FILM DIRECTOR

Daniel Schmid

1941 - 2006

Daniel Schmid

Daniel Walter Schmid (26 December 1941 – 5 August 2006) was a Swiss theatre and film director. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Schmid is the 656th most popular film director (up from 708th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 362nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Daniel Schmid ranks 656 out of 2,041. Before him are Keisuke Kinoshita, Paul Grimault, Artavazd Peleshyan, Baz Luhrmann, Andrey Zvyagintsev, and Corey Yuen. After him are Michel Deville, Robert Z. Leonard, Nancy Meyers, John Farrow, Michel Hazanavicius, and Anthony Asquith.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Keisuke Kinoshita
1912 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 650
Paul Grimault
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 651
Artavazd Peleshyan
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 652
Baz Luhrmann
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 653
Andrey Zvyagintsev
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 654
Corey Yuen
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 655
Daniel Schmid
1941 - 2006
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 656
Michel Deville
1931 - 2023
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 657
Robert Z. Leonard
1889 - 1968
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 658
Nancy Meyers
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 659
John Farrow
1904 - 1963
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 660
Michel Hazanavicius
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 661
Anthony Asquith
1902 - 1968
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 662

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Daniel Schmid ranks 285. Before him are Dirk Frimout, Ignazio Giunti, Barbara Frischmuth, Gorden Kaye, Richie Havens, and David Lewis. After him are Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza, Julia McKenzie, James Clapper, Beatrice Tinsley, Ivanka Khristova, and Robert Foxworth. Among people deceased in 2006, Daniel Schmid ranks 173. Before him are Mickey Hargitay, Larry Black, David Gemmell, Naushad, Rocío Jurado, and Johnny Servoz-Gavin. After him are Bismillah Khan, Peter Benchley, Suzanne Morrow Francis, Arthur Hill, Jean-François Revel, and Tetsurō Tamba.

Others Born in 1941

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Dirk Frimout
ASTRONAUT
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 279
Ignazio Giunti
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 1971
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 280
Barbara Frischmuth
WRITER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 281
Gorden Kaye
ACTOR
1941 - 2017
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 282
Richie Havens
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2013
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 283
David Lewis
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - 2001
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 284
Daniel Schmid
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2006
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 285
Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 286
Julia McKenzie
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 287
James Clapper
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 288
Beatrice Tinsley
ASTRONOMER
1941 - 1981
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 289
Ivanka Khristova
ATHLETE
1941 - 2022
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 290
Robert Foxworth
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 291

Others Deceased in 2006

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Mickey Hargitay
ACTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 167
Larry Black
ATHLETE
1951 - 2006
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 168
David Gemmell
WRITER
1948 - 2006
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 169
Naushad
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 170
Rocío Jurado
SINGER
1946 - 2006
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 171
Johnny Servoz-Gavin
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 172
Daniel Schmid
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2006
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 173
Bismillah Khan
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 174
Peter Benchley
WRITER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 175
Suzanne Morrow Francis
SKATER
1930 - 2006
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 176
Arthur Hill
ACTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 177
Jean-François Revel
WRITER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 178
Tetsurō Tamba
ACTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 179

In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Daniel Schmid ranks 347 out of 1,015. Before him are Johann Baptist Cysat (1585), Paul Sacher (1906), Samuel Schmid (1947), Henri Druey (1799), Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777), and Casimir de Candolle (1836). After him are Jules Gilliéron (1854), Aloïse Corbaz (1886), Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (1829), Alfred Newton (1829), Salomon Gessner (1730), and Jakob Dubs (1822).

Others born in Switzerland

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Johann Baptist Cysat
MATHEMATICIAN
1585 - 1657
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 341
Paul Sacher
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1999
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 342
Samuel Schmid
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 343
Henri Druey
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1855
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 344
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
PHYSICIAN
1777 - 1861
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 345
Casimir de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1836 - 1918
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 346
Daniel Schmid
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2006
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 347
Jules Gilliéron
LINGUIST
1854 - 1926
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 348
Aloïse Corbaz
PAINTER
1886 - 1964
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 349
Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1905
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 350
Alfred Newton
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1907
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 351
Salomon Gessner
PAINTER
1730 - 1788
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 352
Jakob Dubs
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1879
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 353