FILM DIRECTOR

José Padilha

1967 - Today

José Padilha

José Bastos Padilha Neto (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ paˈdʒiʎɐ]; born 1 August 1967) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within and the 2014 remake of RoboCop. He has won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Elite Squad in 2008. He is also the producer of the Netflix original series Narcos, starring frequent collaborator Wagner Moura, and directed the first two episodes in the series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Padilha is the 1,315th most popular film director (down from 1,215th in 2019), the 746th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 673rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Brazilian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

Page views of José Padilha by language

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, José Padilha ranks 1,315 out of 2,041. Before him are Wally Pfister, Guru Dutt, Aleksandr Zarkhi, Douglas Trumbull, Ismail Merchant, and David Koepp. After him are Walter Lassally, Nunnally Johnson, Michel Brault, Kirill Serebrennikov, Benno von Arent, and Nikos Koundouros.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Wally Pfister
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,309
Guru Dutt
1925 - 1964
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,310
Aleksandr Zarkhi
1908 - 1997
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,311
Douglas Trumbull
1942 - 2022
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,312
Ismail Merchant
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,313
David Koepp
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,314
José Padilha
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,315
Walter Lassally
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 1,316
Nunnally Johnson
1897 - 1977
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 1,317
Michel Brault
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 1,318
Kirill Serebrennikov
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,319
Benno von Arent
1898 - 1956
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,320
Nikos Koundouros
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,321

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, José Padilha ranks 288. Before him are Claes Bang, Yukiko Okada, Gaston Browne, Álex Pina, Timur Vermes, and Yoko Shimomura. After him are Dana Ashbrook, Marco Giampaolo, Masami Ihara, Melora Hardin, Sharleen Spiteri, and Uche Okechukwu.

Others Born in 1967

Go to all Rankings

Claes Bang
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 282
Yukiko Okada
ACTOR
1967 - 1986
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 283
Gaston Browne
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 284
Álex Pina
PRODUCER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 285
Timur Vermes
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 286
Yoko Shimomura
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 287
José Padilha
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 288
Dana Ashbrook
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 289
Marco Giampaolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 290
Masami Ihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 291
Melora Hardin
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 292
Sharleen Spiteri
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 293
Uche Okechukwu
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 294

In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Padilha ranks 746 out of 2,236. Before him are Clementina de Jesus (1901), João Carlos dos Santos (1972), Fábio (1990), Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862), Hércules de Miranda (1912), and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1976). After him are Axel (1970), Nilmar (1984), Doni (1979), Russinho (1902), Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820), and Lyoto Machida (1978).

Others born in Brazil

Go to all Rankings

Clementina de Jesus
SINGER
1901 - 1987
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 740
João Carlos dos Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 741
Fábio
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 742
Júlia Lopes de Almeida
WRITER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 743
Hércules de Miranda
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1982
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 744
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
MARTIAL ARTS
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 745
José Padilha
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 746
Axel
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 747
Nilmar
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 748
Doni
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 749
Russinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1992
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 750
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
WRITER
1820 - 1882
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 751
Lyoto Machida
MARTIAL ARTS
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 752