Film Director

Harun Farocki

German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film

1944 - 2014

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Harun Farocki

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Harun Farocki is the 829th most popular film director (down from 689th in 2024), the 519th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 434th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Czech Film Director.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Harun Farocki ranks 829 out of 2,041. Before him are Jack Clayton, Herbert Brenon, Johan Renck, Goran Paskaljević, Gérard Pirès, and Mohammad Rasoulof. After him are Stephen Daldry, Yevgeni Bauer, Edgar G. Ulmer, Luis Trenker, Arturo Ripstein, and Ferzan Özpetek.

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Jack Clayton
1921 - 1995
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 823
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1880 - 1958
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 824
Johan Renck
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 825
Goran Paskaljević
1947 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 826
Gérard Pirès
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 827
Mohammad Rasoulof
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 828
Harun Farocki
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 829
Stephen Daldry
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 830
Yevgeni Bauer
1865 - 1917
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 831
Edgar G. Ulmer
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 832
Luis Trenker
1892 - 1990
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 833
Arturo Ripstein
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 834
Ferzan Özpetek
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 835

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Harun Farocki ranks 418. Before him are Sharmila Tagore, Ali Benflis, Kićo Slabinac, Daniel Duval, Ali Sayad Shirazi, and Nicky Hopkins. After him are Storm Thorgerson, Jill Tarter, Antal Nagy, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Oleksandr Moroz, and Pat Martino. Among people deceased in 2014, Harun Farocki ranks 255. Before him are Julio Abbadie, Knut Nystedt, Richard N. Frye, Károly Sándor, Simin Behbahani, and Paolo Salvati. After him are Klas Ingesson, Fiorenzo Angelini, Edmund Szoka, Nadya Nozharova, Vaçe Zela, and Jacques Barrot.

Others Born in 1944

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Sharmila Tagore
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 412
Ali Benflis
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 413
Kićo Slabinac
SINGER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 414
Daniel Duval
ACTOR
1944 - 2013
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 415
Ali Sayad Shirazi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 1999
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 416
Nicky Hopkins
SINGER
1944 - 1994
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 417
Harun Farocki
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 418
Storm Thorgerson
DESIGNER
1944 - 2013
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 419
Jill Tarter
ASTRONOMER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 420
Antal Nagy
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 421
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
COMIC ARTIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 422
Oleksandr Moroz
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 423
Pat Martino
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 424