FILM DIRECTOR

Safi Faye

1943 - 2023

Safi Faye

Safi Faye (November 22, 1943 – February 22, 2023) was a Senegalese film director and ethnologist. She was the first African woman to direct a commercially distributed feature film, Kaddu Beykat, which was released in 1975. She has directed several documentary and fiction films focusing on rural life in Senegal. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Safi Faye is the 961st most popular film director (up from 1,058th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Senegal (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Senegalese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Safi Faye ranks 961 out of 2,041. Before her are Randall Wallace, Gunnar Fischer, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Anne Fontaine, John Cromwell, and Steven Knight. After her are Kevin S. Bright, Tadashi Imai, Jonathan Nolan, Helmut Käutner, Mikael Håfström, and William Castle.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Randall Wallace
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 955
Gunnar Fischer
1910 - 2011
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 956
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 957
Anne Fontaine
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 958
John Cromwell
1886 - 1979
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 959
Steven Knight
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 960
Safi Faye
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 961
Kevin S. Bright
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 962
Tadashi Imai
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 963
Jonathan Nolan
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 964
Helmut Käutner
1908 - 1980
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 965
Mikael Håfström
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 966
William Castle
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 967

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Safi Faye ranks 439. Before her are Boediono, Brian Ferneyhough, Kim Jung-nam, Marita Lange, Butler Lampson, and Janet Margolin. After her are Owen Davidson, Gil Amelio, Alan Wilson, George Woods, Andrej Bajuk, and John Kani. Among people deceased in 2023, Safi Faye ranks 329. Before her are Renato Longo, Sante Gaiardoni, Argentina Menis, Murtaza Rakhimov, András Adorján, and Tom Verlaine. After her are Owen Davidson, Willis Reed, Jean-Jacques Honorat, Erkin Koray, Bill Richardson, and Lasse Berghagen.

Others Born in 1943

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Boediono
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 433
Brian Ferneyhough
COMPOSER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 434
Kim Jung-nam
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 435
Marita Lange
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 436
Butler Lampson
ENGINEER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 437
Janet Margolin
ACTOR
1943 - 1993
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 438
Safi Faye
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 439
Owen Davidson
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 440
Gil Amelio
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 441
Alan Wilson
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1970
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 442
George Woods
ATHLETE
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 443
Andrej Bajuk
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 444
John Kani
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 445

Others Deceased in 2023

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Renato Longo
CYCLIST
1937 - 2023
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 323
Sante Gaiardoni
CYCLIST
1939 - 2023
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 324
Argentina Menis
ATHLETE
1948 - 2023
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 325
Murtaza Rakhimov
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 326
András Adorján
CHESS PLAYER
1950 - 2023
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 327
Tom Verlaine
SINGER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 328
Safi Faye
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 329
Owen Davidson
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 330
Willis Reed
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 331
Jean-Jacques Honorat
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 332
Erkin Koray
SINGER
1941 - 2023
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 333
Bill Richardson
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2023
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 334
Lasse Berghagen
SINGER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 335

In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Safi Faye ranks 20 out of 138. Before her are Lamine Diack (1933), Patrice Evra (1981), Jean-Pierre Adams (1948), Théodore-Adrien Sarr (1936), Souleymane Sané (1961), and Mame Madior Boye (1940). After her are Mamadou Dia (1910), Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946), Jacques Diouf (1938), Mahammed Dionne (1959), Aminata Sow Fall (1941), and Idrissa Gueye (1989).

Others born in Senegal

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Lamine Diack
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - 2021
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 14
Patrice Evra
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 15
Jean-Pierre Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 16
Théodore-Adrien Sarr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 17
Souleymane Sané
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 18
Mame Madior Boye
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 19
Safi Faye
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 20
Mamadou Dia
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2009
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 21
Ba Mamadou Mbaré
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 22
Jacques Diouf
DIPLOMAT
1938 - 2019
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 23
Mahammed Dionne
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2024
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 24
Aminata Sow Fall
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 25
Idrissa Gueye
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 26