FILM DIRECTOR

Sam Mendes

1965 - Today

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Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List. In 2000, Mendes was awarded the Shakespeare Prize by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation in Hamburg, Germany. In 2005, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Directors Guild of Great Britain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Mendes is the 459th most popular film director (down from 386th in 2019), the 1,970th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,485th in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sam Mendes ranks 459 out of 2,041. Before him are Robert Rossen, Larisa Shepitko, James L. Brooks, Joe Dante, John Boorman, and William A. Wellman. After him are Jean Eustache, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Şerif Gören, Aleksandar Petrović, David Yates, and Anton Corbijn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Sam Mendes ranks 86. Before him are Fredrik Reinfeldt, Satoshi Tajiri, Guenther Steiner, Raí, Zakir Naik, and KRS-One. After him are Shania Twain, D. J. Caruso, Trifon Ivanov, Kristin Davis, Frank Grillo, and Ion Andoni Goikoetxea.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sam Mendes ranks 1,970 out of 8,785. Before him are John Maynard Smith (1920), Samuel Frederick Gray (1766), Nick Simper (1945), John Boorman (1933), Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842), and F. H. Bradley (1846). After him are Matt Ridley (1958), Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870), William Paley (1743), Tom Conti (1941), and John Rimmer (1878).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Sam Mendes ranks 35. Before him are Roland Joffé (1945), John Guillermin (1925), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Michael Apted (1941), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), and John Boorman (1933). After him are David Yates (1963), David Byrne (1952), Michael Anderson (1920), J. Stuart Blackton (1875), Mike Leigh (1943), and Nicolas Roeg (1928).

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