FILM DIRECTOR
Federico Fellini
1920 - 1993

Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini (Italian: [fedeˈriːko felˈliːni]; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked highly in critical polls such as that of Cahiers du Cinéma and Sight & Sound, which lists his 1963 film 8+1⁄2 as the 10th-greatest film. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Federico Fellini is the 6th most popular film director, the 115th most popular biography from Italy (down from 66th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Film Director.
Federico Fellini is most famous for his films, such as La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, and Amarcord.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Federico Fellini by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Federico Fellini ranks 6 out of 2,041. Before him are Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Hayao Miyazaki, Akira Kurosawa, and David Lynch. After him are Ingmar Bergman, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Sergei Eisenstein, Roman Polanski, and D. W. Griffith.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSteven Spielberg
1946 - Present
HPI: 87.65
Rank: 1
Martin Scorsese
1942 - Present
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 2
Hayao Miyazaki
1941 - Present
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 3
Akira Kurosawa
1910 - 1998
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 4
David Lynch
1946 - 2025
HPI: 82.53
Rank: 5
Federico Fellini
1920 - 1993
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 6
Ingmar Bergman
1918 - 2007
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 7
Alfred Hitchcock
1899 - 1980
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 8
Stanley Kubrick
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 9
Sergei Eisenstein
1898 - 1948
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 10
Roman Polanski
1933 - Present
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 11
D. W. Griffith
1875 - 1948
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Federico Fellini ranks 2. Before him is Pope John Paul II. After him are Isaac Asimov, Yul Brynner, Charles Bukowski, Rosalind Franklin, Toshiro Mifune, Farouk of Egypt, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Ray Bradbury, George Shultz, and Javier Pérez de Cuéllar. Among people deceased in 1993, Federico Fellini ranks 3. Before him are Pablo Escobar, and Audrey Hepburn. After him are Ferruccio Lamborghini, Rudolf Nureyev, James Hunt, Baudouin of Belgium, William Golding, Erich Hartmann, Frank Zappa, Turgut Özal, and Zviad Gamsakhurdia.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsPope John Paul II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2005
HPI: 92.56
Rank: 1
Federico Fellini
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1993
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 2
Isaac Asimov
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 3
Yul Brynner
ACTOR
1920 - 1985
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 4
Charles Bukowski
WRITER
1920 - 1994
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 5
Rosalind Franklin
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1958
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 6
Toshiro Mifune
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 7
Farouk of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1965
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 8
Juan Antonio Samaranch
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2010
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 9
Ray Bradbury
WRITER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 10
George Shultz
ECONOMIST
1920 - 2021
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 11
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2020
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsPablo Escobar
MAFIOSO
1949 - 1993
HPI: 84.96
Rank: 1
Audrey Hepburn
ACTOR
1929 - 1993
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 2
Federico Fellini
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1993
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 3
Ferruccio Lamborghini
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 1993
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 4
Rudolf Nureyev
DANCER
1938 - 1993
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 5
James Hunt
RACING DRIVER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 6
Baudouin of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1993
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 7
William Golding
WRITER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 8
Erich Hartmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1993
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 9
Frank Zappa
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1993
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 10
Turgut Özal
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1993
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 11
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
POLITICIAN
1939 - 1993
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Federico Fellini ranks 115 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Innocent X (1574), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), Pope Gregory XV (1554), Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), and Sonia Gandhi (1946). After him are Pope Pius IV (1499), Pope Gregory XII (1335), Vitruvius (-75), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Paul V (1552), and Pope Clement VIII (1536).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPope Sylvester I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 335
HPI: 82.64
Rank: 109
Pope Innocent X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1574 - 1655
HPI: 82.62
Rank: 110
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1878
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 111
Pope Gregory XV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1554 - 1623
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 112
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1250
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 113
Sonia Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 114
Federico Fellini
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1993
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 115
Pope Pius IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1565
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 116
Pope Gregory XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1335 - 1417
HPI: 82.48
Rank: 117
Vitruvius
ARCHITECT
75 BC - 15 BC
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 118
Girolamo Savonarola
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1452 - 1498
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 119
Pope Paul V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1552 - 1621
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 120
Pope Clement VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1536 - 1605
HPI: 82.25
Rank: 121
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy
Among film directors born in Italy, Federico Fellini ranks 1. After him are Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Luchino Visconti (1906), Sergio Leone (1929), Michelangelo Antonioni (1912), Vittorio De Sica (1901), Tinto Brass (1933), Roberto Rossellini (1906), Frank Capra (1897), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), and Dario Argento (1940).
Federico Fellini
1920 - 1993
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 1
Pier Paolo Pasolini
1922 - 1975
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 2
Bernardo Bertolucci
1941 - 2018
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 3
Luchino Visconti
1906 - 1976
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 4
Sergio Leone
1929 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 5
Michelangelo Antonioni
1912 - 2007
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 6
Vittorio De Sica
1901 - 1974
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 7
Tinto Brass
1933 - Present
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 8
Roberto Rossellini
1906 - 1977
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 9
Frank Capra
1897 - 1991
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 10
Franco Zeffirelli
1923 - 2019
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 11
Dario Argento
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 12