FILM DIRECTOR

Raúl Ruiz

1941 - 2011

Raúl Ruiz

Raúl Ernesto Ruiz Pino (French: Raoul Ruiz; 25 July 1941 – 19 August 2011) was an experimental Chilean filmmaker, writer and teacher whose work is best known in France. He directed more than 100 films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raúl Ruiz is the 375th most popular film director (down from 303rd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Chile (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Chilean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Raúl Ruiz ranks 375 out of 2,041. Before him are Márta Mészáros, Walerian Borowczyk, Giuseppe De Santis, Jan de Bont, Merian C. Cooper, and Juan Antonio Bardem. After him are Martin Ritt, Nadine Trintignant, Marcel Camus, Jacques Doillon, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and James Wong.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Márta Mészáros
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 369
Walerian Borowczyk
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 370
Giuseppe De Santis
1917 - 1997
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 371
Jan de Bont
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 372
Merian C. Cooper
1893 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 373
Juan Antonio Bardem
1922 - 2002
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 374
Raúl Ruiz
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 375
Martin Ritt
1914 - 1990
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 376
Nadine Trintignant
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 377
Marcel Camus
1912 - 1982
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 378
Jacques Doillon
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 379
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 380
James Wong
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 381

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Raúl Ruiz ranks 172. Before him are Takayuki Kuwata, Fabio Testi, Gunpei Yokoi, Mirosław Hermaszewski, Geoff Hurst, and Philippe Honoré. After him are Pak Seung-zin, Richard Holbrooke, Rached Ghannouchi, Ghena Dimitrova, Na Moon-hee, and Fritz Wepper. Among people deceased in 2011, Raúl Ruiz ranks 102. Before him are Paul Baran, Vasily Alekseyev, Archduke Felix of Austria, Shigeo Yaegashi, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, and Hidemaro Watanabe. After him are Pak Seung-zin, Michael Dummett, Anwar al-Awlaki, Ken Russell, Roland Petit, and Farley Granger.

Others Born in 1941

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Takayuki Kuwata
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 166
Fabio Testi
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 167
Gunpei Yokoi
GAME DESIGNER
1941 - 1997
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 168
Mirosław Hermaszewski
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2022
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 169
Geoff Hurst
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 170
Philippe Honoré
COMIC ARTIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 171
Raúl Ruiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 172
Pak Seung-zin
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 173
Richard Holbrooke
DIPLOMAT
1941 - 2010
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 174
Rached Ghannouchi
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 175
Ghena Dimitrova
SINGER
1941 - 2005
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 176
Na Moon-hee
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 177
Fritz Wepper
ACTOR
1941 - 2024
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 178

Others Deceased in 2011

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Paul Baran
INVENTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 96
Vasily Alekseyev
ATHLETE
1942 - 2011
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 97
Archduke Felix of Austria
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2011
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 98
Shigeo Yaegashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 99
Lidia Gueiler Tejada
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2011
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 100
Hidemaro Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 101
Raúl Ruiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 102
Pak Seung-zin
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 103
Michael Dummett
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 104
Anwar al-Awlaki
EXTREMIST
1971 - 2011
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 105
Ken Russell
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 106
Roland Petit
DANCER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 107
Farley Granger
ACTOR
1925 - 2011
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 108

In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Raúl Ruiz ranks 29 out of 321. Before him are Lautaro (1534), Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911), Leonel Sánchez (1936), Francisco Varela (1946), Antonio Skármeta (1940), and Jorge Alessandri (1896). After him are Nicanor Parra (1914), Arturo Alessandri (1868), Roberto Matta (1911), Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1942), José Manuel Balmaceda (1840), and Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (1933).

Others born in Chile

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Lautaro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1534 - 1557
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 23
Eduardo Frei Montalva
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1982
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 24
Leonel Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 25
Francisco Varela
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2001
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 26
Antonio Skármeta
WRITER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 27
Jorge Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 28
Raúl Ruiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 29
Nicanor Parra
WRITER
1914 - 2018
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 30
Arturo Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1950
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 31
Roberto Matta
PAINTER
1911 - 2002
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 32
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 33
José Manuel Balmaceda
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1891
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 34
Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 35