FILM DIRECTOR
Joe May
1880 - 1954

Joe May
Joe May (born Joseph Otto Mandl; 7 November 1880 – 29 April 1954) was an Austrian film director and film producer and one of the pioneers of German cinema. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe May is the 976th most popular film director (up from 1,026th in 2019), the 857th most popular biography from Austria (down from 851st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Austrian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Joe May ranks 976 out of 2,041. Before him are Kad Merad, Pasqualino De Santis, Gregg Toland, Raymond Bernard, Karel Kachyňa, and Carlo Di Palma. After him are Marlen Khutsiev, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, András Kovács, Louis Daquin, Francis Lawrence, and Shane Black.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKad Merad
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 970
Pasqualino De Santis
1927 - 1996
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 971
Gregg Toland
1904 - 1948
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 972
Raymond Bernard
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 973
Karel Kachyňa
1924 - 2004
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 974
Carlo Di Palma
1925 - 2004
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 975
Joe May
1880 - 1954
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 976
Marlen Khutsiev
1925 - 2019
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 977
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
1877 - 1945
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 978
András Kovács
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 979
Louis Daquin
1908 - 1980
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 980
Francis Lawrence
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 981
Shane Black
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 982
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Joe May ranks 164. Before him are Margit Kaffka, Ernest Oppenheimer, Johan Jarlén, Jesse L. Lasky, Francis de Miomandre, and Ramón Pérez de Ayala. After him are Joseph Stadler, Jacob Epstein, Kono Yasui, Walter Brack, Knud Kristensen, and Thomas H. Ince. Among people deceased in 1954, Joe May ranks 119. Before him are Eduard Wiiralt, Ivan Maslennikov, Imre Zachár, Winifred McNair, Ramón Guzmán, and Yukio Ozaki. After him are Ludwik Hirszfeld, Reinhold Schünzel, Mihri Müşfik Hanım, Vitaliano Brancati, Jules De Bisschop, and Henri Frankfort.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsMargit Kaffka
WRITER
1880 - 1918
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 158
Ernest Oppenheimer
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1957
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 159
Johan Jarlén
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 160
Jesse L. Lasky
PRODUCER
1880 - 1958
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 161
Francis de Miomandre
WRITER
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 162
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
WRITER
1880 - 1962
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 163
Joe May
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 164
Joseph Stadler
ATHLETE
1880 - 1950
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 165
Jacob Epstein
SCULPTOR
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 166
Kono Yasui
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1971
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 167
Walter Brack
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1919
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 168
Knud Kristensen
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1962
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 169
Thomas H. Ince
ACTOR
1880 - 1924
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 170
Others Deceased in 1954
Go to all RankingsEduard Wiiralt
PAINTER
1898 - 1954
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 113
Ivan Maslennikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1954
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 114
Imre Zachár
SWIMMER
1890 - 1954
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 115
Winifred McNair
TENNIS PLAYER
1877 - 1954
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 116
Ramón Guzmán
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 117
Yukio Ozaki
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1954
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 118
Joe May
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 119
Ludwik Hirszfeld
BIOLOGIST
1884 - 1954
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 120
Reinhold Schünzel
ACTOR
1886 - 1954
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 121
Mihri Müşfik Hanım
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1954
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 122
Vitaliano Brancati
WRITER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 123
Jules De Bisschop
ATHLETE
1879 - 1954
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 124
Henri Frankfort
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1897 - 1954
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 125
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Joe May ranks 857 out of 1,424. Before him are Franz Unger (1800), Erwin Komenda (1904), Rudolf Viertl (1902), Franz Bartl (1915), Leopold Hofmann (1905), and Bruno Pezzey (1955). After him are Bruno de Finetti (1906), Joseph Othmar Rauscher (1797), Walter Schachner (1957), Willibald Schmaus (1912), Francis Lawrence (1971), and Klaus Dibiasi (1947).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsFranz Unger
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1870
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 851
Erwin Komenda
ENGINEER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 852
Rudolf Viertl
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1981
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 853
Franz Bartl
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1941
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 854
Leopold Hofmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1976
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 855
Bruno Pezzey
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 1994
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 856
Joe May
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 857
Bruno de Finetti
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1985
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 858
Joseph Othmar Rauscher
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1797 - 1875
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 859
Walter Schachner
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 860
Willibald Schmaus
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 861
Francis Lawrence
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 862
Klaus Dibiasi
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 863
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Austria
Among film directors born in Austria, Joe May ranks 12. Before him are Alexander Korda (1893), Ernst Marischka (1893), Ulrich Seidl (1952), Hans Hass (1919), Richard Oswald (1880), and Harald Reinl (1908). After him are Francis Lawrence (1971), Leopold Lindtberg (1902), Luise Fleck (1873), Franz Antel (1913), Stefan Ruzowitzky (1961), and Jessica Hausner (1972).
Alexander Korda
1893 - 1956
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 6
Ernst Marischka
1893 - 1963
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 7
Ulrich Seidl
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 8
Hans Hass
1919 - 2013
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 9
Richard Oswald
1880 - 1963
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 10
Harald Reinl
1908 - 1986
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 11
Joe May
1880 - 1954
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 12
Francis Lawrence
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 13
Leopold Lindtberg
1902 - 1984
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14
Luise Fleck
1873 - 1950
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 15
Franz Antel
1913 - 2007
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 16
Stefan Ruzowitzky
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 17
Jessica Hausner
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 18