FILM DIRECTOR
Ferzan Özpetek
1959 - Today

Ferzan Özpetek
Ferzan Özpetek (Turkish: [ˈfæɾzan ˈœspetec], Italian: [ˈfɛrdzan ˈɔtspetek, - ˈøts-]; born 3 February 1959) is a Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy since 1978. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferzan Özpetek is the 829th most popular film director (down from 586th in 2019), the 1,031st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 872nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Turkish Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 829 out of 2,041. Before him are Harun Farocki, Stephen Daldry, Yevgeni Bauer, Edgar G. Ulmer, Luis Trenker, and Arturo Ripstein. After him are Edgar Reitz, Mick Jackson, Pyotr Chardynin, Ronald Neame, Alexandre Trauner, and Grigory Chukhray.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarun Farocki
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 823
Stephen Daldry
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 824
Yevgeni Bauer
1865 - 1917
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 825
Edgar G. Ulmer
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 826
Luis Trenker
1892 - 1990
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 827
Arturo Ripstein
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 828
Ferzan Özpetek
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 829
Edgar Reitz
1932 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 830
Mick Jackson
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 831
Pyotr Chardynin
1873 - 1934
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 832
Ronald Neame
1911 - 2010
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 833
Alexandre Trauner
1906 - 1993
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 834
Grigory Chukhray
1921 - 2001
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 835
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 216. Before him are Maria Guleghina, Blaž Slišković, Ezzaki Badou, Guy Laliberté, Stephen Wolfram, and Sérgio da Rocha. After him are Fyodor Yurchikhin, Aleksei Balabanov, Leila de Lima, Ricardo Gallego, Adrian Paul, and Barbara Krause.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsMaria Guleghina
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 210
Blaž Slišković
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 211
Ezzaki Badou
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 212
Guy Laliberté
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 213
Stephen Wolfram
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 214
Sérgio da Rocha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 215
Ferzan Özpetek
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 216
Fyodor Yurchikhin
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 217
Aleksei Balabanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - 2013
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 218
Leila de Lima
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 219
Ricardo Gallego
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 220
Adrian Paul
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 221
Barbara Krause
SWIMMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 222
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 1,031 out of 1,347. Before him are Zülfü Livaneli (1946), Paris Pişmiş (1911), Hrachia Acharian (1876), Seyla Benhabib (1950), Antony II of Constantinople (829), and Gessius Florus (100). After him are Yusuf Dikeç (1973), Bayram Şit (1930), Krikor Zohrab (1861), Doğu Perinçek (1942), John X of Constantinople (1200), and Mleh, Prince of Armenia (1200).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsZülfü Livaneli
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,025
Paris Pişmiş
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,026
Hrachia Acharian
LINGUIST
1876 - 1953
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,027
Seyla Benhabib
PHILOSOPHER
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,028
Antony II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
829 - 901
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 1,029
Gessius Florus
POLITICIAN
100 - 100
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,030
Ferzan Özpetek
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,031
Yusuf Dikeç
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,032
Bayram Şit
WRESTLER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,033
Krikor Zohrab
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1915
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,034
Doğu Perinçek
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1,035
John X of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1206
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,036
Mleh, Prince of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1175
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,037
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Türkiye
Among film directors born in Türkiye, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 6. Before him are Elia Kazan (1909), Yılmaz Güney (1937), Henri Verneuil (1920), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (1959), and Sırrı Süreyya Önder (1962). After him are Semih Kaplanoğlu (1963), Yılmaz Erdoğan (1967), Yeşim Ustaoğlu (1960), Zeki Demirkubuz (1964), and Deniz Gamze Ergüven (1978).
Elia Kazan
1909 - 2003
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 1
Yılmaz Güney
1937 - 1984
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 2
Henri Verneuil
1920 - 2002
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 3
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 4
Sırrı Süreyya Önder
1962 - 2025
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 5
Ferzan Özpetek
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 6
Semih Kaplanoğlu
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 7
Yılmaz Erdoğan
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 8
Yeşim Ustaoğlu
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 9
Zeki Demirkubuz
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 10
Deniz Gamze Ergüven
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 11