Steven Spielberg; born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1946 is undoubtedly one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film, Steven Spielberg is perhaps Hollywood’s best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. Spielberg has countless big-grossing, critically acclaimed credits to his name, as producer, director and writer. This is Spielberg’s wooden office sign when he was located on Universal Studios backlot and was then known as Steve Spielberg.