FILM DIRECTOR
Mike Newell
1942 - Today

Mike Newell
Michael Cormac Newell (born 28 March 1942) is an English film and television director and producer. He won the BAFTA for Best Direction for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), which also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and directed the films Donnie Brasco (1997) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Newell is the 218th most popular film director (down from 203rd in 2019), the 1,121st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 896th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Mike Newell ranks 218 out of 2,041. Before him are Frank Lloyd, Robert Aldrich, Miklós Jancsó, Mahesh Bhatt, Alfonso Cuarón, and Liliana Cavani. After him are Jerzy Skolimowski, Stanley Kramer, Bertrand Blier, Donald P. Bellisario, Mark Robson, and Theo van Gogh.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrank Lloyd
1886 - 1960
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 212
Robert Aldrich
1918 - 1983
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 213
Miklós Jancsó
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 214
Mahesh Bhatt
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 215
Alfonso Cuarón
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 216
Liliana Cavani
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 217
Mike Newell
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 218
Jerzy Skolimowski
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 219
Stanley Kramer
1913 - 2001
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 220
Bertrand Blier
1939 - 2025
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 221
Donald P. Bellisario
1935 - Present
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 222
Mark Robson
1913 - 1978
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 223
Theo van Gogh
1957 - 2004
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 224
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Mike Newell ranks 117. Before him are Donna Leon, Muhammadu Buhari, Maria Kaczyńska, Britt Ekland, Linda Evans, and Karen Uhlenbeck. After him are Fred Ward, Larry Flynt, Michael Jackson, Carlos Monzón, George Jung, and Evaristo Carvalho.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsDonna Leon
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 111
Muhammadu Buhari
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 112
Maria Kaczyńska
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2010
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 113
Britt Ekland
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 114
Linda Evans
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 115
Karen Uhlenbeck
MATHEMATICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 116
Mike Newell
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 117
Fred Ward
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 118
Larry Flynt
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 119
Michael Jackson
WRITER
1942 - 2007
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 120
Carlos Monzón
BOXER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 121
George Jung
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 122
Evaristo Carvalho
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2022
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 123
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Newell ranks 1,121 out of 8,785. Before him are John Stewart Bell (1928), Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861), John William Polidori (1795), James Oglethorpe (1696), Melanie C (1974), and Roy Harper (1941). After him are John Gray (1948), Dave Mackay (1934), George Gilbert Scott (1811), William Carey (1761), John Tenniel (1820), and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Stewart Bell
PHYSICIST
1928 - 1990
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,115
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1928
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,116
John William Polidori
WRITER
1795 - 1821
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 1,117
James Oglethorpe
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1785
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1,118
Melanie C
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1,119
Roy Harper
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 1,120
Mike Newell
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 1,121
John Gray
PHILOSOPHER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 1,122
Dave Mackay
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 1,123
George Gilbert Scott
ARCHITECT
1811 - 1878
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 1,124
William Carey
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1834
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 1,125
John Tenniel
PAINTER
1820 - 1914
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 1,126
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
POLITICIAN
1484 - 1545
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1,127
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Mike Newell ranks 16. Before him are Peter Greenaway (1942), Michael Powell (1905), Danny Boyle (1956), Stephen Frears (1941), Tony Richardson (1928), and Frank Lloyd (1886). After him are Guy Ritchie (1968), John Schlesinger (1926), David Hamilton (1933), Adrian Lyne (1941), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), and Steve McQueen (1969).
Peter Greenaway
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 10
Michael Powell
1905 - 1990
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 11
Danny Boyle
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 12
Stephen Frears
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 13
Tony Richardson
1928 - 1991
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 14
Frank Lloyd
1886 - 1960
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 15
Mike Newell
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 16
Guy Ritchie
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 17
John Schlesinger
1926 - 2003
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 18
David Hamilton
1933 - 2016
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 19
Adrian Lyne
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 20
Sam Taylor-Johnson
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 21
Steve McQueen
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 22