FILM DIRECTOR
Carlo Vanzina
1951 - 2018

Carlo Vanzina
Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina. Many of his projects were made for Italian television with English-speaking actors, and in turn these films received English-language home video releases in America. He frequently worked with models-turned-actresses such as Renee Simonsen, Carole Bouquet, Carol Alt, Lauren Hutton, and Elle Macpherson. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlo Vanzina is the 1,403rd most popular film director (down from 1,353rd in 2019), the 4,069th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,993rd in 2019) and the 81st most popular Italian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Carlo Vanzina ranks 1,403 out of 2,041. Before him are Alexander Hall, Gavin Hood, Joseph Ruben, Igor Maslennikov, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, and Mike Judge. After him are Olivier Megaton, Sidney Olcott, Ole Bornedal, Frank Tashlin, Jon Avnet, and Edvin Laine.
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Go to all RankingsAlexander Hall
1894 - 1968
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 1,397
Gavin Hood
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 1,398
Joseph Ruben
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 1,399
Igor Maslennikov
1931 - 2022
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 1,400
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 1,401
Mike Judge
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 1,402
Carlo Vanzina
1951 - 2018
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 1,403
Olivier Megaton
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 1,404
Sidney Olcott
1872 - 1949
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 1,405
Ole Bornedal
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 1,406
Frank Tashlin
1913 - 1972
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 1,407
Jon Avnet
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,408
Edvin Laine
1905 - 1989
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,409
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Carlo Vanzina ranks 542. Before him are Haruki Uemura, Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, Janis Ian, Joachim Fritsche, Aleksey Buldakov, and Roger Pontare. After him are Uri Lupolianski, Felipe Muñoz, Anne Alvaro, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, Žarko Varajić, and Maki Kaji. Among people deceased in 2018, Carlo Vanzina ranks 471. Before him are Ed King, Johan van Hulst, Sabit Hadžić, Wenceslao Padilla, Nikolai Pankin, and Antonio Munguía. After him are John Perry Barlow, Geoffrey Oryema, Douglas Rain, Benny Andersen, Peter Sutherland, and Momoko Sakura.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsHaruki Uemura
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 536
Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 537
Janis Ian
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 538
Joachim Fritsche
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 539
Aleksey Buldakov
ACTOR
1951 - 2019
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 540
Roger Pontare
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 541
Carlo Vanzina
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - 2018
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 542
Uri Lupolianski
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 543
Felipe Muñoz
SWIMMER
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 544
Anne Alvaro
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 545
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
PHYSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 546
Žarko Varajić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - 2019
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 547
Maki Kaji
BUSINESSPERSON
1951 - 2021
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 548
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsEd King
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 465
Johan van Hulst
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2018
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 466
Sabit Hadžić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - 2018
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 467
Wenceslao Padilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 468
Nikolai Pankin
SWIMMER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 469
Antonio Munguía
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 470
Carlo Vanzina
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - 2018
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 471
John Perry Barlow
WRITER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 472
Geoffrey Oryema
SINGER
1953 - 2018
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 473
Douglas Rain
ACTOR
1928 - 2018
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 474
Benny Andersen
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 475
Peter Sutherland
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2018
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 476
Momoko Sakura
COMIC ARTIST
1965 - 2018
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 477
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Carlo Vanzina ranks 4,070 out of 5,161. Before him are Lamberto Leoni (1953), Gino Munaron (1928), Ernesto Prinoth (1923), Bruno Nicolè (1940), Marcus Furius Bibaculus (-103), and Paolo Pezzi (1960). After him are Maura Tombelli (1952), Violante Placido (1976), Salvatore Bagni (1956), Giovanni D'Anzi (1906), Damiano Tommasi (1974), and Nino Borsari (1911).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsLamberto Leoni
RACING DRIVER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 4,064
Gino Munaron
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 2009
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 4,065
Ernesto Prinoth
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 4,066
Bruno Nicolè
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 4,067
Marcus Furius Bibaculus
WRITER
103 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4,068
Paolo Pezzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4,069
Carlo Vanzina
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - 2018
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 4,070
Maura Tombelli
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 4,071
Violante Placido
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 4,072
Salvatore Bagni
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 4,073
Giovanni D'Anzi
MUSICIAN
1906 - 1974
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 4,074
Damiano Tommasi
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 4,075
Nino Borsari
CYCLIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 4,076
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy
Among film directors born in Italy, Carlo Vanzina ranks 81. Before him are Lorenza Mazzetti (1927), Luciano Emmer (1918), Francesco Maselli (1930), Matteo Garrone (1968), Elvira Notari (1875), and Marco Tullio Giordana (1950). After him are Francesca Comencini (1961), Alice Rohrwacher (1981), Gabriele Muccino (1967), Ettore Giannini (1912), Mario Martone (1959), and Floria Sigismondi (1965).
Lorenza Mazzetti
1927 - 2020
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 75
Luciano Emmer
1918 - 2009
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 76
Francesco Maselli
1930 - 2023
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 77
Matteo Garrone
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 78
Elvira Notari
1875 - 1946
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 79
Marco Tullio Giordana
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 80
Carlo Vanzina
1951 - 2018
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 81
Francesca Comencini
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 82
Alice Rohrwacher
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 83
Gabriele Muccino
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 84
Ettore Giannini
1912 - 1990
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 85
Mario Martone
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 86
Floria Sigismondi
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 87