FILM DIRECTOR
Miloš Forman
1932 - 2018

Miloš Forman
Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech-American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Throughout Forman's career he won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Golden Bear, a César Award, and the Czech Lion. He is considered one of the greatest film directors of all time. Forman was an important figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miloš Forman is the 26th most popular film director (up from 29th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 28th in 2019) and the most popular Czech Film Director.
Miloš Forman is most famous for his films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Miloš Forman ranks 26 out of 2,041. Before him are Luis Buñuel, Andrei Tarkovsky, Sergio Leone, Francis Ford Coppola, François Truffaut, and Cecil B. DeMille. After him are George Lucas, Jean-Luc Godard, Konstantin Stanislavski, Georges Méliès, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Wim Wenders.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuis Buñuel
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 20
Andrei Tarkovsky
1932 - 1986
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 21
Sergio Leone
1929 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 22
Francis Ford Coppola
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 23
François Truffaut
1932 - 1984
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 24
Cecil B. DeMille
1881 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 25
Miloš Forman
1932 - 2018
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 26
George Lucas
1944 - Present
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 27
Jean-Luc Godard
1930 - 2022
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 28
Konstantin Stanislavski
1863 - 1938
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 29
Georges Méliès
1861 - 1938
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 30
Michelangelo Antonioni
1912 - 2007
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 31
Wim Wenders
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 32
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Miloš Forman ranks 10. Before him are Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds, Sheldon Lee Glashow, Andrei Tarkovsky, Omar Sharif, and François Truffaut. After him are Johnny Cash, John Williams, Cesare Maldini, Luc Montagnier, Roh Tae-woo, and Abebe Bikila. Among people deceased in 2018, Miloš Forman ranks 13. Before him are Charles Aznavour, Montserrat Caballé, Ingvar Kamprad, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Stan Lee. After him are Joe Jackson, John Young, John Sulston, Peter Grünberg, Amos Oz, and Isao Takahata.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Taylor
ACTOR
1932 - 2011
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 4
Debbie Reynolds
ACTOR
1932 - 2016
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 5
Sheldon Lee Glashow
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 6
Andrei Tarkovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1986
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 7
Omar Sharif
ACTOR
1932 - 2015
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 8
François Truffaut
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1984
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 9
Miloš Forman
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 10
Johnny Cash
SINGER
1932 - 2003
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 11
John Williams
COMPOSER
1932 - Present
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 12
Cesare Maldini
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 13
Luc Montagnier
BIOLOGIST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 14
Roh Tae-woo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2021
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 15
Abebe Bikila
ATHLETE
1932 - 1973
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsCharles Aznavour
SINGER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 7
Montserrat Caballé
SINGER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 8
Ingvar Kamprad
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2018
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 9
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 10
Bernardo Bertolucci
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2018
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 11
Stan Lee
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 12
Miloš Forman
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 13
Joe Jackson
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 14
John Young
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2018
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 15
John Sulston
BIOLOGIST
1942 - 2018
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 16
Peter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 17
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 18
Isao Takahata
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 19
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Miloš Forman ranks 25 out of 1,200. Before him are Kurt Gödel (1906), Wilhelm Steinitz (1836), John of Nepomuk (1350), Ferdinand Porsche (1875), Karel Čapek (1890), and Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (1766). After him are Ernst Mach (1838), Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850), Edvard Beneš (1884), Jaroslav Hašek (1883), Joseph Schumpeter (1883), and Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsKurt Gödel
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1978
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 19
Wilhelm Steinitz
CHESS PLAYER
1836 - 1900
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 20
John of Nepomuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1393
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 21
Ferdinand Porsche
DESIGNER
1875 - 1951
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 22
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 23
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1766 - 1858
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 24
Miloš Forman
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 25
Ernst Mach
PHYSICIST
1838 - 1916
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 26
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1937
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 27
Edvard Beneš
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1948
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 28
Jaroslav Hašek
WRITER
1883 - 1923
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 29
Joseph Schumpeter
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 30
Albrecht von Wallenstein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1583 - 1634
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 31
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia
Among film directors born in Czechia, Miloš Forman ranks 1. After him are Jiří Menzel (1938), Jan Švankmajer (1934), G. W. Pabst (1885), Věra Chytilová (1929), Karel Zeman (1910), Jiří Trnka (1912), Karel Reisz (1926), Václav Vorlíček (1930), Otakar Vávra (1911), Karl Freund (1890), and František Čáp (1913).
Miloš Forman
1932 - 2018
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 1
Jiří Menzel
1938 - 2020
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 2
Jan Švankmajer
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 3
G. W. Pabst
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 4
Věra Chytilová
1929 - 2014
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 5
Karel Zeman
1910 - 1989
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 6
Jiří Trnka
1912 - 1969
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 7
Karel Reisz
1926 - 2002
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8
Václav Vorlíček
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 9
Otakar Vávra
1911 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 10
Karl Freund
1890 - 1969
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 11
František Čáp
1913 - 1972
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 12