Film Director

Guru Dutt

Indian film director, producer, choreographer and actor

1925 - 1964

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Guru Dutt

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Guru Dutt is the 1,328th most popular film director (down from 1,142nd in 2024), the 797th most popular biography from India (down from 657th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Historical Popularity Index

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Guru Dutt's biography appears in 38 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 86% of all Film Directors.

Jul 9

Guru Dutt shares a July 9 birthday with Edward Heath, Viktor Yanukovych, and Phineas Gage.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Guru Dutt ranks 1,328 out of 2,041. Before him are Iosif Kheifits, Steve Miner, Roger Allers, Alan Crosland, Bertrand Bonello, and Wally Pfister. After him are Aleksandr Zarkhi, Douglas Trumbull, Ismail Merchant, David Koepp, José Padilha, and Walter Lassally.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Iosif Kheifits
1905 - 1995
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 1,322
Steve Miner
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 1,323
Roger Allers
1949 - 2026
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,324
Alan Crosland
1894 - 1936
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 1,325
Bertrand Bonello
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1,326
Wally Pfister
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,327
Guru Dutt
1925 - 1964
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,328
Aleksandr Zarkhi
1908 - 1997
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,329
Douglas Trumbull
1942 - 2022
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,330
Ismail Merchant
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,331
David Koepp
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,332
José Padilha
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,333
Walter Lassally
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 1,334

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Guru Dutt ranks 459. Before him are Stepas Butautas, Arne Månsson, Josep Pintat Solans, Alain Decaux, Peter Seeberg, and Elaine Stritch. After him are Otto Arosemena, Gunnar Birkerts, Jimmy Dickinson, Gwen Verdon, Betty McKinnon, and Georges Stuber. Among people deceased in 1964, Guru Dutt ranks 183. Before him are James Chapin, Lucky Dube, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Jack Teagarden, Fred Tootell, and Robert Warwick. After him are C. J. Hambro, Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, Olavi Paavolainen, Adele Goldstine, Lars Christensen, and Charles Bouvier.

Others Born in 1925

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Stepas Butautas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1925 - 2001
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 453
Arne Månsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2003
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 454
Josep Pintat Solans
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 455
Alain Decaux
WRITER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 456
Peter Seeberg
WRITER
1925 - 1999
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 457
Elaine Stritch
ACTOR
1925 - 2014
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 458
Guru Dutt
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1964
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 459
Otto Arosemena
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1984
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 460
Gunnar Birkerts
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2017
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 461
Jimmy Dickinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1982
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 462
Gwen Verdon
ACTOR
1925 - 2000
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 463
Betty McKinnon
ATHLETE
1925 - 1981
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 464
Georges Stuber
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 465

Others Deceased in 1964

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James Chapin
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 177
Lucky Dube
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1964
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 178
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1964
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 179
Jack Teagarden
SINGER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 180
Fred Tootell
ATHLETE
1902 - 1964
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 181
Robert Warwick
ACTOR
1878 - 1964
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 182
Guru Dutt
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1964
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 183
C. J. Hambro
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1964
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 184
Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek
JOURNALIST
1893 - 1964
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 185
Olavi Paavolainen
WRITER
1903 - 1964
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 186
Adele Goldstine
MATHEMATICIAN
1920 - 1964
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 187
Lars Christensen
EXPLORER
1884 - 1964
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 188
Charles Bouvier
ATHLETE
1898 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 189