POLITICIAN
Christian Metz
1931 - 1993

Christian Metz
Christian Metz (French: [mɛts]; December 12, 1931 – September 7, 1993) was a French film theorist, best known for pioneering film semiotics, the application of theories of signification to the cinema. During the 1970s, his work had a major impact on film theory in France, Britain, Latin America, and the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Metz is the 8,618th most popular politician (up from 8,706th in 2019), the 2,477th most popular biography from France (up from 2,620th in 2019) and the 583rd most popular French Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Christian Metz ranks 8,618 out of 19,576. Before him are Moses Finley, Goukouni Oueddei, Maxwell D. Taylor, John II of Trebizond, Proclus of Constantinople, and Salih Muslim. After him are Ippolito II d'Este, Vladimír Remek, Paolo Boselli, Joseph Paul-Boncour, Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and René Moawad.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMoses Finley
1912 - 1986
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,616
Goukouni Oueddei
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,617
Maxwell D. Taylor
1901 - 1987
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,618
John II of Trebizond
1262 - 1297
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,619
Proclus of Constantinople
310 - 446
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,620
Salih Muslim
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,621
Christian Metz
1931 - 1993
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,622
Ippolito II d'Este
1509 - 1572
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,623
Vladimír Remek
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,624
Paolo Boselli
1838 - 1932
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,625
Joseph Paul-Boncour
1873 - 1972
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,626
Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
1783 - 1853
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 8,627
René Moawad
1925 - 1989
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 8,628
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Christian Metz ranks 159. Before him are John Milnor, Franco Interlenghi, Olympia Dukakis, Claude Piron, Rubens de Falco, and Sébastien Japrisot. After him are Thorvald Stoltenberg, Adriana Asti, Rip Torn, Colin Wilson, Jan Troell, and Roman Opałka. Among people deceased in 1993, Christian Metz ranks 86. Before him are John Connally, Luciano Leggio, Marian Anderson, E. P. Thompson, C. Northcote Parkinson, and Bruno Rossi. After him are Nina Berberova, József Antall, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Matthew Ridgway, Héctor Lavoe, and Wilhelm Gliese.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsJohn Milnor
MATHEMATICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 153
Franco Interlenghi
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 154
Olympia Dukakis
ACTOR
1931 - 2021
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 155
Claude Piron
LINGUIST
1931 - 2008
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 156
Rubens de Falco
ACTOR
1931 - 2008
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 157
Sébastien Japrisot
WRITER
1931 - 2003
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 158
Christian Metz
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1993
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 159
Thorvald Stoltenberg
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 160
Adriana Asti
ACTOR
1931 - 2025
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 161
Rip Torn
ACTOR
1931 - 2019
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 162
Colin Wilson
WRITER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 163
Jan Troell
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 164
Roman Opałka
PAINTER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 165
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsJohn Connally
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 80
Luciano Leggio
EXTREMIST
1925 - 1993
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 81
Marian Anderson
SINGER
1897 - 1993
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 82
E. P. Thompson
HISTORIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 83
C. Northcote Parkinson
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 84
Bruno Rossi
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1993
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 85
Christian Metz
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1993
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 86
Nina Berberova
WRITER
1901 - 1993
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 87
József Antall
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1993
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 88
Tatiana Nikolayeva
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 89
Matthew Ridgway
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1993
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 90
Héctor Lavoe
SINGER
1946 - 1993
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 91
Wilhelm Gliese
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 1993
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 92
In France
Among people born in France, Christian Metz ranks 2,477 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernardus Silvestris (1085), Michel Leiris (1901), Louis Massignon (1883), Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux (1753), Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma (1940), and Jean René Constant Quoy (1790). After him are Joseph Paul-Boncour (1873), Elena Poniatowska (1932), Natalia Pavlovna Paley (1905), Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700), Yves Boisset (1939), and Guy Hamilton (1922).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsBernardus Silvestris
WRITER
1085 - 1160
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,471
Michel Leiris
WRITER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,472
Louis Massignon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1883 - 1962
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,473
Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1824
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,474
Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,475
Jean René Constant Quoy
BIOLOGIST
1790 - 1869
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2,476
Christian Metz
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1993
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2,477
Joseph Paul-Boncour
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1972
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2,478
Elena Poniatowska
WRITER
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2,479
Natalia Pavlovna Paley
MODEL
1905 - 1981
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 2,480
Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1726
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 2,481
Yves Boisset
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2025
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 2,482
Guy Hamilton
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 2,483
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Christian Metz ranks 583. Before him are Maurice Rouvier (1842), Richeza of Lotharingia (995), Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (1922), Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria (1374), Charles IV, Duke of Alençon (1489), and Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux (1753). After him are Joseph Paul-Boncour (1873), Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700), Theobald I, Count of Blois (910), Jacques Laffitte (1767), Drogo of Champagne (670), and Hans van den Broek (1936).
Maurice Rouvier
1842 - 1911
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 577
Richeza of Lotharingia
995 - 1063
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 578
Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia
1922 - 2014
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 579
Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria
1374 - 1441
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 580
Charles IV, Duke of Alençon
1489 - 1525
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 581
Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux
1753 - 1824
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 582
Christian Metz
1931 - 1993
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 583
Joseph Paul-Boncour
1873 - 1972
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 584
Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
1700 - 1726
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 585
Theobald I, Count of Blois
910 - 975
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 586
Jacques Laffitte
1767 - 1844
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 587
Drogo of Champagne
670 - 708
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 588
Hans van den Broek
1936 - 2025
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 589