FILM DIRECTOR
Harun Farocki
1944 - 2014

Harun Farocki
Harun Farocki (9 January 1944 – 30 July 2014) was a German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harun Farocki is the 823rd most popular film director (down from 686th in 2019), the 510th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 429th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Czech Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Harun Farocki ranks 823 out of 2,041. Before him are Jack Clayton, Herbert Brenon, Johan Renck, Goran Paskaljević, Gérard Pirès, and Mohammad Rasoulof. After him are Stephen Daldry, Yevgeni Bauer, Edgar G. Ulmer, Luis Trenker, Arturo Ripstein, and Ferzan Özpetek.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJack Clayton
1921 - 1995
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 817
Herbert Brenon
1880 - 1958
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 818
Johan Renck
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 819
Goran Paskaljević
1947 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 820
Gérard Pirès
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 821
Mohammad Rasoulof
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 822
Harun 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Harun Farocki ranks 417. Before him are Abbas, Sharmila Tagore, Ali Benflis, Kićo Slabinac, Daniel Duval, and Nicky Hopkins. After him are Storm Thorgerson, Jill Tarter, Antal Nagy, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Oleksandr Moroz, and Pat Martino. Among people deceased in 2014, Harun Farocki ranks 253. Before him are Julio Abbadie, Knut Nystedt, Richard N. Frye, Károly Sándor, Simin Behbahani, and Paolo Salvati. After him are Klas Ingesson, Fiorenzo Angelini, Edmund Szoka, Nadya Nozharova, Vaçe Zela, and Jacques Barrot.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsAbbas
PHOTOGRAPHER
1944 - 2018
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 411
Sharmila Tagore
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 412
Ali Benflis
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 413
Kićo Slabinac
SINGER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 414
Daniel Duval
ACTOR
1944 - 2013
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 415
Nicky Hopkins
SINGER
1944 - 1994
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 416
Harun Farocki
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 417
Storm Thorgerson
DESIGNER
1944 - 2013
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 418
Jill Tarter
ASTRONOMER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 419
Antal Nagy
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 420
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
COMIC ARTIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 421
Oleksandr Moroz
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 422
Pat Martino
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 423
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsJulio Abbadie
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 247
Knut Nystedt
COMPOSER
1915 - 2014
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 248
Richard N. Frye
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2014
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 249
Károly Sándor
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 250
Simin Behbahani
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 251
Paolo Salvati
PAINTER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 252
Harun Farocki
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 253
Klas Ingesson
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - 2014
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 254
Fiorenzo Angelini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1916 - 2014
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 255
Edmund Szoka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2014
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 256
Nadya Nozharova
ACTOR
1916 - 2014
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 257
Vaçe Zela
SINGER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 258
Jacques Barrot
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2014
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 259
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Harun Farocki ranks 510 out of 1,200. Before him are Josef Čtyřoký (1906), Friedrich von Berchtold (1781), Erich Srbek (1908), Aleš Hrdlička (1869), Jiří Hájek (1913), and Olga Taussky-Todd (1906). After him are Edgar G. Ulmer (1904), Antonín Švehla (1873), Adolf Šimperský (1909), Miroslav Tyrš (1832), Július Bielik (1962), and Bohuslav Balbín (1621).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsJosef Čtyřoký
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 504
Friedrich von Berchtold
PHYSICIAN
1781 - 1876
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 505
Erich Srbek
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1973
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 506
Aleš Hrdlička
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1869 - 1943
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 507
Jiří Hájek
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 508
Olga Taussky-Todd
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 509
Harun Farocki
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 510
Edgar G. Ulmer
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 511
Antonín Švehla
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1933
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 512
Adolf Šimperský
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1964
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 513
Miroslav Tyrš
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1832 - 1884
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 514
Július Bielik
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 515
Bohuslav Balbín
WRITER
1621 - 1688
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 516
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia
Among film directors born in Czechia, Harun Farocki ranks 19. Before him are Jan Němec (1936), Karel Lamač (1897), Ivan Passer (1933), Elmar Klos (1910), Vojtěch Jasný (1925), and František Vláčil (1924). After him are Edgar G. Ulmer (1904), Gustav Machatý (1901), Oldřich Lipský (1924), Karel Kachyňa (1924), Martin Frič (1902), and Břetislav Pojar (1923).
Jan Němec
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 13
Karel Lamač
1897 - 1952
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 14
Ivan Passer
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 15
Elmar Klos
1910 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 16
Vojtěch Jasný
1925 - 2019
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 17
František Vláčil
1924 - 1999
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 18
Harun Farocki
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 19
Edgar G. Ulmer
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 20
Gustav Machatý
1901 - 1963
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 21
Oldřich Lipský
1924 - 1986
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 22
Karel Kachyňa
1924 - 2004
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 23
Martin Frič
1902 - 1968
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 24
Břetislav Pojar
1923 - 2012
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 25