FILM DIRECTOR
Lone Scherfig
1959 - Today

Lone Scherfig
Lone Scherfig (Danish: [ˈloːnə ˈɕɛɐ̯fi]) (born 2 May 1959) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. She is especially known for her films Italian for Beginners (2000) and An Education (2009), and is also known for her romantic comedies, such as One Day (2011). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lone Scherfig is the 1,158th most popular film director (up from 1,172nd in 2019), the 539th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 521st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Danish Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Lone Scherfig ranks 1,158 out of 2,041. Before her are Lorenza Mazzetti, Bill Condon, Tomas Alfredson, Rupert Julian, Armand Gatti, and Sergei Solovyov. After her are Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Eldar Shengelaia, José Luis Garci, Marion Hänsel, David Hand, and Maurice Cloche.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLorenza Mazzetti
1927 - 2020
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 1,152
Bill Condon
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 1,153
Tomas Alfredson
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,154
Rupert Julian
1879 - 1943
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,155
Armand Gatti
1924 - 2017
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,156
Sergei Solovyov
1944 - 2021
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,157
Lone Scherfig
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,158
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
1924 - 1978
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,159
Eldar Shengelaia
1933 - 2025
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,160
José Luis Garci
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,161
Marion Hänsel
1949 - 2020
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,162
David Hand
1900 - 1986
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,163
Maurice Cloche
1907 - 1990
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,164
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Lone Scherfig ranks 312. Before her are Craig Armstrong, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Anne Smith, Fyodor Cherenkov, Hiroshi Soejima, and Ulrike Richter. After her are Ali Ahmeti, Dainis Kūla, Thomas Calabro, Marie Richardson, Saida Gunba, and Sanjay Dutt.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsCraig Armstrong
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 306
Tsitsi Dangarembga
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 307
Anne Smith
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 308
Fyodor Cherenkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2014
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 309
Hiroshi Soejima
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 310
Ulrike Richter
SWIMMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 311
Lone Scherfig
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 312
Ali Ahmeti
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 313
Dainis Kūla
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 314
Thomas Calabro
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 315
Marie Richardson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 316
Saida Gunba
ATHLETE
1959 - 2018
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 317
Sanjay Dutt
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 318
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Lone Scherfig ranks 539 out of 1,032. Before her are Hans Christian Branner (1903), Jan Magnussen (1973), Niels Fredborg (1946), Betty Nansen (1873), Kim Milton Nielsen (1960), and Peer Hultberg (1935). After her are Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir (1990), Carl Edvard Rotwitt (1812), Aage Larsen (1923), Jonas Vingegaard (1996), Emil Hartmann (1836), and Mogens Frey (1941).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Branner
WRITER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 533
Jan Magnussen
RACING DRIVER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 534
Niels Fredborg
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 535
Betty Nansen
ACTOR
1873 - 1943
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 536
Kim Milton Nielsen
REFEREE
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 537
Peer Hultberg
WRITER
1935 - 2007
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 538
Lone Scherfig
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 539
Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 540
Carl Edvard Rotwitt
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1860
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 541
Aage Larsen
ATHLETE
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 542
Jonas Vingegaard
CYCLIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 543
Emil Hartmann
COMPOSER
1836 - 1898
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 544
Mogens Frey
CYCLIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 545
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Denmark
Among film directors born in Denmark, Lone Scherfig ranks 15. Before her are Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (1947), Urban Gad (1879), Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), Benjamin Christensen (1879), Jørgen Leth (1937), and August Blom (1869). After her are Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914), Anders Thomas Jensen (1972), Ole Bornedal (1959), Niels Arden Oplev (1961), Nikolaj Arcel (1972), and Dan Laustsen (1954).
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 9
Urban Gad
1879 - 1947
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 10
Nicolas Winding Refn
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 11
Benjamin Christensen
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 12
Jørgen Leth
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13
August Blom
1869 - 1947
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 14
Lone Scherfig
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 15
Astrid Henning-Jensen
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16
Anders Thomas Jensen
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 17
Ole Bornedal
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 18
Niels Arden Oplev
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 19
Nikolaj Arcel
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 20
Dan Laustsen
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 21