FILM DIRECTOR

Ridley Scott

1937 - Today

Ridley Scott

Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer. He directs films in the science fiction, crime, and historical epic genres, with an atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. He ranks among the highest-grossing directors, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He has received many accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ridley Scott is the 17th most popular film director (down from 11th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Film Director.

Ridley Scott is most famous for directing the films Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Thelma and Louise, and Black Hawk Down.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ridley Scott ranks 17 out of 2,041. Before him are Roman Polanski, D. W. Griffith, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar, and Leni Riefenstahl. After him are Bernardo Bertolucci, Luchino Visconti, Luis Buñuel, Andrei Tarkovsky, Sergio Leone, and Francis Ford Coppola.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Roman Polanski
1933 - Present
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 11
D. W. Griffith
1875 - 1948
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 12
Pier Paolo Pasolini
1922 - 1975
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 13
Woody Allen
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 14
Pedro Almodóvar
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 15
Leni Riefenstahl
1902 - 2003
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 16
Ridley Scott
1937 - Present
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 17
Bernardo Bertolucci
1941 - 2018
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 18
Luchino Visconti
1906 - 1976
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 19
Luis Buñuel
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 20
Andrei Tarkovsky
1932 - 1986
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 21
Sergio Leone
1929 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 22
Francis Ford Coppola
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 23

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ridley Scott ranks 9. Before him are Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Valentina Tereshkova, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, and Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. After him are Boris Spassky, Ahmed Yassin, Martti Ahtisaari, Bobby Charlton, Jane Fonda, and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

Others Born in 1937

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Anthony Hopkins
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 3
Morgan Freeman
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 4
Valentina Tereshkova
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 5
Jack Nicholson
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 6
Dustin Hoffman
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 7
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 8
Ridley Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 9
Boris Spassky
CHESS PLAYER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 10
Ahmed Yassin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2004
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 11
Martti Ahtisaari
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 12
Bobby Charlton
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 13
Jane Fonda
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 14
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 15

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ridley Scott ranks 166 out of 8,785. Before him are Charlotte Brontë (1816), Arthur Henderson (1863), John Macleod (1876), William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708), Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (1935), and Brian Johnson (1947). After him are Jane Seymour (1508), Roger Bacon (1220), Patrick Blackett (1897), Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Robert Edwards (1925), and Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Charlotte Brontë
WRITER
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 160
Arthur Henderson
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 161
John Macleod
CHEMIST
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 162
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1778
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 163
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
ARCHITECT
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 164
Brian Johnson
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 165
Ridley Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 166
Jane Seymour
COMPANION
1508 - 1537
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 167
Roger Bacon
PHILOSOPHER
1220 - 1292
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 168
Patrick Blackett
PHYSICIST
1897 - 1974
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 169
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1903
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 170
Robert Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2013
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 171
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1758 - 1805
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 172