FILM DIRECTOR
Damián Szifron
1975 - Today

Damián Szifron
Damián Szifron (Argentine Spanish: [daˈmjan siˈfɾon]; born 9 July 1975) is an Argentine film and television director and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the TV series Los simuladores (2002), the most successful TV series in the history of Argentina, and writer-director of Wild Tales (2014), the most successful film in the history of Argentina. On 18 March 2022, Paramount announced a film based on Los simuladores, directed by Szifron, programmed for 2024. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Damián Szifron is the 1,810th most popular film director (down from 1,546th in 2024), the 771st most popular biography from Argentina (down from 662nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Argentinean Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Damián Szifron ranks 1,810 out of 2,041. Before him are Jon Watts, Wojciech Smarzowski, Naoko Yamada, Craig Gillespie, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, and Scott Frank. After him are Cate Shortland, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Jon M. Chu, John A. Russo, Espen Sandberg, and Kevin Macdonald.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJon Watts
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 1,804
Wojciech Smarzowski
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 1,805
Naoko Yamada
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 1,806
Craig Gillespie
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 1,807
Aishwarya R. Dhanush
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 1,808
Scott Frank
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 1,809
Damián Szifron
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 1,810
Cate Shortland
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 1,811
Deniz Gamze Ergüven
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 1,812
Jon M. Chu
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 1,813
John A. Russo
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 1,814
Espen Sandberg
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 1,815
Kevin Macdonald
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 1,816
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Damián Szifron ranks 473. Before him are Naomi Grossman, Koji Uehara, Noriyuki Haga, Lee Eul-yong, Kamijo, and Martin Hairer. After him are Isolde Kostner, Michele Merkin, Sergio Martínez, Vicky Kalogera, Makoto Tanaka, and Rafik Saïfi.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsNaomi Grossman
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 467
Koji Uehara
BASEBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 468
Noriyuki Haga
RACING DRIVER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 469
Lee Eul-yong
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 470
Kamijo
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 471
Martin Hairer
MATHEMATICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 472
Damián Szifron
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 473
Isolde Kostner
SKIER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 474
Michele Merkin
MODEL
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 475
Sergio Martínez
BOXER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 476
Vicky Kalogera
ASTRONOMER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 477
Makoto Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 478
Rafik Saïfi
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 479
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, Damián Szifron ranks 771 out of 1,154. Before him are Horacio Zeballos (1985), José Acasuso (1982), Sergio Berti (1969), Martín Jaite (1964), Manuel Lanzini (1993), and Facundo Campazzo (1991). After him are Norberto Scoponi (1961), Germán Denis (1981), Ángel Comizzo (1962), Sergio Martínez (1975), Malena Alterio (1974), and Andrés Nocioni (1979).
Others born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsHoracio Zeballos
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 765
José Acasuso
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 766
Sergio Berti
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 767
Martín Jaite
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 768
Manuel Lanzini
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 769
Facundo Campazzo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 770
Damián Szifron
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 771
Norberto Scoponi
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 772
Germán Denis
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 773
Ángel Comizzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 774
Sergio Martínez
BOXER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 775
Malena Alterio
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 776
Andrés Nocioni
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 777
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Argentina
Among film directors born in Argentina, Damián Szifron ranks 13. Before him are María Luisa Bemberg (1922), Fernando Birri (1925), Nelly Kaplan (1931), Juan José Campanella (1959), Lucrecia Martel (1966), and Sebastián Lelio (1974). After him are Pablo Trapero (1971), and Lisandro Alonso (1975).
María Luisa Bemberg
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 7
Fernando Birri
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 8
Nelly Kaplan
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9
Juan José Campanella
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10
Lucrecia Martel
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 11
Sebastián Lelio
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 12
Damián Szifron
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 13
Pablo Trapero
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 14
Lisandro Alonso
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 15











































