FILM DIRECTOR
Jean Vigo
1905 - 1934

Jean Vigo
Jean Vigo (French: [ʒɑ̃ viɡo]; 26 April 1905 – 5 October 1934) was a French film director who helped establish poetic realism in film in the 1930s. His work influenced French New Wave cinema of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Vigo is the 163rd most popular film director (up from 185th in 2019), the 1,132nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,224th in 2019) and the 24th most popular French Film Director.
Jean Vigo was a French film director and screenwriter. He is most famous for his films "Zéro de Conduite" and "L'Atalante."
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Jean Vigo ranks 163 out of 2,041. Before him are Don Siegel, Abel Gance, Josef von Sternberg, Peter Weir, Lewis Milestone, and Louis Malle. After him are Claude Lanzmann, Jacques Rivette, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Kim Ki-duk, Jan Švankmajer, and Ettore Scola.
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HPI: 68.34
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Vsevolod Meyerhold
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HPI: 68.24
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HPI: 68.21
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1934 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 168
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1931 - 2016
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 169
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Jean Vigo ranks 39. Before him are Raymond Cattell, Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, Max Schmeling, Michael Powell, Marian Rejewski, and Helen Wills. After him are Carl Gustav Hempel, Shojiro Sugimura, Dalton Trumbo, Severo Ochoa, Franz Ziereis, and Enrique Ballestrero. Among people deceased in 1934, Jean Vigo ranks 29. Before him are Louis Barthou, Marinus van der Lubbe, Alice Liddell, Edmond James de Rothschild, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Siegbert Tarrasch. After him are William Morris Davis, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Hans Hahn, Carl von Linde, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, and Pietro Gasparri.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsRaymond Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 33
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1944
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 34
Max Schmeling
BOXER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 35
Michael Powell
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1990
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 36
Marian Rejewski
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1980
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 37
Helen Wills
TENNIS PLAYER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 38
Jean Vigo
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1934
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 39
Carl Gustav Hempel
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 40
Shojiro Sugimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 41
Dalton Trumbo
WRITER
1905 - 1976
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 42
Severo Ochoa
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 43
Franz Ziereis
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1945
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 44
Enrique Ballestrero
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1969
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1934
Go to all RankingsLouis Barthou
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 23
Marinus van der Lubbe
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1934
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 24
Alice Liddell
INSPIRATION
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 25
Edmond James de Rothschild
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1845 - 1934
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 26
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1934
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 27
Siegbert Tarrasch
CHESS PLAYER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 28
Jean Vigo
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1934
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 29
William Morris Davis
GEOGRAPHER
1850 - 1934
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 30
Mykhailo Hrushevsky
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1934
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 31
Hans Hahn
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1934
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 32
Carl von Linde
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1934
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 33
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 34
Pietro Gasparri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1934
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 35
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Vigo ranks 1,132 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Giraudoux (1882), Charibert II (618), Gaston Maspero (1846), Sonia Rykiel (1930), François Leclerc du Tremblay (1577), and Louis Malle (1932). After him are Christophe Plantin (1520), Jean-Pierre Papin (1963), Victorien Sardou (1831), Claude Lanzmann (1925), Heinrich Kramer (1430), and Hugh of Italy (880).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean Giraudoux
WRITER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 1,126
Charibert II
POLITICIAN
618 - 632
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1,127
Gaston Maspero
HISTORIAN
1846 - 1916
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1,128
Sonia Rykiel
WRITER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1,129
François Leclerc du Tremblay
POLITICIAN
1577 - 1638
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1,130
Louis Malle
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1995
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1,131
Jean Vigo
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1934
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 1,132
Christophe Plantin
BUSINESSPERSON
1520 - 1589
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 1,133
Jean-Pierre Papin
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 1,134
Victorien Sardou
WRITER
1831 - 1908
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 1,135
Claude Lanzmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2018
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 1,136
Heinrich Kramer
WRITER
1430 - 1505
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 1,137
Hugh of Italy
POLITICIAN
880 - 947
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 1,138
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Jean Vigo ranks 24. Before him are Jean-Pierre Melville (1917), Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1953), Marcel Carné (1906), Abel Gance (1889), and Louis Malle (1932). After him are Claude Lanzmann (1925), Jacques Rivette (1928), Alice Guy-Blaché (1873), Jacques Demy (1931), Bertrand Blier (1939), and Julien Duvivier (1896).
Jean-Pierre Melville
1917 - 1973
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 18
Henri-Georges Clouzot
1907 - 1977
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 19
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 20
Marcel Carné
1906 - 1996
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 21
Abel Gance
1889 - 1981
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 22
Louis Malle
1932 - 1995
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 23
Jean Vigo
1905 - 1934
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 24
Claude Lanzmann
1925 - 2018
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 25
Jacques Rivette
1928 - 2016
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 26
Alice Guy-Blaché
1873 - 1968
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 27
Jacques Demy
1931 - 1990
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 28
Bertrand Blier
1939 - 2025
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 29
Julien Duvivier
1896 - 1967
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 30