara Luna (1939). After him are Alisha Klass (1972), Joan Caulfield (1922), Taryn Manning (1978), Wood Harris (1969), Audrey Meadows (1922), and Norman Thomas (1884).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlexander Ramsey
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1903
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 13,622
Chuck Daigh
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 13,623
Sandy West
MUSICIAN
1959 - 2006
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 13,624
Kate Spade
DESIGNER
1962 - 2018
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 13,625
Hyapatia Lee
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 13,626
BarBara Luna
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 13,627
Mark Romanek
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 13,628
Alisha Klass
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 13,629
Joan Caulfield
ACTOR
1922 - 1991
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 13,630
Taryn Manning
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 13,631
Wood Harris
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 13,632
Audrey Meadows
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 13,633
Norman Thomas
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1968
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 13,634
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Mark Romanek ranks 504. Before him are Lowell Thomas (1892), Joseph Pevney (1911), Stacy Peralta (1957), Bill Plympton (1946), Oscar Micheaux (1884), and John Carl Buechler (1952). After him are Joe Carnahan (1969), Davis Guggenheim (1963), Jack Smith (1932), Jack Hannah (1913), Harmony Korine (1973), and Jonathan Levine (1976).
Lowell Thomas
1892 - 1981
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 498
Joseph Pevney
1911 - 2008
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 499
Stacy Peralta
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 500
Bill Plympton
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 501
Oscar Micheaux
1884 - 1951
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 502
John Carl Buechler
1952 - 2019
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 503
Mark Romanek
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 504
Joe Carnahan
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 505
Davis Guggenheim
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 506
Jack Smith
1932 - 1989
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 507
Jack Hannah
1913 - 1994
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 508
Harmony Korine
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 509
Jonathan Levine
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 510