FILM DIRECTOR

Steve McQueen

1969 - Today

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Sir Steve Rodney McQueen (born 9 October 1969) is a British film director, film producer, screenwriter, and video artist. Known for directing films that deal with intense subject matters, he has received several awards including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award. He was honoured with the BFI Fellowship in 2016 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2020 for services to art and film. In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 list of the "most influential people in the world". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve McQueen is the 325th most popular film director (up from 1,309th in 2019), the 1,513th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,464th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Steve McQueen ranks 325 out of 2,041. Before him are Billy Hayes, Adolph Zukor, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Krzysztof Zanussi, Germaine Dulac, and George Roy Hill. After him are Richard Fleischer, Alain Tanner, John Hughes, Marc Allégret, Chen Kaige, and Joseph Losey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Steve McQueen ranks 52. Before him are Wes Anderson, Fernando Redondo, Robert Prosinečki, Bixente Lizarazu, Tiësto, and Vítor Baía. After him are Sahra Wagenknecht, Hong Myung-bo, Darren Aronofsky, Timothy D. Snyder, Predrag Mijatović, and Petteri Orpo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steve McQueen ranks 1,513 out of 8,785. Before him are Godwin, Earl of Wessex (1001), Helen McCrory (1968), Maurice Wilkes (1913), John Wilkins (1614), Arnold Jackson (1891), and Gildas (500). After him are Vita Sackville-West (1892), Peter Green (1946), Clarke Abel (1780), Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287), Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), and Andy Summers (1942).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Steve McQueen ranks 22. Before him are Mike Newell (1942), Guy Ritchie (1968), John Schlesinger (1926), David Hamilton (1933), Adrian Lyne (1941), and Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967). After him are George Albert Smith (1864), Carol Reed (1906), Ken Russell (1927), Robert Stevenson (1905), Anthony Minghella (1954), and Tom Hooper (1972).

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