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Simon Wells

1961 - Today

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Simon Finlay Wells (born 19 October 1961) is an English film director of animation and live-action films. He is the great-grandson of author H. G. Wells, and is best known for directing An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991), Balto (1995), and The Prince of Egypt (1998). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Simon Wells is the 1,752nd most popular film director (down from 1,708th in 2024), the 6,262nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,009th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Simon Wells ranks 1,749 out of 2,041. Before him are Christian Carion, Davis Guggenheim, and Lynne Ramsay. After him are Daphne Guinness, Lino Brocka, Oriol Paulo, Vitaly Mansky, Jack Smith, Imtiaz Ali, Floria Sigismondi, Jack Hannah, and Harmony Korine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Simon Wells ranks 712. Before him are Thomas Müller, Gary Valentine, Peter Larsson, Ludger Stühlmeyer, Yobes Ondieki, and Cornelia Oschkenat. After him are Alexei Gorinov, Sheila Kelley, Waldemar Matysik, Naoko Matsui, Vyacheslav Sukristov, and Maxi Priest.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Wells ranks 6,258 out of 8,785. After him are Eric Linklater (1899), Daphne Guinness (1967), Daley Thompson (1958), Martin Atkinson (1971), Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800), Rachel Whiteread (1963), Nigel Olsson (1949), Carrie Johnson (1988), James Cleverly (1969), Ronald Keeble (1941), David Lammy (1972), and George Armstrong (1944).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Simon Wells ranks 133. Before him are Ken Hughes (1922), Charles Brabin (1882), Trevor Nunn (1940), Neil Marshall (1970), Stephen Norrington (1964), and Lynne Ramsay (1969). After him are Daphne Guinness (1967), Antonia Bird (1951), Tomm Moore (1977), Peter Lord (1953), Bill Forsyth (1946), and David Mackenzie (1966).

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