FILM DIRECTOR
Felix van Groeningen
1977 - Today

Felix van Groeningen
Felix van Groeningen (Dutch: [ˈfeːlɪks fɑŋ ˈɣrunɪŋə(n)]; born 1 November 1977) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He is known for The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and Belgica (2016), with the former being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. He made his English-language debut with the biographical drama Beautiful Boy (2018) and was awarded with the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize for The Eight Mountains (2022). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felix van Groeningen is the 1,640th most popular film director (down from 1,592nd in 2019), the 849th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 839th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Belgian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Felix van Groeningen ranks 1,640 out of 2,041. Before him are Erle C. Kenton, Rick Rosenthal, Todd Solondz, Lisa Cholodenko, Sergey Mikaelyan, and Hito Steyerl. After him are Gianfranco Rosi, Fernando León de Aranoa, Ari Aster, Shirley Clarke, Deran Sarafian, and Christophe Barratier.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErle C. Kenton
1896 - 1980
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 1,634
Rick Rosenthal
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 1,635
Todd Solondz
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 1,636
Lisa Cholodenko
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 1,637
Sergey Mikaelyan
1923 - 2016
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 1,638
Hito Steyerl
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 1,639
Felix van Groeningen
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 1,640
Gianfranco Rosi
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 1,641
Fernando León de Aranoa
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 1,642
Ari Aster
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 1,643
Shirley Clarke
1919 - 1997
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 1,644
Deran Sarafian
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 1,645
Christophe Barratier
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 1,646
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Felix van Groeningen ranks 312. Before him are Diego Placente, Javier Botet, Justo Villar, Danijel Šarić, Atsushi Yanagisawa, and Alessandro Lucarelli. After him are Mirza Džomba, Oksana Baiul, Martin Laursen, Erjon Bogdani, Didier Dinart, and Mehmet Aurélio.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsDiego Placente
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 306
Javier Botet
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 307
Justo Villar
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 308
Danijel Šarić
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 309
Atsushi Yanagisawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 310
Alessandro Lucarelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 311
Felix van Groeningen
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 312
Mirza Džomba
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 313
Oksana Baiul
SKATER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 314
Martin Laursen
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 315
Erjon Bogdani
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 316
Didier Dinart
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 317
Mehmet Aurélio
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 318
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Felix van Groeningen ranks 849 out of 1,190. Before him are Helena Noguerra (1969), Stella Maxwell (1990), Bart Goor (1973), Françoise Nyssen (1951), Eric Van Meir (1968), and Youri Mulder (1969). After him are Thierry Neuville (1988), Michel Weber (1963), Daniel Veyt (1956), Stoffel Vandoorne (1992), François Damiens (1973), and Yves Vanderhaeghe (1970).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsHelena Noguerra
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 843
Stella Maxwell
MODEL
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 844
Bart Goor
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 845
Françoise Nyssen
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 846
Eric Van Meir
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 847
Youri Mulder
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 848
Felix van Groeningen
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 849
Thierry Neuville
RACING DRIVER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 850
Michel Weber
PHILOSOPHER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 851
Daniel Veyt
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 852
Stoffel Vandoorne
RACING DRIVER
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 853
François Damiens
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 854
Yves Vanderhaeghe
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 855
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Belgium
Among film directors born in Belgium, Felix van Groeningen ranks 10. Before him are André Delvaux (1926), Jaco Van Dormael (1957), Raoul Servais (1928), Ulu Grosbard (1929), Gérard Corbiau (1941), and Benoît Lamy (1945). After him are Lukas Dhont (1991), and Joachim Lafosse (1975).
André Delvaux
1926 - 2002
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 4
Jaco Van Dormael
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 5
Raoul Servais
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 6
Ulu Grosbard
1929 - 2012
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 7
Gérard Corbiau
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 8
Benoît Lamy
1945 - 2008
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 9
Felix van Groeningen
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 10
Lukas Dhont
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 11
Joachim Lafosse
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 12