Film Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

1943 - today

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Jean-Jacques Annaud

His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2024). Jean-Jacques Annaud is the 59th most popular film director (up from 74th in 2024), the 559th most popular biography from France (up from 594th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Film Director.

Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing films such as The Bear, The Name of the Rose, Enemy at the Gates, Seven Years in Tibet, and The Lover.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Jean-Jacques Annaud ranks 59 out of 2,041. Before him are Roger Vadim, Takeshi Kitano, Yasujirō Ozu, Jack L. Warner, Stephen Hillenburg, and Paul Verhoeven. After him are Brian De Palma, Michael Haneke, Abbas Kiarostami, Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, and Lars von Trier.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Roger Vadim
1928 - 2000
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 53
Takeshi Kitano
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 54
Yasujirō Ozu
1903 - 1963
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 55
Jack L. Warner
1892 - 1978
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 56
Stephen Hillenburg
1961 - 2018
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 57
Paul Verhoeven
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 58
Jean-Jacques Annaud
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 59
Brian De Palma
1940 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 60
Michael Haneke
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 61
Abbas Kiarostami
1940 - 2016
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 62
Werner Herzog
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 63
Éric Rohmer
1920 - 2010
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 64
Lars von Trier
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 65

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Jean-Jacques Annaud ranks 31. Before him are Elena Ferrante, Christopher Walken, Salvatore Adamo, Joseph Stiglitz, Horst Köhler, and Jean-Louis Tauran. After him are Khalifa Haftar, Louise Glück, Raffaella Carrà, Howard Gardner, John Kerry, and Carlos Alberto Parreira.

Others Born in 1943

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Elena Ferrante
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 25
Christopher Walken
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 26
Salvatore Adamo
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 27
Joseph Stiglitz
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 28
Horst Köhler
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2025
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 29
Jean-Louis Tauran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - 2018
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 30
Jean-Jacques Annaud
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 31
Khalifa Haftar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 32
Louise Glück
WRITER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 33
Raffaella Carrà
ACTOR
1943 - 2021
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 34
Howard Gardner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 35
John Kerry
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 36
Carlos Alberto Parreira
COACH
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 37

In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Jacques Annaud ranks 559 out of NaN. Before him are Eugène François Vidocq (1775), Maurice Béjart (1927), Françoise Sagan (1935), Paul Delaroche (1797), Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753), and André Maurois (1885). After him are Gaspard II de Coligny (1519), Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814), Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (1947), Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), François Jacob (1920), and Hilary of Poitiers (315).

Others born in France

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Eugène François Vidocq
INSPIRATION
1775 - 1857
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 553
Maurice Béjart
DANCER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 554
Françoise Sagan
WRITER
1935 - 2004
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 555
Paul Delaroche
PAINTER
1797 - 1856
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 556
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1815
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 557
André Maurois
WRITER
1885 - 1967
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 558
Jean-Jacques Annaud
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 559
Gaspard II de Coligny
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1572
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 560
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
ARCHITECT
1814 - 1879
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 561
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 562
Henri, Count of Chambord
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1883
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 563
François Jacob
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2013
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 564
Hilary of Poitiers
PHYSICIAN
315 - 367
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 565