FILM DIRECTOR
Philippe Garrel
1948 - Today

Philippe Garrel
Philippe Garrel (French: [gaʁɛl]; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Berlin Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Garrel is the 475th most popular film director (down from 451st in 2024), the 2,636th most popular biography from France (down from 2,542nd in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Philippe Garrel ranks 475 out of 2,041. Before him are Walter Frentz, Curtis Hanson, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Michael Anderson, J. Stuart Blackton, and Thomas Vinterberg. After him are Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Jerome Robbins, André Téchiné, Patrice Leconte, Delbert Mann, and Neil Jordan.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalter Frentz
1907 - 2004
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 469
Curtis Hanson
1945 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 470
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
1934 - 2025
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 471
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 472
J. Stuart Blackton
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 473
Thomas Vinterberg
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 474
Philippe Garrel
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 475
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 476
Jerome Robbins
1918 - 1998
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 477
André Téchiné
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 478
Patrice Leconte
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 479
Delbert Mann
1920 - 2007
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 480
Neil Jordan
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 481
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Philippe Garrel ranks 217. Before him are Gerry Adams, Enrique Cerezo, James Taylor, Jennifer O'Neill, Catherine Breillat, and John Ritter. After him are Pascal Bruckner, Perry King, Juan García Rodríguez, Arturo Sosa, Holger Osieck, and Gunnar Nilsson.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsGerry Adams
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 211
Enrique Cerezo
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 212
James Taylor
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 213
Jennifer O'Neill
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 214
Catherine Breillat
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 215
John Ritter
COMEDIAN
1948 - 2003
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 216
Philippe Garrel
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 217
Pascal Bruckner
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 218
Perry King
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 219
Juan García Rodríguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 220
Arturo Sosa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 221
Holger Osieck
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 222
Gunnar Nilsson
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1978
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 223
In France
Among people born in France, Philippe Garrel ranks 2,636 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes (1578), Jean-Étienne Championnet (1762), Julie Delpy (1969), Marcel Dalio (1899), Bertrand Cantat (1964), and André Frossard (1915). After him are Ernst Robert Curtius (1886), Paul Adam (1862), Clément Juglar (1819), Benjamin Baillaud (1848), Guillaume de Sonnac (1200), and Pierre Henry (1927).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCharles d'Albert, duc de Luynes
POLITICIAN
1578 - 1621
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 2,630
Jean-Étienne Championnet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1762 - 1800
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 2,631
Julie Delpy
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 2,632
Marcel Dalio
ACTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 2,633
Bertrand Cantat
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 2,634
André Frossard
WRITER
1915 - 1995
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 2,635
Philippe Garrel
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 2,636
Ernst Robert Curtius
WRITER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 2,637
Paul Adam
WRITER
1862 - 1920
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 2,638
Clément Juglar
ECONOMIST
1819 - 1905
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 2,639
Benjamin Baillaud
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1934
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 2,640
Guillaume de Sonnac
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1250
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 2,641
Pierre Henry
COMPOSER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 2,642
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Philippe Garrel ranks 66. Before him are Yves Boisset (1939), Guy Hamilton (1922), Jacques Tourneur (1904), Jean Eustache (1938), Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946), and Aleksandar Petrović (1929). After him are André Téchiné (1943), Patrice Leconte (1947), Maurice Pialat (1925), Claude Zidi (1934), Pierre Woodman (1963), and Gérard Oury (1919).
Yves Boisset
1939 - 2025
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 60
Guy Hamilton
1922 - 2016
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 61
Jacques Tourneur
1904 - 1977
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 62
Jean Eustache
1938 - 1981
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 63
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 64
Aleksandar Petrović
1929 - 1994
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 65
Philippe Garrel
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 66
André Téchiné
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 67
Patrice Leconte
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 68
Maurice Pialat
1925 - 2003
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 69
Claude Zidi
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 70
Pierre Woodman
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 71
Gérard Oury
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 72














































