FILM DIRECTOR
Jan Němec
1936 - 2016

Jan Němec
Jan Němec (12 July 1936 – 18 March 2016) was a Czech filmmaker whose most important work dates from the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Němec is the 700th most popular film director (up from 857th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Czechia (up from 516th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Czech Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Jan Němec ranks 700 out of 2,041. Before him are Rob Marshall, Jack Bender, Andrew Birkin, John Glen, Wojciech Has, and František Čáp. After him are Hans Hass, Stanislav Govorukhin, Johnnie To, George Seaton, Bruno Nuytten, and Bob Gale.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRob Marshall
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 694
Jack Bender
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 695
Andrew Birkin
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 696
John Glen
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 697
Wojciech Has
1925 - 2000
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 698
František Čáp
1913 - 1972
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 699
Jan Němec
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 700
Hans Hass
1919 - 2013
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 701
Stanislav Govorukhin
1936 - 2018
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 702
Johnnie To
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 703
George Seaton
1911 - 1979
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 704
Bruno Nuytten
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 705
Bob Gale
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 706
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Jan Němec ranks 277. Before him are Walter Lewin, Henck Arron, Edward Feigenbaum, Antonin Scalia, Feliciano Rivilla, and Toralf Engan. After him are Stanislav Govorukhin, Jan Tříska, Anton Allemann, Edvard Radzinsky, Saburō Kawabuchi, and Igor Rodionov. Among people deceased in 2016, Jan Němec ranks 239. Before him are Antonin Scalia, Arnold Palmer, Roberto Perfumo, Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Slobodan Santrač, and Zoltán Kocsis. After him are Jamshid Amouzegar, Jiří Tichý, Doris Roberts, Harald Grønningen, Marc Riboud, and Pierre Étaix.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsWalter Lewin
ASTRONOMER
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 271
Henck Arron
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2000
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 272
Edward Feigenbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 273
Antonin Scalia
JUDGE
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 274
Feliciano Rivilla
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 275
Toralf Engan
SKIER
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 276
Jan Němec
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 277
Stanislav Govorukhin
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 278
Jan Tříska
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 279
Anton Allemann
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 280
Edvard Radzinsky
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 281
Saburō Kawabuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 282
Igor Rodionov
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2014
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 283
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsAntonin Scalia
JUDGE
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 233
Arnold Palmer
GOLFER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 234
Roberto Perfumo
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 235
Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 236
Slobodan Santrač
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2016
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 237
Zoltán Kocsis
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2016
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 238
Jan Němec
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 239
Jamshid Amouzegar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 240
Jiří Tichý
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 241
Doris Roberts
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 242
Harald Grønningen
ATHLETE
1934 - 2016
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 243
Marc Riboud
PHOTOGRAPHER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 244
Pierre Étaix
ACTOR
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 245
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Jan Němec ranks 452 out of 1,200. Before him are Rudolf Charousek (1873), Johann Radon (1887), Marek Jankulovski (1977), František Čáp (1913), Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (1875), and Josef Košťálek (1909). After him are Maria Jeritza (1887), Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn (1844), Jan Tříska (1936), Bohumil Kubišta (1884), Václav Brožík (1851), and Jan Werich (1906).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsRudolf Charousek
CHESS PLAYER
1873 - 1900
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 446
Johann Radon
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1956
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 447
Marek Jankulovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 448
František Čáp
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1972
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 449
Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1971
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 450
Josef Košťálek
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1971
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 451
Jan Němec
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 452
Maria Jeritza
SINGER
1887 - 1982
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 453
Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1899
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 454
Jan Tříska
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 455
Bohumil Kubišta
PAINTER
1884 - 1918
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 456
Václav Brožík
PAINTER
1851 - 1901
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 457
Jan Werich
ACTOR
1906 - 1980
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 458
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia
Among film directors born in Czechia, Jan Němec ranks 13. Before him are Jiří Trnka (1912), Karel Reisz (1926), Václav Vorlíček (1930), Otakar Vávra (1911), Karl Freund (1890), and František Čáp (1913). After him are Karel Lamač (1897), Ivan Passer (1933), Elmar Klos (1910), Vojtěch Jasný (1925), František Vláčil (1924), and Harun Farocki (1944).
Jiří Trnka
1912 - 1969
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 7
Karel Reisz
1926 - 2002
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8
Václav Vorlíček
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 9
Otakar Vávra
1911 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 10
Karl Freund
1890 - 1969
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 11
František Čáp
1913 - 1972
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 12
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