FILM DIRECTOR

Jan Svěrák

1965 - Today

Jan Svěrák

Jan Svěrák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈsvjɛraːk]; born 6 February 1965) is a Czech film director and screenwriter. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák, with whom he collaborated on his most successful films. He is among the most recognized Czech filmmakers. His best-known films are the Oscar-winning Kolya and the Oscar-nominated The Elementary School. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Svěrák is the 1,578th most popular film director (down from 1,522nd in 2024), the 818th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 795th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Czech Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jan Svěrák ranks 1,578 out of 2,041. Before him are Stuart Baird, Mike van Diem, Don Coscarelli, Peyton Reed, Ward Kimball, and Alik Sakharov. After him are Rowland V. Lee, Clive Donner, Christoph Schlingensief, Tim Van Patten, Alan Rudolph, and Dominik Moll.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Stuart Baird
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 1,572
Mike van Diem
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 1,573
Don Coscarelli
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 1,574
Peyton Reed
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1,575
Ward Kimball
1914 - 2002
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 1,576
Alik Sakharov
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,577
Jan Svěrák
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,578
Rowland V. Lee
1891 - 1975
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 1,579
Clive Donner
1926 - 2010
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 1,580
Christoph Schlingensief
1960 - 2010
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 1,581
Tim Van Patten
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 1,582
Alan Rudolph
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 1,583
Dominik Moll
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,584

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Jan Svěrák ranks 488. Before him are Abdul Rahman, Horace Grant, Yusuke Minoguchi, David Kelly, Gregor Foitek, and Alejandro Castro Espín. After him are Fernando Gómez, Arabian Prince, Toshihiro Nagoshi, Mum Jokmok, Tuomo Ylipulli, and C. J. Ramone.

Others Born in 1965

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Abdul Rahman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 482
Horace Grant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 483
Yusuke Minoguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 484
David Kelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 485
Gregor Foitek
RACING DRIVER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 486
Alejandro Castro Espín
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 487
Jan Svěrák
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 488
Fernando Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 489
Arabian Prince
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 490
Toshihiro Nagoshi
GAME DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 491
Mum Jokmok
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 492
Tuomo Ylipulli
SKIER
1965 - 2021
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 493
C. J. Ramone
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 494