FILM DIRECTOR
Claude Pinoteau
1925 - 2012

Claude Pinoteau
Claude Pinoteau (French pronunciation: [klod pinɔto]; 25 May 1925 – 5 October 2012) was a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 87. His sister was the actress Arlette Merry, and his brother was the director Jacques Pinoteau. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Pinoteau is the 688th most popular film director (up from 690th in 2019), the 3,577th most popular biography from France (down from 3,490th in 2019) and the 96th most popular French Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Claude Pinoteau ranks 688 out of 2,041. Before him are Fedor Ozep, Vilgot Sjöman, David Silverman, E. A. Dupont, Percy Adlon, and Giuliano Montaldo. After him are Fred Niblo, Larry Clark, Enzo G. Castellari, Bob Rafelson, Aleksei Kapler, and Rob Marshall.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFedor Ozep
1895 - 1949
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 682
Vilgot Sjöman
1924 - 2006
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 683
David Silverman
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 684
E. A. Dupont
1891 - 1956
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 685
Percy Adlon
1935 - 2024
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 686
Giuliano Montaldo
1930 - 2023
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 687
Claude Pinoteau
1925 - 2012
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 688
Fred Niblo
1874 - 1948
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 689
Larry Clark
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 690
Enzo G. Castellari
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 691
Bob Rafelson
1933 - 2022
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 692
Aleksei Kapler
1904 - 1979
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 693
Rob Marshall
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 694
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Claude Pinoteau ranks 236. Before him are Alberto Grimaldi, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Jacques Fatton, Jimmy Smith, Philippe Jaccottet, and Ahmad Shamlou. After him are Arne Åhman, Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, Wojciech Has, Jonathan Winters, Doris Roberts, and Charles Mackerras. Among people deceased in 2012, Claude Pinoteau ranks 202. Before him are Paavo Berglund, Fang Lizhi, Steve Franken, Jean Laplanche, Rajesh Khanna, and Eve Arnold. After him are Shukri Ghanem, Lakshmi Sahgal, Tommy Godwin, Albert George Wilson, Christian Marin, and Andy Griffith.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsAlberto Grimaldi
PRODUCER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 230
Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 231
Jacques Fatton
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 232
Jimmy Smith
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2005
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 233
Philippe Jaccottet
WRITER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 234
Ahmad Shamlou
WRITER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 235
Claude Pinoteau
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 236
Arne Åhman
ATHLETE
1925 - 2022
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 237
Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh
WRITER
1925 - 2009
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 238
Wojciech Has
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2000
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 239
Jonathan Winters
COMEDIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 240
Doris Roberts
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 241
Charles Mackerras
CONDUCTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 242
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsPaavo Berglund
CONDUCTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 196
Fang Lizhi
ASTRONOMER
1936 - 2012
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 197
Steve Franken
ACTOR
1932 - 2012
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 198
Jean Laplanche
PSYCHOLOGIST
1924 - 2012
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 199
Rajesh Khanna
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 200
Eve Arnold
JOURNALIST
1912 - 2012
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 201
Claude Pinoteau
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 202
Shukri Ghanem
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2012
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 203
Lakshmi Sahgal
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2012
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 204
Tommy Godwin
CYCLIST
1920 - 2012
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 205
Albert George Wilson
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 2012
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 206
Christian Marin
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 207
Andy Griffith
ACTOR
1926 - 2012
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 208
In France
Among people born in France, Claude Pinoteau ranks 3,577 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Hersent (1777), Jacques Pelletier du Mans (1517), Georges Lacombe (1868), Pascal Greggory (1954), Marie-Joseph Lagrange (1855), and Jean Martinon (1910). After him are Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury (1914), Alex Thépot (1906), Max Gallo (1932), Roger Vailland (1907), Pierre Fresnay (1897), and Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem (1839).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLouis Hersent
PAINTER
1777 - 1860
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,571
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
MATHEMATICIAN
1517 - 1583
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,572
Georges Lacombe
SCULPTOR
1868 - 1916
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,573
Pascal Greggory
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,574
Marie-Joseph Lagrange
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1855 - 1938
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,575
Jean Martinon
CONDUCTOR
1910 - 1976
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,576
Claude Pinoteau
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,577
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1993
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,578
Alex Thépot
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,579
Max Gallo
WRITER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,580
Roger Vailland
WRITER
1907 - 1965
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,581
Pierre Fresnay
ACTOR
1897 - 1975
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,582
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1914
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 3,583
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Claude Pinoteau ranks 96. Before him are Maurice Tourneur (1876), Paul Grimault (1905), Michel Deville (1931), Michel Hazanavicius (1967), Claude Miller (1942), and Georges Franju (1912). After him are Bruno Nuytten (1945), Benoît Jacquot (1947), Pierre Schoendoerffer (1928), Jean-Pierre Mocky (1933), Pierre Granier-Deferre (1927), and André Roosevelt (1879).
Maurice Tourneur
1876 - 1961
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 90
Paul Grimault
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 91
Michel Deville
1931 - 2023
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 92
Michel Hazanavicius
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 93
Claude Miller
1942 - 2012
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 94
Georges Franju
1912 - 1987
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 95
Claude Pinoteau
1925 - 2012
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 96
Bruno Nuytten
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 97
Benoît Jacquot
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 98
Pierre Schoendoerffer
1928 - 2012
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 99
Jean-Pierre Mocky
1933 - 2019
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 100
Pierre Granier-Deferre
1927 - 2007
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 101
André Roosevelt
1879 - 1962
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 102