Famous 20th Century Film Directors

Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Directors, including Andy Warhol, Sylvester Stallone, Keanu Reeves, Quentin Tarantino and Steven Spielberg
Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood

31 May 1930

American

Keanu ReevesKeanu Reeves

02 September 1964

Canadian,Lebanese

Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone

06 July 1946

American

John KrasinskiJohn Krasinski

20 October 1979

American

Kirk DouglasKirk Douglas

09 December 1916

American

Natalie PortmanNatalie Portman

09 June 1981

Israeli,American

Courteney CoxCourteney Cox

15 June 1964

American

Spike LeeSpike Lee

20 March 1957

American

Robert De NiroRobert De Niro

17 August 1943

American

Ben AffleckBen Affleck

15 August 1972

American

Andy WarholAndy Warhol

06 August 1928

American

John Wayne John Wayne

26 May 1907

American

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Danny DeVitoDanny DeVito

17 November 1944

American

Matthew PerryMatthew Perry

19 August 1969

American

Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg

18 December 1946

American

Quentin TarantinoQuentin Tarantino

27 March 1963

American

jack nicholsonJack Nicholson

22 April 1937

American

Vin DieselVin Diesel

18 July 1967

American

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Dolph LundgrenDolph Lundgren

03 November 1957

Swedish

Neil Patrick HarrisNeil Patrick Harris

15 June 1973

American

George ClooneyGeorge Clooney

06 May 1961

American

Mel GibsonMel Gibson

03 January 1956

American

James FrancoJames Franco

19 April 1978

American

Jason BatemanJason Bateman

14 January 1969

American

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Stan LaurelStan Laurel

16 June 1890

British,American

Milo VentimigliaMilo Ventimiglia

08 July 1977

American

Ralph FiennesRalph Fiennes

22 December 1962

British

Ron HowardRon Howard

01 March 1954

American

James CameronJames Cameron

16 August 1954

Canadian

Howard HughesHoward Hughes

24 December 1905

American

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Jodie FosterJodie Foster

19 November 1962

American

Bill PaxtonBill Paxton

17 May 1955

American

Elizabeth BanksElizabeth Banks

10 February 1974

American

Aamir KhanAamir Khan

14 March 1965

Indian

Henry Franklin WinklerHenry Winkler

30 October 1945

American

Alan AldaAlan Alda

28 January 1936

American

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Rosario DawsonRosario Dawson

09 May 1979

American

Sean PennSean Penn

17 August 1960

American

Emilio EstevezEmilio Estevez

12 May 1962

American

Laura DernLaura Dern

10 February 1967

American

Mike MyersMike Myers

25 May 1963

Canadian

Roman PolanskiRoman Polanski

18 August 1933

French

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Philip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Seymour Hoffman

23 July 1967

American

Kevin CostnerKevin Costner

18 January 1955

American

Meg RyanMeg Ryan

19 November 1961

American

Andy SerkisAndy Serkis

20 April 1964

British

Bryan CranstonBryan Cranston

07 March 1956

American

Louis CKLouis C.K.

12 September 1967

American

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Steven SeagalSteven Seagal

10 April 1952

American

Stanley KubrickStanley Kubrick

26 July 1928

American

Kiefer SutherlandKiefer Sutherland

21 December 1966

Canadian,British

Martin ScorseseMartin Scorsese

17 November 1942

American

Mark RuffaloMark Ruffalo

22 November 1967

American

Ethan HawkeEthan Hawke

06 November 1970

American

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Richard HarrisRichard Harris

01 October 1930

Irish

Christopher ReeveChristopher Reeve

25 September 1952

American

Alan ArkinAlan Arkin

26 March 1934

American

James CaanJames Caan

26 March 1940

American

Billy Bob ThorntonBilly Bob Thornton

04 August 1955

American

Eugene LevyEugene Levy

17 December 1946

Canadian

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Orson WellesOrson Welles

06 May 1915

American

Don CheadleDon Cheadle

29 November 1964

American

Seth RogenSeth Rogen

15 April 1982

Canadian,American

Tommy WiseauTommy Wiseau

03 October 1955

Polish,American

Richard AttenboroughRichard Attenborough

29 August 1923

British

Tim BurtonTim Burton

25 August 1958

American

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Lucy LiuLucy Liu

02 December 1968

American

Tommy Lee JonesTommy Lee Jones

15 September 1946

American

Joseph Gordon-LevittJoseph Gordon-Levitt

17 February 1981

American

Robert DuvallRobert Duvall

05 January 1931

American

Sidney PoitierSidney Poitier

20 February 1927

Bahamian,American

Wes AndersonWes Anderson

01 May 1969

American

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Antonio BanderasAntonio Banderas

10 August 1960

Spanish

Mel BrooksMel Brooks

28 June 1926

American

Kathy BatesKathy Bates

28 June 1948

American

James GunnJames Gunn

05 August 1966

American

Albert BrooksAlbert Brooks

22 July 1947

American

Peter JacksonPeter Jackson

31 October 1961

New Zealander

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Chuck LorreChuck Lorre

18 October 1952

American

Francis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford Coppola

07 April 1939

American

George LucasGeorge Lucas

14 May 1944

American

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