FILM DIRECTOR
Oskar Roehler
1959 - Today

Oskar Roehler
Oskar Roehler (born 21 January 1959) is a German film director, screenwriter and journalist. He was born in Starnberg, the son of writers Gisela Elsner and Klaus Roehler. Since the mid-1980s, he has been working as a screenwriter, for, among others, Niklaus Schilling, Christoph Schlingensief and Mark Schlichter. Since the early 1990s, he has also been working as a film director. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Oskar Roehler is the 1,842nd most popular film director (down from 1,763rd in 2024), the 6,118th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,977th in 2019) and the 84th most popular German Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Oskar Roehler ranks 1,845 out of 2,041. Before him are Brad Silberling, Amy Heckerling, Kornél Mundruczó, Mehboob Khan, Dan Povenmire, Basu Chatterjee, Michael Dante DiMartino, Detlev Buck, and Virgil Widrich. After him are Colin Trevorrow, Mia Hansen-Løve, and Charles Band.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBrad Silberling
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 1,836
Amy Heckerling
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 1,837
Kornél Mundruczó
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 1,838
Mehboob Khan
1907 - 1964
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 1,839
Dan Povenmire
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 1,840
Basu Chatterjee
1930 - 2020
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 1,841
Michael Dante DiMartino
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 1,842
Detlev Buck
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 1,843
Virgil Widrich
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 1,844
Oskar Roehler
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 1,845
Colin Trevorrow
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 1,846
Mia Hansen-Løve
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,847
Charles Band
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 1,848
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Oskar Roehler ranks 689. Before him are Kazuhiro Koso, Penny Pritzker, Ronald Pofalla, Takeaki Matsumoto, Larry Nance, and David Shulkin. After him are Catherine Mary Stewart, Masayuki Yanai, Göran Hägglund, Paul Gross, Mark Aguirre, and Władysław Pasikowski.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsKazuhiro Koso
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 683
Penny Pritzker
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 684
Ronald Pofalla
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 685
Takeaki Matsumoto
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 686
Larry Nance
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 687
David Shulkin
PHYSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 688
Oskar Roehler
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 689
Catherine Mary Stewart
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 690
Masayuki Yanai
ASTRONOMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 691
Göran Hägglund
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 692
Paul Gross
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 693
Mark Aguirre
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 694
Władysław Pasikowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 695
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Oskar Roehler ranks 6,123 out of 7,253. Before him are Grit Breuer (1972), Steffi Lemke (1967), Daniela Neunast (1966), Tetsuya Kakihara (1982), Rolf Aldag (1968), Detlev Buck (1962), Astrid Kumbernuss (1970), and Igor Petrenko (1977). After him are Roland Günther (1962), Ralf Fährmann (1988), Jens Weidmann (1968), and Ingrid Klimke (1968).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGrit Breuer
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 6,115
Steffi Lemke
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 6,116
Daniela Neunast
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 6,117
Tetsuya Kakihara
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 6,118
Rolf Aldag
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 6,119
Detlev Buck
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 6,120
Astrid Kumbernuss
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 6,121
Igor Petrenko
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 6,122
Oskar Roehler
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 6,123
Roland Günther
CYCLIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 6,124
Ralf Fährmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 6,125
Jens Weidmann
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 6,126
Ingrid Klimke
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 6,127
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany
Among film directors born in Germany, Oskar Roehler ranks 84. Before him are Dominik Moll (1962), Caroline Link (1964), Maren Ade (1976), Hito Steyerl (1966), Rainer Simon (1941), and Detlev Buck (1962). After him are Florian Gallenberger (1972), Sebastian Schipper (1968), Emily Atef (1973), Nicolette Krebitz (1972), Marc Rothemund (1968), and Katja von Garnier (1966).
Dominik Moll
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 78
Caroline Link
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 79
Maren Ade
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 80
Hito Steyerl
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 81
Rainer Simon
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 82
Detlev Buck
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 83
Oskar Roehler
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 84
Florian Gallenberger
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 85
Sebastian Schipper
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 86
Emily Atef
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 87
Nicolette Krebitz
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 88
Marc Rothemund
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 89
Katja von Garnier
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 90














































