FILM DIRECTOR
Felix Sobolev
1931 - 1984

Felix Sobolev
Felix Mikhailovich Sobolev (1931–1984) was a Soviet Ukrainian documentary filmmaker and a founder and leader of the Kiev School of Scientific Cinema. He received numerous honours for his works, including Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, the MV Lomonosov Prize of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union and the USSR State Prize. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felix Sobolev is the 1,377th most popular film director (up from 1,508th in 2019), the 910th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 960th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Ukrainian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Felix Sobolev ranks 1,377 out of 2,041. Before him are Bent Hamer, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Owen Roizman, Marco Tullio Giordana, Benoît Lamy, and Egon Günther. After him are Justin Lin, Laura Poitras, Richard Rush, Guillermo Navarro, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, and Zoltan Korda.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBent Hamer
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,371
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1,372
Owen Roizman
1936 - 2023
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,373
Marco Tullio Giordana
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 1,374
Benoît Lamy
1945 - 2008
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 1,375
Egon Günther
1927 - 2017
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 1,376
Felix Sobolev
1931 - 1984
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 1,377
Justin Lin
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 1,378
Laura Poitras
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 1,379
Richard Rush
1929 - 2021
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 1,380
Guillermo Navarro
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1,381
Mahamat Saleh Haroun
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 1,382
Zoltan Korda
1895 - 1961
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 1,383
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Felix Sobolev ranks 528. Before him are Algis Budrys, Tadeusz Rut, Thomas Shardelow, Janice Rule, Jaime Salazar, and Jackie McLean. After him are Wallace Smith Broecker, Ernest Schultz, Janusz Majewski, Carlo Galli, Igor Maslennikov, and Géza Gulyás. Among people deceased in 1984, Felix Sobolev ranks 231. Before him are Otto Arosemena, Nikolai Tomsky, René Lorain, Mary Miles Minter, Peggy Ann Garner, and Ann Christy. After him are José María Lavalle, José Humberto Quintero Parra, Garry Winogrand, Liam O'Flaherty, Machito, and Paul Le Flem.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsAlgis Budrys
WRITER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 522
Tadeusz Rut
ATHLETE
1931 - 2002
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 523
Thomas Shardelow
CYCLIST
1931 - 2019
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 524
Janice Rule
ACTOR
1931 - 2003
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 525
Jaime Salazar
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 526
Jackie McLean
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 527
Felix Sobolev
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 1984
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 528
Wallace Smith Broecker
CHEMIST
1931 - 2019
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 529
Ernest Schultz
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 530
Janusz Majewski
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 531
Carlo Galli
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 532
Igor Maslennikov
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 533
Géza Gulyás
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 534
Others Deceased in 1984
Go to all RankingsOtto Arosemena
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1984
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 225
Nikolai Tomsky
SCULPTOR
1900 - 1984
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 226
René Lorain
ATHLETE
1900 - 1984
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 227
Mary Miles Minter
ACTOR
1902 - 1984
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 228
Peggy Ann Garner
ACTOR
1932 - 1984
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 229
Ann Christy
SINGER
1945 - 1984
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 230
Felix Sobolev
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 1984
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 231
José María Lavalle
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1984
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 232
José Humberto Quintero Parra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1984
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 233
Garry Winogrand
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 1984
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 234
Liam O'Flaherty
WRITER
1896 - 1984
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 235
Machito
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1984
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 236
Paul Le Flem
COMPOSER
1881 - 1984
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 237
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Felix Sobolev ranks 910 out of 1,365. Before him are Aleksandr Alov (1923), Hennadiy Lytovchenko (1963), Mykhailo Podolyak (1972), Anatoliy Hrytsenko (1957), Arthur F. Burns (1904), and Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha (1958). After him are Aleksandr Ponomarev (1918), Diana Karenne (1897), Dmitry Kozak (1958), Yulia Ryabchinskaya (1947), Eugenie Schwarzwald (1872), and Dmytro Chygrynskiy (1986).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Alov
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 1983
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 904
Hennadiy Lytovchenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 905
Mykhailo Podolyak
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 906
Anatoliy Hrytsenko
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 907
Arthur F. Burns
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1987
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 908
Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 909
Felix Sobolev
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 1984
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 910
Aleksandr Ponomarev
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1973
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 911
Diana Karenne
ACTOR
1897 - 1940
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 912
Dmitry Kozak
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 913
Yulia Ryabchinskaya
ATHLETE
1947 - 1973
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 914
Eugenie Schwarzwald
WRITER
1872 - 1940
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 915
Dmytro Chygrynskiy
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 916
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Ukraine
Among film directors born in Ukraine, Felix Sobolev ranks 30. Before him are Konstantin Lopushansky (1947), Vadim Abdrashitov (1945), Leonid Osyka (1940), Vadim Perelman (1963), Volodymyr Dakhno (1932), and Aleksandr Alov (1923). After him are Janusz Majewski (1931), Jerzy Antczak (1929), Lev Arnshtam (1905), Vera Stroyeva (1903), Nikolay Akimov (1901), and Boris Sagal (1923).
Konstantin Lopushansky
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 24
Vadim Abdrashitov
1945 - 2023
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 25
Leonid Osyka
1940 - 2001
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 26
Vadim Perelman
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 27
Volodymyr Dakhno
1932 - 2006
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 28
Aleksandr Alov
1923 - 1983
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 29
Felix Sobolev
1931 - 1984
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 30
Janusz Majewski
1931 - 2024
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 31
Jerzy Antczak
1929 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 32
Lev Arnshtam
1905 - 1979
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 33
Vera Stroyeva
1903 - 1991
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 34
Nikolay Akimov
1901 - 1968
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 35
Boris Sagal
1923 - 1981
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 36