FILM DIRECTOR
Fridrikh Ermler
1898 - 1967

Fridrikh Ermler
Fridrikh Markovich Ermler (13 May 1898 – 12 July 1967) was a Soviet film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was a four-time recipient of the Stalin Prize (in 1941, twice in 1946, and in 1951). After studying pharmacology, he joined the Czarist army in 1917 and soon took part in the October Revolution on the side of the Bolshevists. Captured and tortured by the White army, he only became a full party member at the end of the Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fridrikh Ermler is the 1,095th most popular film director (up from 1,166th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 157th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Latvian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Fridrikh Ermler ranks 1,095 out of 2,041. Before him are Christopher Landon, Eduardo Serra, Larry Cohen, Kurt Maetzig, Kei Kumai, and Mitchell Leisen. After him are Edmond Keosayan, Peter Farrelly, Danièle Thompson, Dorothy Arzner, Richard Dembo, and August Blom.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristopher Landon
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,089
Eduardo Serra
1943 - 2025
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,090
Larry Cohen
1936 - 2019
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 1,091
Kurt Maetzig
1911 - 2012
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 1,092
Kei Kumai
1930 - 2007
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,093
Mitchell Leisen
1898 - 1972
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,094
Fridrikh Ermler
1898 - 1967
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,095
Edmond Keosayan
1936 - 1994
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,096
Peter Farrelly
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 1,097
Danièle Thompson
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,098
Dorothy Arzner
1897 - 1979
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,099
Richard Dembo
1948 - 2004
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,100
August Blom
1869 - 1947
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,101
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Fridrikh Ermler ranks 225. Before him are Edward Lawry Norton, Georg Kulenkampff, Agnes Ayres, Hugh O'Flaherty, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, and Mitchell Leisen. After him are Karolina Kózka, M. Ageyev, Eero Berg, Georgy Langemak, Boris Lisunov, and Maryse Bastié. Among people deceased in 1967, Fridrikh Ermler ranks 212. Before him are Paul Whiteman, Clifton Williams, Francis Spellman, Mary Garden, Georges Berger, and Reginald Punnett. After him are Hans Jacob Nielsen, Holcombe Ward, Juan Luque de Serrallonga, Walter Krueger, Rexhep Mitrovica, and Alfred Felber.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsEdward Lawry Norton
INVENTOR
1898 - 1983
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 219
Georg Kulenkampff
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1948
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 220
Agnes Ayres
ACTOR
1898 - 1940
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 221
Hugh O'Flaherty
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1963
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 222
Charlotte Moore Sitterly
ASTRONOMER
1898 - 1990
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 223
Mitchell Leisen
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1972
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 224
Fridrikh Ermler
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1967
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 225
Karolina Kózka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1914
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 226
M. Ageyev
WRITER
1898 - 1973
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 227
Eero Berg
ATHLETE
1898 - 1969
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 228
Georgy Langemak
ENGINEER
1898 - 1938
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 229
Boris Lisunov
ENGINEER
1898 - 1946
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 230
Maryse Bastié
PILOT
1898 - 1952
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 231
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsPaul Whiteman
COMPOSER
1890 - 1967
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 206
Clifton Williams
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 1967
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 207
Francis Spellman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1967
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 208
Mary Garden
SINGER
1874 - 1967
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 209
Georges Berger
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1967
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 210
Reginald Punnett
BIOLOGIST
1875 - 1967
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 211
Fridrikh Ermler
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1967
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 212
Hans Jacob Nielsen
ATHLETE
1899 - 1967
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 213
Holcombe Ward
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 214
Juan Luque de Serrallonga
SOCCER PLAYER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 215
Walter Krueger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1967
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 216
Rexhep Mitrovica
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1967
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 217
Alfred Felber
ATHLETE
1886 - 1967
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 218
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Fridrikh Ermler ranks 154 out of 323. Before him are Jānis Cimze (1814), Andrejs Upīts (1877), Erik Hornung (1933), Jānis Endzelīns (1873), Kārlis Skalbe (1879), and Hermanis Matisons (1894). After him are Andris Nelsons (1978), Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov (1948), Oswald Schmiedeberg (1838), Vija Celmins (1938), Regīna Ezera (1930), and Rutanya Alda (1942).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsJānis Cimze
MUSICIAN
1814 - 1881
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 148
Andrejs Upīts
WRITER
1877 - 1970
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 149
Erik Hornung
WRITER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 150
Jānis Endzelīns
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1961
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 151
Kārlis Skalbe
WRITER
1879 - 1945
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 152
Hermanis Matisons
CHESS PLAYER
1894 - 1932
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 153
Fridrikh Ermler
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1967
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 154
Andris Nelsons
CONDUCTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 155
Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 156
Oswald Schmiedeberg
CHEMIST
1838 - 1921
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 157
Vija Celmins
PAINTER
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 158
Regīna Ezera
WRITER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 159
Rutanya Alda
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 160
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Latvia
Among film directors born in Latvia, Fridrikh Ermler ranks 4. Before him are Sergei Eisenstein (1898), Rosa von Praunheim (1942), and Eduard Tisse (1897). After him are Nikolai Ekk (1902).
Sergei Eisenstein
1898 - 1948
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 1
Rosa von Praunheim
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 2
Eduard Tisse
1897 - 1961
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 3
Fridrikh Ermler
1898 - 1967
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 4
Nikolai Ekk
1902 - 1976
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 5