Film Director
Alain Resnais
1922 - 2014
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Alain Resnais
His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). Alain Resnais is the 80th most popular film director (down from 75th in 2024), the 665th most popular biography from France (down from 598th in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Film Director.
Alain Resnais is most famous for his film "Hiroshima Mon Amour."
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Alain Resnais ranks 80 out of 2,041. Before him are Elia Kazan, John Waters, F. W. Murnau, Tony Scott, Agnès Varda, and Dziga Vertov. After him are Franco Zeffirelli, Alan Parker, Robert Bresson, Peter Brook, Ernst Lubitsch, and Fred Zinnemann.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Elia Kazan
1909 - 2003
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 74
John Waters
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 75
F. W. Murnau
1888 - 1931
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 76
Tony Scott
1944 - 2012
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 77
Agnès Varda
1928 - 2019
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 78
Dziga Vertov
1896 - 1954
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 79
Alain Resnais
1922 - 2014
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 80
Franco Zeffirelli
1923 - 2019
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 81
Alan Parker
1944 - 2020
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 82
Robert Bresson
1901 - 1999
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 83
Peter Brook
1925 - 2022
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 84
Ernst Lubitsch
1892 - 1947
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 85
Fred Zinnemann
1907 - 1997
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 86
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Alain Resnais ranks 26. Before him are Erving Goffman, Hans Georg Dehmelt, Philip Larkin, Charles M. Schulz, Christiaan Barnard, and Imre Lakatos. After him are Doris Day, Agostinho Neto, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Robert W. Holley, Joan Fuster, and Iannis Xenakis. Among people deceased in 2014, Alain Resnais ranks 25. Before him are Paco de Lucía, Jacques Le Goff, Robert A. Dahl, Martin Lewis Perl, Virna Lisi, and Queen Fabiola of Belgium. After him are Christopher Hogwood, Maya Angelou, Richard Attenborough, Gary Becker, Jack Brabham, and Bob Hoskins.
Others Born in 1922
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Erving Goffman
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 1982
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 20
Hans Georg Dehmelt
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2017
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 21
Philip Larkin
WRITER
1922 - 1985
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 22
Charles M. Schulz
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 23
Christiaan Barnard
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2001
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 24
Imre Lakatos
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1974
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 25
Alain Resnais
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 26
Doris Day
ACTOR
1922 - 2019
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 27
Agostinho Neto
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1979
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 28
Alain Robbe-Grillet
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 29
Robert W. Holley
CHEMIST
1922 - 1993
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 30
Joan Fuster
WRITER
1922 - 1992
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 31
Iannis Xenakis
COMPOSER
1922 - 2001
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 2014
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Paco de Lucía
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2014
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 19
Jacques Le Goff
HISTORIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 20
Robert A. Dahl
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1915 - 2014
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 21
Martin Lewis Perl
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2014
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 22
Virna Lisi
ACTOR
1936 - 2014
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 23
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
NOBLEMAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 24
Alain Resnais
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 25
Christopher Hogwood
COMPOSER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 26
Maya Angelou
WRITER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 27
Richard Attenborough
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2014
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 28
Gary Becker
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 29
Jack Brabham
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 30
Bob Hoskins
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 31
In France
Among people born in France, Alain Resnais ranks 665 out of NaN. Before him are Syagrius (430), Rudolph of France (890), Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092), Jean-Marie Lehn (1939), Johnny Hallyday (1943), and Paul Dukas (1865). After him are Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), François-André Danican Philidor (1726), Anne of Foix-Candale (1484), André the Giant (1946), Maurice Utrillo (1883), and Auguste de Marmont (1774).
Others born in France
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Syagrius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
430 - 487
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 659
Rudolph of France
POLITICIAN
890 - 936
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 660
Fulk, King of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1092 - 1143
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 661
Jean-Marie Lehn
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 662
Johnny Hallyday
SINGER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 663
Paul Dukas
COMPOSER
1865 - 1935
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 664
Alain Resnais
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 665
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1712 - 1780
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 666
François-André Danican Philidor
CHESS PLAYER
1726 - 1795
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 667
Anne of Foix-Candale
COMPANION
1484 - 1506
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 668
André the Giant
WRESTLER
1946 - 1993
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 669
Maurice Utrillo
PAINTER
1883 - 1955
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 670
Auguste de Marmont
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1774 - 1852
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 671
Among Film Directors In France
Among film directors born in France, Alain Resnais ranks 11. Before him are Roger Vadim (1928), Jean-Jacques Annaud (1943), Éric Rohmer (1920), William Wyler (1902), Claude Chabrol (1930), and Luc Besson (1959). After him are Robert Bresson (1901), René Clair (1898), Jacques Audiard (1952), Jacques Tati (1907), Claude Lelouch (1937), and René Clément (1913).
Roger Vadim
1928 - 2000
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 5
Jean-Jacques Annaud
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 6
Éric Rohmer
1920 - 2010
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 7
William Wyler
1902 - 1981
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 8
Claude Chabrol
1930 - 2010
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 9
Luc Besson
1959 - Present
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 10
Alain Resnais
1922 - 2014
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 11
Robert Bresson
1901 - 1999
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 12
René Clair
1898 - 1981
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 13
Jacques Audiard
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 14
Jacques Tati
1907 - 1982
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 15
Claude Lelouch
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 16
René Clément
1913 - 1996
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 17
