FILM DIRECTOR
Ferenc Kósa
1937 - 2018

Ferenc Kósa
Ferenc Kósa (21 November 1937 – 12 December 2018) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed thirteen films between 1961 and 1988. He won the award for Best Director at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival for the film Ten Thousand Days. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferenc Kósa is the 808th most popular film director (up from 1,086th in 2019), the 457th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 553rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Hungarian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Ferenc Kósa ranks 808 out of 2,041. Before him are Isabel Coixet, Yuri Ilyenko, Urban Gad, Scott Hicks, Krsto Papić, and Ted Post. After him are Roman Karmen, Jonathan Glazer, Ruy Guerra, Gordon Douglas, Paul Morrissey, and Richard Marquand.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsabel Coixet
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 802
Yuri Ilyenko
1936 - 2010
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 803
Urban Gad
1879 - 1947
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 804
Scott Hicks
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 805
Krsto Papić
1933 - 2013
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 806
Ted Post
1918 - 2013
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 807
Ferenc Kósa
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 808
Roman Karmen
1906 - 1978
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 809
Jonathan Glazer
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 810
Ruy Guerra
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 811
Gordon Douglas
1907 - 1993
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 812
Paul Morrissey
1938 - 2024
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 813
Richard Marquand
1937 - 1987
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 814
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Ferenc Kósa ranks 296. Before him are Eero Mäntyranta, Boris Cyrulnik, Joaquim Carvalho, Willi Koslowski, Guy Marchand, and Chandrashekhara Kambara. After him are Anita Traversi, Richard Marquand, Johnny Dorelli, Carlo Mazzone, Mirko Marjanović, and Jaime Lerner. Among people deceased in 2018, Ferenc Kósa ranks 253. Before him are Nikolai Karachentsov, Arie den Hartog, Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Lisbeth Palme, Abbas, and Apisai Ielemia. After him are Anna Maria Ferrero, Leonid Kadeniuk, André Lerond, Claudio Scimone, Inge Borkh, and Kim Yong-chun.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsEero Mäntyranta
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2013
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 290
Boris Cyrulnik
PSYCHOLOGIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 291
Joaquim Carvalho
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 292
Willi Koslowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 293
Guy Marchand
ACTOR
1937 - 2023
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 294
Chandrashekhara Kambara
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 295
Ferenc Kósa
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 296
Anita Traversi
SINGER
1937 - 1991
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 297
Richard Marquand
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 1987
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 298
Johnny Dorelli
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 299
Carlo Mazzone
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 300
Mirko Marjanović
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 301
Jaime Lerner
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 302
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsNikolai Karachentsov
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 247
Arie den Hartog
CYCLIST
1941 - 2018
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 248
Mohammed Karim Lamrani
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2018
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 249
Lisbeth Palme
PSYCHOLOGIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 250
Abbas
PHOTOGRAPHER
1944 - 2018
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 251
Apisai Ielemia
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2018
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 252
Ferenc Kósa
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 253
Anna Maria Ferrero
ACTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 254
Leonid Kadeniuk
ASTRONAUT
1951 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 255
André Lerond
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 256
Claudio Scimone
CONDUCTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 257
Inge Borkh
SINGER
1921 - 2018
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 258
Kim Yong-chun
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 259
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Kósa ranks 457 out of 1,077. Before him are Tibor Szamuely (1890), Eugen Varga (1879), Emil Zuckerkandl (1849), Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin (1855), Tibor Nyilasi (1955), and Gábor Szabó (1936). After him are Ferenc Fejtő (1909), Károly Sándor (1928), Gábor Király (1976), László Sárosi (1932), Olivér Halassy (1909), and Valéria Gyenge (1933).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsTibor Szamuely
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1919
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 451
Eugen Varga
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1964
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 452
Emil Zuckerkandl
PHYSICIAN
1849 - 1910
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 453
Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1855 - 1925
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 454
Tibor Nyilasi
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 455
Gábor Szabó
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1982
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 456
Ferenc Kósa
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 457
Ferenc Fejtő
WRITER
1909 - 2008
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 458
Károly Sándor
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 459
Gábor Király
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 460
László Sárosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 461
Olivér Halassy
ATHLETE
1909 - 1946
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 462
Valéria Gyenge
SWIMMER
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 463
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary
Among film directors born in Hungary, Ferenc Kósa ranks 15. Before him are Ján Kadár (1918), Zoltán Fábri (1917), László Benedek (1905), Ildikó Enyedi (1955), Charles Vidor (1900), and Andrew Marton (1904). After him are Alexandre Trauner (1906), George Pal (1908), Emeric Pressburger (1902), Lajos Koltai (1946), Ágnes Hranitzky (1945), and Károly Makk (1925).
Ján Kadár
1918 - 1979
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 9
Zoltán Fábri
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 10
László Benedek
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 11
Ildikó Enyedi
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 12
Charles Vidor
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 13
Andrew Marton
1904 - 1992
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 14
Ferenc Kósa
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 15
Alexandre Trauner
1906 - 1993
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 16
George Pal
1908 - 1980
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 17
Emeric Pressburger
1902 - 1988
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 18
Lajos Koltai
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 19
Ágnes Hranitzky
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 20
Károly Makk
1925 - 2017
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 21