FILM DIRECTOR
Ivan Reitman
1946 - 2022

Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman (; October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Canadian film director and producer. He was known for his comedy films, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Reitman was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Films he directed include Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Twins (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Dave (1993), Junior (1994) and Draft Day (2014). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Reitman is the 202nd most popular film director (up from 343rd in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 55th in 2019) and the most popular Slovak Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Ivan Reitman ranks 202 out of 2,041. Before him are Guillermo del Toro, Danny Boyle, William Friedkin, Lev Kuleshov, Blake Edwards, and Stephen Frears. After him are Barry Levinson, Lina Wertmüller, Roy Andersson, Francesco Rosi, Tony Richardson, and Vsevolod Pudovkin.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuillermo del Toro
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 196
Danny Boyle
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 197
William Friedkin
1935 - 2023
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 198
Lev Kuleshov
1899 - 1970
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 199
Blake Edwards
1922 - 2010
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 200
Stephen Frears
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 201
Ivan Reitman
1946 - 2022
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 202
Barry Levinson
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 203
Lina Wertmüller
1928 - 2021
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 204
Roy Andersson
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 205
Francesco Rosi
1922 - 2015
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 206
Tony Richardson
1928 - 1991
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 207
Vsevolod Pudovkin
1893 - 1953
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 208
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Ivan Reitman ranks 123. Before him are Semion Mogilevich, Michael Czerny, Eugene Levy, Edita Gruberová, Roméo Dallaire, and Kabir Bedi. After him are Fernando Filoni, Jack Horner, Queen Saleha of Brunei, Keith Moon, Ed O'Neill, and Karim Findi. Among people deceased in 2022, Ivan Reitman ranks 74. Before him are Arata Isozaki, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Ichirou Mizuki, Tony Brooks, Frank Drake, and Edward C. Prescott. After him are Jean-Jacques Sempé, James Lovelock, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Siniša Mihajlović, Ricardo Bofill, and Bernard Cribbins.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsSemion Mogilevich
MAFIOSO
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 117
Michael Czerny
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 118
Eugene Levy
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 119
Edita Gruberová
SINGER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 120
Roméo Dallaire
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 121
Kabir Bedi
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 122
Ivan Reitman
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 123
Fernando Filoni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 124
Jack Horner
BIOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 125
Queen Saleha of Brunei
COMPANION
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 126
Keith Moon
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1978
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 127
Ed O'Neill
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 128
Karim Findi
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 129
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsArata Isozaki
ARCHITECT
1931 - 2022
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 68
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
CELEBRITY
1942 - 2022
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 69
Ichirou Mizuki
COMPOSER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 70
Tony Brooks
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 71
Frank Drake
ASTRONOMER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 72
Edward C. Prescott
ECONOMIST
1940 - 2022
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 73
Ivan Reitman
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 74
Jean-Jacques Sempé
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 75
James Lovelock
GEOGRAPHER
1919 - 2022
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 76
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
WRITER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 77
Siniša Mihajlović
COACH
1969 - 2022
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 78
Ricardo Bofill
ARCHITECT
1939 - 2022
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 79
Bernard Cribbins
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 80
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Ivan Reitman ranks 30 out of 418. Before him are Ľudovít Štúr (1815), Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734), Ján Zachara (1928), Pribina (800), Andrej Babiš (1954), and Edita Gruberová (1946). After him are Zuzana Čaputová (1973), Rudolf Schuster (1934), Andrej Hlinka (1864), Milan Hodža (1878), Lajos Batthyány (1807), and Richard Réti (1889).
Others born in Slovakia
Go to all RankingsĽudovít Štúr
WRITER
1815 - 1856
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 24
Wolfgang von Kempelen
INVENTOR
1734 - 1804
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 25
Ján Zachara
BOXER
1928 - 2025
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 26
Pribina
POLITICIAN
800 - 860
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 27
Andrej Babiš
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 28
Edita Gruberová
SINGER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 29
Ivan Reitman
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 30
Zuzana Čaputová
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 31
Rudolf Schuster
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 32
Andrej Hlinka
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1938
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 33
Milan Hodža
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 34
Lajos Batthyány
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1849
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 35
Richard Réti
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1929
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 36
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Slovakia
Among film directors born in Slovakia, Ivan Reitman ranks 1. After him are Juraj Jakubisko (1938), Juraj Herz (1934), Géza von Radványi (1907), Jaromil Jireš (1935), Štefan Uher (1930), and Péter Bacsó (1928).
Ivan Reitman
1946 - 2022
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 1
Juraj Jakubisko
1938 - 2023
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 2
Juraj Herz
1934 - 2018
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3
Géza von Radványi
1907 - 1986
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 4
Jaromil Jireš
1935 - 2001
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 5
Štefan Uher
1930 - 1993
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 6
Péter Bacsó
1928 - 2009
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 7