FILM DIRECTOR
Alain Guiraudie
1964 - Today

Alain Guiraudie
Alain Guiraudie (French: [giʁodi]; born 15 July 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is most known for his gay erotic thriller Stranger by the Lake (2013), and has directed mostly LGBT-related films since the 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Alain Guiraudie is the 1,227th most popular film director (up from 1,608th in 2024), the 4,795th most popular biography from France (up from 5,271st in 2019) and the 139th most popular French Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Alain Guiraudie ranks 1,227 out of 2,041. Before him are Archie Mayo, Rex Ingram, Dariusz Wolski, Marc Caro, Alain Jessua, and Tay Garnett. After him are Daniel Mann, Travis Knight, Richard Kelly, Peter Del Monte, Vadim Perelman, and Walter Murch.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArchie Mayo
1891 - 1968
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 1,221
Rex Ingram
1892 - 1950
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 1,222
Dariusz Wolski
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1,223
Marc Caro
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,224
Alain Jessua
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,225
Tay Garnett
1894 - 1977
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,226
Alain Guiraudie
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,227
Daniel Mann
1912 - 1991
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,228
Travis Knight
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 1,229
Richard Kelly
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,230
Peter Del Monte
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,231
Vadim Perelman
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 1,232
Walter Murch
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 1,233
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Alain Guiraudie ranks 309. Before him are Miroslav Kadlec, Augusto Paolo Lojudice, Iliana Iotova, Stephen Colbert, Musashi Mizushima, and Zeid Raad Al Hussein. After him are Jorge Drexler, Aziz Nasirzadeh, Joanne Harris, Vivica A. Fox, Fernando De Napoli, and Guru Josh.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsMiroslav Kadlec
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 303
Augusto Paolo Lojudice
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 304
Iliana Iotova
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 305
Stephen Colbert
PRESENTER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 306
Musashi Mizushima
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 307
Zeid Raad Al Hussein
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 308
Alain Guiraudie
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 309
Jorge Drexler
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 310
Aziz Nasirzadeh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 311
Joanne Harris
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 312
Vivica A. Fox
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 313
Fernando De Napoli
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 314
Guru Josh
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2015
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 315
In France
Among people born in France, Alain Guiraudie ranks 4,795 out of 6,770. Before him are Fernand Decanali (1925), Alain Jessua (1932), Christian Tissier (1951), Bernard Baudoux (1928), Didier Lockwood (1956), and Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (1641). After him are Bernard Le Coq (1950), Isabelle Nanty (1962), Olivier Grouillard (1958), Georges Spénale (1913), René Benjamin (1885), and Bruno Génésio (1966).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFernand Decanali
CYCLIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 4,789
Alain Jessua
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 4,790
Christian Tissier
MARTIAL ARTS
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 4,791
Bernard Baudoux
ATHLETE
1928 - 2024
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,792
Didier Lockwood
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,793
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1702
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,794
Alain Guiraudie
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,795
Bernard Le Coq
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,796
Isabelle Nanty
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 4,797
Olivier Grouillard
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 4,798
Georges Spénale
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 4,799
René Benjamin
WRITER
1885 - 1948
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 4,800
Bruno Génésio
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 4,801
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Alain Guiraudie ranks 139. Before him are Jacques Baratier (1918), Francis Girod (1944), Denys de La Patellière (1921), Raymond Depardon (1942), Marc Caro (1956), and Alain Jessua (1932). After him are Gilles Grangier (1911), George Fitzmaurice (1885), Jacques Rouffio (1928), Laurent Cantet (1961), Christian de Chalonge (1937), and Arnaud Desplechin (1960).
Jacques Baratier
1918 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 133
Francis Girod
1944 - 2006
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 134
Denys de La Patellière
1921 - 2013
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 135
Raymond Depardon
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 136
Marc Caro
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 137
Alain Jessua
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 138
Alain Guiraudie
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 139
Gilles Grangier
1911 - 1996
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 140
George Fitzmaurice
1885 - 1940
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 141
Jacques Rouffio
1928 - 2016
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 142
Laurent Cantet
1961 - 2024
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 143
Christian de Chalonge
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 144
Arnaud Desplechin
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 145













































