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Jon Landau

1960 - 2024

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Jon Landau (; July 23, 1960 – July 5, 2024) was an American film producer, best known for his collaborations with filmmaker James Cameron. He notably produced Cameron's epic romantic disaster film Titanic (1997), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as Cameron's Avatar film series (2009–present). As of 2025, Titanic, Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) are three of the four highest-grossing films of all time, with Avatar in the top spot. Other notable credits include Solaris (2002) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019), both produced alongside Cameron, as well as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Dick Tracy (1990). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Landau is the 69th most popular producer (up from 79th in 2019), the 8,367th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,083rd in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Jon Landau ranks 69 out of 140. Before him are Bob Weinstein, Sam Spiegel, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Oskar Messter, and Artur Brauner. After him are Debra Hill, Lorne Michaels, Lawrence Bender, Ekta Kapoor, Gerald R. Molen, and Paul A. Rothchild.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jon Landau ranks 321. Before him are Michael Hardt, Peter F. Hamilton, Tomoyuki Kajino, Takashi Tezuka, Marko Elsner, and Dave Weckl. After him are Jozef Chovanec, Beata Poźniak, Delio Rossi, Jorge Quiroga, Eike Immel, and Joe Ranft. Among people deceased in 2024, Jon Landau ranks 384. Before him are Vasile Dîba, Mokhtar Hasni, Terry Bisson, Joe Bryant, Steve Lawrence, and Robert H. Dennard. After him are Comunardo Niccolai, Mitzi Gaynor, Klaus Töpfer, Jean Malaurie, Joanne Chory, and Marlena Shaw.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon Landau ranks 8,369 out of 20,380. Before him are Sidney Franklin (1893), Mike Farrell (1939), Lorenz Hart (1895), Bo Goldman (1932), Sylvia Mathews Burwell (1965), and Ted DiBiase Jr. (1982). After him are Bud Houser (1901), Kevin Conway (1942), Clyde King (1898), Timothy Zahn (1951), Lucy Parsons (1853), and Fanny Brice (1891).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Jon Landau ranks 36. Before him are Barbara Broccoli (1960), Richard D. Zanuck (1934), Kevin Feige (1973), Robert Chartoff (1933), Bob Weinstein (1954), and Charles Roven (1949). After him are Debra Hill (1950), Lawrence Bender (1957), Gerald R. Molen (1935), Paul A. Rothchild (1935), Lawrence Gordon (1936), and Buddy Adler (1906).

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