FILM DIRECTOR
Roy Ward Baker
1916 - 2010

Roy Ward Baker
Roy Ward Baker (born Roy Horace Baker; 19 December 1916 – 5 October 2010) was an English film director. He was known professionally as Roy Baker until 1967, when he adopted Roy Ward Baker as his screen credit. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Ward Baker is the 1,180th most popular film director (down from 1,001st in 2019), the 4,296th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,399th in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Roy Ward Baker ranks 1,180 out of 2,041. Before him are Edgar Wright, Rachid Bouchareb, María Luisa Bemberg, Jacques Baratier, Shunji Iwai, and Luise Fleck. After him are Mark Herman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Alan Ball, John Pilger, Giorgi Shengelaia, and Gerry Anderson.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdgar Wright
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1,174
Rachid Bouchareb
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 1,175
María Luisa Bemberg
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,176
Jacques Baratier
1918 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,177
Shunji Iwai
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,178
Luise Fleck
1873 - 1950
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,179
Roy Ward Baker
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,180
Mark Herman
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,181
Herschell Gordon Lewis
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,182
Alan Ball
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,183
John Pilger
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 1,184
Giorgi Shengelaia
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 1,185
Gerry Anderson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 1,186
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Roy Ward Baker ranks 246. Before him are Ondina Valla, Milton Babbitt, Karl-Birger Blomdahl, David Brown, Lennart Klingström, and Toni Branca. After him are Dorothy Cheney, Julien Darui, Ken Wharton, Gaylord Nelson, Don Keefer, and Margaret Lockwood. Among people deceased in 2010, Roy Ward Baker ranks 325. Before him are Nena, Isabella Abbott, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, David Brown, Kathryn Grayson, and Jorge González. After him are Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir, Giovanni Pettenella, William B. Lenoir, Joseph Serge Miot, John Wooden, and Walter Rudin.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsOndina Valla
ATHLETE
1916 - 2006
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 240
Milton Babbitt
COMPOSER
1916 - 2011
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 241
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
COMPOSER
1916 - 1968
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 242
David Brown
WRITER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 243
Lennart Klingström
ATHLETE
1916 - 1994
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 244
Toni Branca
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1985
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 245
Roy Ward Baker
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 246
Dorothy Cheney
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 2014
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 247
Julien Darui
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1987
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 248
Ken Wharton
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1957
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 249
Gaylord Nelson
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 250
Don Keefer
ACTOR
1916 - 2014
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 251
Margaret Lockwood
ACTOR
1916 - 1990
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 252
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsNena
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 319
Isabella Abbott
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 320
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 321
David Brown
WRITER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 322
Kathryn Grayson
ACTOR
1922 - 2010
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 323
Jorge González
WRESTLER
1966 - 2010
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 324
Roy Ward Baker
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 325
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
WRITER
1940 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 326
Giovanni Pettenella
CYCLIST
1943 - 2010
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 327
William B. Lenoir
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 2010
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 328
Joseph Serge Miot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2010
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 329
John Wooden
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1910 - 2010
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 330
Walter Rudin
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 331
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Roy Ward Baker ranks 4,297 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778), Saint Mungo (518), Henry Sweet (1845), Arthur Berry (1888), Pat Barker (1943), and Paul Ince (1967). After him are Mark Herman (1954), Peter Wilson (1947), Sadie Frost (1965), Charles Lapworth (1842), Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733), and Ralph Bagnold (1896).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHenry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1868
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 4,291
Saint Mungo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
518 - 614
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 4,292
Henry Sweet
LINGUIST
1845 - 1912
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 4,293
Arthur Berry
SOCCER PLAYER
1888 - 1953
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 4,294
Pat Barker
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 4,295
Paul Ince
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 4,296
Roy Ward Baker
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,297
Mark Herman
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,298
Peter Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,299
Sadie Frost
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,300
Charles Lapworth
GEOLOGIST
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,301
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1800
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,302
Ralph Bagnold
ENGINEER
1896 - 1990
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,303
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Roy Ward Baker ranks 86. Before him are Mike Figgis (1948), Michael Winner (1935), Duncan Jones (1971), Jon Amiel (1948), Benjamin Glazer (1887), and Edgar Wright (1974). After him are Mark Herman (1954), Gerry Anderson (1929), Nick Park (1958), Basil Dearden (1911), Freddie Francis (1917), and John Grierson (1898).
Mike Figgis
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 80
Michael Winner
1935 - 2013
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 81
Duncan Jones
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 82
Jon Amiel
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 83
Benjamin Glazer
1887 - 1956
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 84
Edgar Wright
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 85
Roy Ward Baker
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 86
Mark Herman
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 87
Gerry Anderson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 88
Nick Park
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 89
Basil Dearden
1911 - 1971
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 90
Freddie Francis
1917 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 91
John Grierson
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 92