List of Most Famous Director People in History. Famous Directors Throughout History
| Name | Date of birth | Age | 
|---|---|---|
| Werner Herzog | September 05, 1942 | 83 Age | 
| Werner Schroeter | April 07, 1945 | ( Died 2010, at 65 age ) | 
| Wes Anderson | May 01, 1969 | 56 Age | 
| Wes Craven | August 02, 1939 | ( Died 2015, at 76 age ) | 
| Wesley Strick | February 11, 1954 | 71 Age | 
| Wieland Wagner | January 05, 1917 | ( Died 1966, at 49 age ) | 
| Wikus du Toit | June 18, 1972 | 53 Age | 
| Will Hay | December 06, 1888 | ( Died 1949, at 61 age ) | 
| Willeke van Ammelrooy | April 05, 1944 | 81 Age | 
| William A. Wellman | February 29, 1896 | ( Died 1975, at 79 age ) | 
| William Alland | March 04, 1916 | ( Died 1997, at 81 age ) | 
| William Asher | August 08, 1921 | ( Died 2012, at 91 age ) | 
| William Castle | April 24, 1914 | ( Died 1977, at 63 age ) | 
| William Colby | January 04, 1920 | ( Died 1996, at 76 age ) | 
| William Devane | September 05, 1939 | 86 Age | 
| William Friedkin | August 29, 1935 | 90 Age | 
| William Friese-Greene | September 07, 1855 | ( Died 1921, at 66 age ) | 
| William H. Macy | March 13, 1950 | 75 Age | 
| William H. Webster | March 06, 1924 | 101 Age | 
| William Hanna | July 14, 1910 | ( Died 2001, at 91 age ) | 
| William J. Casey | March 13, 1913 | ( Died 1987, at 74 age ) | 
| William Kennedy Dickson | August 03, 1860 | ( Died 1935, at 75 age ) | 
| William Marshall (actor) | August 19, 1924 | ( Died 2003, at 79 age ) | 
| William Russ | October 20, 1950 | 75 Age | 
| William S. Hart | December 06, 1864 | ( Died 1946, at 82 age ) | 
| William S. Sessions | May 27, 1930 | ( Died 2020, at 90 age ) | 
| William V. Ranous | March 12, 1857 | ( Died 1915, at 58 age ) | 
| William Wyler | July 01, 1902 | ( Died 1981, at 79 age ) | 
| Willie Garson | February 20, 1964 | ( Died 2021, at 57 age ) | 
| Wim Verstappen | May 04, 1937 | ( Died 2004, at 67 age ) | 
| Wim Wenders | August 14, 1945 | 80 Age | 
| Winifred Lenihan | December 06, 1898 | ( Died 1964, at 66 age ) | 
| Winthrop Ames | November 25, 1870 | ( Died 1937, at 67 age ) | 
| Wolfgang Petersen | March 14, 1941 | ( Died 2022, at 81 age ) | 
| Wolfgang Reitherman | June 26, 1909 | ( Died 1985, at 76 age ) | 
| Wolfgang Wagner | August 30, 1919 | ( Died 2010, at 91 age ) | 
| Wong Kar-wai | July 17, 1958 | 67 Age | 
| Woody Allen | November 30, 1935 | 89 Age | 
| Xavier Beauvois | March 20, 1967 | 58 Age | 
| Xavier Dolan | March 20, 1989 | 36 Age | 
| Yacoub Al-Mohana | March 21, 1975 | 50 Age | 
| Yahoo Serious | July 27, 1953 | 72 Age | 
| Yamina Benguigui | April 09, 1955 | 70 Age | 
| Yasuhiro Takemoto | April 05, 1972 | ( Died 2019, at 47 age ) | 
| Yeşim Ustaoğlu | November 18, 1960 | 64 Age | 
| Yevgeny Vakhtangov | February 13, 1883 | ( Died 1922, at 39 age ) | 
| Yılmaz Erdoğan | November 04, 1967 | 58 Age | 
| Yorgos Lanthimos | May 27, 1973 | 52 Age | 
| Yoshirō Muraki | August 15, 1924 | ( Died 2009, at 85 age ) | 
| Yoshiyuki Tomino | November 05, 1941 | 83 Age |