FILM DIRECTOR
Anders Thomas Jensen
1972 - Today

Anders Thomas Jensen
Anders Thomas Jensen (born 6 April 1972) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. His film Election Night won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Anders Thomas Jensen is the 1,330th most popular film director (down from 1,306th in 2024), the 589th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 565th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Danish Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Anders Thomas Jensen by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Anders Thomas Jensen ranks 1,330 out of 2,041. Before him are Kirill Serebrennikov, Benno von Arent, Nikos Koundouros, Šarūnas Bartas, Paul McGuigan, and Simon West. After him are Diane Kurys, James Wong Howe, Cédric Klapisch, Haskell Wexler, Wesley Ruggles, and Howard Zieff.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKirill Serebrennikov
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,324
Benno von Arent
1898 - 1956
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,325
Nikos Koundouros
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,326
Šarūnas Bartas
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,327
Paul McGuigan
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,328
Simon West
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,329
Anders Thomas Jensen
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,330
Diane Kurys
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,331
James Wong Howe
1899 - 1976
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,332
Cédric Klapisch
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,333
Haskell Wexler
1922 - 2015
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 1,334
Wesley Ruggles
1889 - 1972
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 1,335
Howard Zieff
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,336
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Anders Thomas Jensen ranks 270. Before him are Stuart Townsend, Vitamin C, Kimbal Musk, Radivoje Manić, James Dashner, and Junichi Suwabe. After him are Florin Cîțu, Masahiro Nakai, Fabrice Santoro, Ngô Bảo Châu, Maya Rudolph, and Ai Iijima.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsStuart Townsend
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 264
Vitamin C
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 265
Kimbal Musk
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 266
Radivoje Manić
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 267
James Dashner
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 268
Junichi Suwabe
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 269
Anders Thomas Jensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 270
Florin Cîțu
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 271
Masahiro Nakai
PRESENTER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 272
Fabrice Santoro
TENNIS PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 273
Ngô Bảo Châu
MATHEMATICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 274
Maya Rudolph
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 275
Ai Iijima
PRESENTER
1972 - 2008
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 276
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Anders Thomas Jensen ranks 589 out of 1,032. Before him are Jesper Christiansen (1978), Birthe Kjær (1948), Søren Malling (1964), Gunnar Asmussen (1944), Whigfield (1970), and Hans Scherfig (1905). After him are Jens Jørn Bertelsen (1952), Jan Mølby (1963), Peder Pedersen (1945), Ellen Winther (1933), Mariann Fischer Boel (1943), and Michala Petri (1958).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsJesper Christiansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 583
Birthe Kjær
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 584
Søren Malling
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 585
Gunnar Asmussen
CYCLIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 586
Whigfield
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 587
Hans Scherfig
PAINTER
1905 - 1979
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 588
Anders Thomas Jensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 589
Jens Jørn Bertelsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 590
Jan Mølby
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 591
Peder Pedersen
CYCLIST
1945 - 2015
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 592
Ellen Winther
SINGER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 593
Mariann Fischer Boel
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 594
Michala Petri
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 595
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Denmark
Among film directors born in Denmark, Anders Thomas Jensen ranks 17. Before him are Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), Benjamin Christensen (1879), Jørgen Leth (1937), August Blom (1869), Lone Scherfig (1959), and Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914). After him are Ole Bornedal (1959), Niels Arden Oplev (1961), Nikolaj Arcel (1972), Dan Laustsen (1954), Pernille Fischer Christensen (1969), and Tobias Lindholm (1977).
Nicolas Winding Refn
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 11
Benjamin Christensen
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 12
Jørgen Leth
1937 - 2025
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13
August Blom
1869 - 1947
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 14
Lone Scherfig
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 15
Astrid Henning-Jensen
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16
Anders Thomas Jensen
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 17
Ole Bornedal
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 18
Niels Arden Oplev
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 19
Nikolaj Arcel
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 20
Dan Laustsen
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 21
Pernille Fischer Christensen
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 22
Tobias Lindholm
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 23
















































