FILM DIRECTOR
Ari Folman
1962 - Today

Ari Folman
Ari Folman (Hebrew: ארי פולמן; born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, animator, and film-score composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film Waltz with Bashir (2008) and the live-action/animated film The Congress. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ari Folman is the 870th most popular film director (down from 814th in 2019), the 246th most popular biography from Israel (up from 254th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Israeli Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Ari Folman ranks 870 out of 2,041. Before him are Barry Jenkins, Steno, Willis H. O'Brien, Raoul Coutard, Ralph Nelson, and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. After him are Bruno Dumont, Esfir Shub, Jean Grémillon, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Gustav Machatý, and Antoine Fuqua.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBarry Jenkins
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 864
Steno
1917 - 1988
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 865
Willis H. O'Brien
1886 - 1962
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 866
Raoul Coutard
1924 - 2016
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 867
Ralph Nelson
1916 - 1987
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 868
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
1928 - 1996
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 869
Ari Folman
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 870
Bruno Dumont
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 871
Esfir Shub
1894 - 1959
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 872
Jean Grémillon
1902 - 1959
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 873
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 874
Gustav Machatý
1901 - 1963
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 875
Antoine Fuqua
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 876
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Ari Folman ranks 207. Before him are José Cura, Nick Rhodes, Natalya Lisovskaya, David Lagercrantz, Stefano Gabbana, and Hironobu Sakaguchi. After him are Branko Đurić, Seiko Matsuda, Michael Ball, Rosie O'Donnell, Quim Torra, and Tomoyasu Asaoka.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsJosé Cura
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 201
Nick Rhodes
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 202
Natalya Lisovskaya
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 203
David Lagercrantz
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 204
Stefano Gabbana
DESIGNER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 205
Hironobu Sakaguchi
GAME DESIGNER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 206
Ari Folman
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 207
Branko Đurić
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 208
Seiko Matsuda
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 209
Michael Ball
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 210
Rosie O'Donnell
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 211
Quim Torra
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 212
Tomoyasu Asaoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2021
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 213
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Ari Folman ranks 246 out of 466. Before him are Amotz Zahavi (1928), Joseph Raz (1939), Gideon Sa'ar (1966), Carmela Corren (1938), Narcissus of Jerusalem (95), and Israel Finkelstein (1949). After him are Yasmin Levy (1975), Avi Wigderson (1956), Benny Morris (1948), Yaakov Neeman (1939), Nir Barkat (1959), and David Deutsch (1953).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsAmotz Zahavi
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 240
Joseph Raz
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 241
Gideon Sa'ar
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 242
Carmela Corren
SINGER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 243
Narcissus of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
95 - 211
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 244
Israel Finkelstein
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 245
Ari Folman
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 246
Yasmin Levy
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 247
Avi Wigderson
MATHEMATICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 248
Benny Morris
HISTORIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 249
Yaakov Neeman
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 250
Nir Barkat
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 251
David Deutsch
PHYSICIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 252
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Israel
Among film directors born in Israel, Ari Folman ranks 6. Before him are Menahem Golan (1929), Assi Dayan (1945), Amos Gitai (1950), Ralph Bakshi (1938), and Avi Arad (1948). After him are Elia Suleiman (1960), Hany Abu-Assad (1961), Samuel Maoz (1962), Oren Peli (1970), and Etan Cohen (1974).
Menahem Golan
1929 - 2014
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 1
Assi Dayan
1945 - 2014
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 2
Amos Gitai
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 3
Ralph Bakshi
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 4
Avi Arad
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 5
Ari Folman
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 6
Elia Suleiman
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 7
Hany Abu-Assad
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8
Samuel Maoz
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 9
Oren Peli
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 10
Etan Cohen
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 11