FILM DIRECTOR
Nikos Koundouros
1926 - 2017

Nikos Koundouros
Nikos Koundouros (Greek: Νίκος Κούνδουρος [ˈkunðuros]; 15 December 1926 – 22 February 2017) was a Greek film director. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikos Koundouros is the 1,321st most popular film director (down from 1,291st in 2019), the 814th most popular biography from Greece (down from 803rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Nikos Koundouros ranks 1,321 out of 2,041. Before him are José Padilha, Walter Lassally, Nunnally Johnson, Michel Brault, Kirill Serebrennikov, and Benno von Arent. After him are Šarūnas Bartas, Paul McGuigan, Simon West, Anders Thomas Jensen, Diane Kurys, and James Wong Howe.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosé 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
Šarūnas Bartas
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,322
Paul McGuigan
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,323
Simon West
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,324
Anders Thomas Jensen
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,325
Diane Kurys
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,326
James Wong Howe
1899 - 1976
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,327
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Nikos Koundouros ranks 439. Before him are Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Happy Rockefeller, Rino Ferrario, John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, Walter Lassally, and Verne Gagne. After him are Lino Aldani, Milo O'Shea, Helmut Rix, Danny Blanchflower, Adriano Directo Emperado, and Bill Black. Among people deceased in 2017, Nikos Koundouros ranks 488. Before him are August Ames, Margit Schumann, Valery Bolotov, Gunnar Birkerts, Walter Lassally, and John Kundla. After him are Dudley Storey, Jan Szczepański, Luis Garisto, Jeffrey Tate, Henri Emmanuelli, and Michael Novak.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsJohannes Joachim Degenhardt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 433
Happy Rockefeller
COMPANION
1926 - 2015
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 434
Rino Ferrario
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 435
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
NOBLEMAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 436
Walter Lassally
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 437
Verne Gagne
WRESTLER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 438
Nikos Koundouros
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 439
Lino Aldani
WRITER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 440
Milo O'Shea
ACTOR
1926 - 2013
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 441
Helmut Rix
LINGUIST
1926 - 2004
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 442
Danny Blanchflower
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1993
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 443
Adriano Directo Emperado
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 444
Bill Black
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1965
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 445
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsAugust Ames
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1994 - 2017
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 482
Margit Schumann
ATHLETE
1952 - 2017
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 483
Valery Bolotov
POLITICIAN
1970 - 2017
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 484
Gunnar Birkerts
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2017
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 485
Walter Lassally
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 486
John Kundla
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1916 - 2017
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 487
Nikos Koundouros
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 488
Dudley Storey
ATHLETE
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 489
Jan Szczepański
BOXER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 490
Luis Garisto
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2017
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 491
Jeffrey Tate
CONDUCTOR
1943 - 2017
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 492
Henri Emmanuelli
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2017
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 493
Michael Novak
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 494
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Nikos Koundouros ranks 815 out of 1,024. Before him are Nikolaos Morakis (1900), Georgios Samaras (1985), Nikolaos Deligiannis (1845), Oxyntes (null), Theodore Katsanevas (1947), and Maria Polydouri (1902). After him are Stefanos Tsitsipas (1998), Nikos Kotzias (1950), Glykeria (1953), Theodoros Pangalos (1938), Thanasis Antetokounmpo (1992), and Benizelos Roufos (1795).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsNikolaos Morakis
POLITICIAN
1900 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 809
Georgios Samaras
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 810
Nikolaos Deligiannis
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1910
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 811
Oxyntes
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 812
Theodore Katsanevas
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2021
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 813
Maria Polydouri
WRITER
1902 - 1930
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 814
Nikos Koundouros
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 815
Stefanos Tsitsipas
TENNIS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 816
Nikos Kotzias
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 817
Glykeria
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 818
Theodoros Pangalos
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2023
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 819
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 820
Benizelos Roufos
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1868
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 821
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Greece
Among film directors born in Greece, Nikos Koundouros ranks 5. Before him are Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Costa-Gavras (1933), Şerif Gören (1944), and Yorgos Lanthimos (1973). After him are Athina Rachel Tsangari (1966), and Phedon Papamichael (1962).
Theo Angelopoulos
1935 - 2012
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 1
Costa-Gavras
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 2
Şerif Gören
1944 - 2024
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 3
Yorgos Lanthimos
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 4
Nikos Koundouros
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 5
Athina Rachel Tsangari
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 6
Phedon Papamichael
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 7