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Steven Spielberg

1946 - Today

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Steven Allan Spielberg ( SPEEL-burg; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films in history, and some are among the highest-grossing films ever. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steven Spielberg is the most popular film director, the 22nd most popular biography from United States (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular American Film Director.

Steven Spielberg is best known for his work as a film director and producer. He is one of the most successful directors and producers in Hollywood history, having won three Academy Awards for directing and producing Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, and Amistad.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Steven Spielberg ranks 1 out of 2,041. After him are Martin Scorsese, Hayao Miyazaki, Akira Kurosawa, David Lynch, Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Sergei Eisenstein, Roman Polanski, and D. W. Griffith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Steven Spielberg ranks 3. Before him are Donald Trump, and Sylvester Stallone. After him are Freddie Mercury, Cher, George W. Bush, Hassanal Bolkiah, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Bill Clinton, David Lynch, Sonia Gandhi, and Marina Abramović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steven Spielberg ranks 22 out of 20,380. Before him are Martin Van Buren (1782), Steve Jobs (1955), Hillary Clinton (1947), Marilyn Monroe (1926), Abraham Lincoln (1809), and James K. Polk (1795). After him are Elvis Presley (1935), T. S. Eliot (1888), Grace Kelly (1929), Malcolm X (1925), Ronald Reagan (1911), and Bruce Lee (1940).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Steven Spielberg ranks 1. After him are Martin Scorsese (1942), David Lynch (1946), Stanley Kubrick (1928), D. W. Griffith (1875), Woody Allen (1935), Francis Ford Coppola (1939), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), George Lucas (1944), Michael Mann (1943), Quentin Tarantino (1963), and John Ford (1894).

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