FILM DIRECTOR

Henri Decoin

1890 - 1969

Henri Decoin

Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. He competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Decoin is the 836th most popular film director (down from 833rd in 2019), the 3,970th most popular biography from France (down from 3,928th in 2019) and the 105th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Henri Decoin ranks 836 out of 2,041. Before him are Edgar Reitz, Mick Jackson, Pyotr Chardynin, Ronald Neame, Alexandre Trauner, and Grigory Chukhray. After him are Ruben Östlund, Arthur Cohn, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Gianni Amelio, Gregory Hoblit, and Frederick Wiseman.

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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
Henri Decoin
1890 - 1969
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 836
Ruben Östlund
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 837
Arthur Cohn
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 838
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 839
Gianni Amelio
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 840
Gregory Hoblit
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 841
Frederick Wiseman
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 842

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Henri Decoin ranks 156. Before him are Elmer Niklander, Traugott Herr, Joachim von Kortzfleisch, Tibor Szamuely, Elia Abu Madi, and Moa Martinson. After him are Ellen Osiier, Ernst Deutsch, Percy Hodge, Armas Taipale, Rudolf von Bünau, and Marc Wright. Among people deceased in 1969, Henri Decoin ranks 143. Before him are Silvestre Igoa, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, Otto Fahr, Al Taliaferro, Saverio Ragno, and René Guillot. After him are Ernst Deutsch, William Gilmore, Leopold von Wiese, Georges Ronsse, Leonardo Cilaurren, and Bill Ivy.

Others Born in 1890

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Elmer Niklander
ATHLETE
1890 - 1942
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 150
Traugott Herr
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1976
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 151
Joachim von Kortzfleisch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1945
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 152
Tibor Szamuely
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1919
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 153
Elia Abu Madi
WRITER
1890 - 1957
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 154
Moa Martinson
WRITER
1890 - 1964
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 155
Henri Decoin
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1969
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 156
Ellen Osiier
FENCER
1890 - 1962
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 157
Ernst Deutsch
ACTOR
1890 - 1969
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 158
Percy Hodge
ATHLETE
1890 - 1967
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 159
Armas Taipale
ATHLETE
1890 - 1976
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 160
Rudolf von Bünau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1962
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 161
Marc Wright
ATHLETE
1890 - 1975
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 162