Film Director
Michael Curtiz
Hungarian-American director
1886 - 1962
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Michael Curtiz
His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Michael Curtiz is the 119th most popular film director (up from 127th in 2024), the 89th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 86th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Film Director.
Michael Curtiz is most famous for directing Casablanca.
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#1 / 30
Of the 30 Film Directors born in Hungary, Michael Curtiz ranks first.
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Michael Curtiz's biography appears in 49 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 92% of all Film Directors.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Michael Curtiz ranks 119 out of 2,296. Before him are Satyajit Ray, Costa-Gavras, John Woo, Jules Dassin, William Hanna, and Wes Craven. After him are Sam Peckinpah, Kenji Mizoguchi, Peter Jackson, Victor Fleming, Claude Lelouch, and René Clément.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Satyajit Ray
1921 - 1992
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 113
Costa-Gavras
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 114
John Woo
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 115
Jules Dassin
1911 - 2008
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 116
William Hanna
1910 - 2001
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 117
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 118
Michael Curtiz
1886 - 1962
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 119
Sam Peckinpah
1925 - 1984
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 120
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898 - 1956
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 121
Peter Jackson
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 122
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 123
Claude Lelouch
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 124
René Clément
1913 - 1996
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 125
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1886, Michael Curtiz ranks 32. Before him are Hermann Broch, Jan Masaryk, Zhu De, Karl Polanyi, Gerda Wegener, and Hugo Ball. After him are Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Kurt Koffka, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, George Mallory, Aron Nimzowitsch, and Marcel Dupré. Among people deceased in 1962, Michael Curtiz ranks 21. Before him are Yves Klein, Hans Luther, Auguste Piccard, René Coty, Gabriele Münter, and Fritz Kreisler. After him are Vasily Stalin, Natalia Goncharova, Bruno Walter, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Charles Laughton, and Alfred Cortot.
Others Born in 1886
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Hermann Broch
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 26
Jan Masaryk
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 27
Zhu De
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1976
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 28
Karl Polanyi
ECONOMIST
1886 - 1964
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 29
Gerda Wegener
PAINTER
1886 - 1940
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 30
Hugo Ball
WRITER
1886 - 1927
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 31
Michael Curtiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1962
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 32
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1937
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 33
Kurt Koffka
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1941
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 34
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
WRITER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 35
George Mallory
MOUNTAINEER
1886 - 1924
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 36
Aron Nimzowitsch
WRITER
1886 - 1935
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 37
Marcel Dupré
COMPOSER
1886 - 1971
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1962
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Yves Klein
ARTIST
1928 - 1962
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 15
Hans Luther
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 16
Auguste Piccard
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 17
René Coty
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 18
Gabriele Münter
PAINTER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 19
Fritz Kreisler
MUSICIAN
1875 - 1962
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 20
Michael Curtiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1962
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 21
Vasily Stalin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1962
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 22
Natalia Goncharova
PAINTER
1881 - 1962
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 23
Bruno Walter
CONDUCTOR
1876 - 1962
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 24
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1962
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 25
Charles Laughton
ACTOR
1899 - 1962
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 26
Alfred Cortot
MUSICIAN
1877 - 1962
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 27
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Michael Curtiz ranks 89 out of 1,306. Before him are Kinga of Poland (1224), István Sándorfi (1948), Stephen III of Hungary (1147), Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians (940), and Irene of Hungary (1088). After him are Marie Henriette of Austria (1836), Ladislaus III of Hungary (1199), Geraldine of Albania (1915), Tamás Sulyok (1956), Violant of Hungary (1215), and Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131).
Others born in Hungary
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Kinga of Poland
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1224 - 1292
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 83
István Sándorfi
PAINTER
1948 - 2007
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 84
Stephen III of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1147 - 1172
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 85
Nándor Hidegkuti
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 86
Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
POLITICIAN
940 - 997
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 87
Irene of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1088 - 1134
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 88
Michael Curtiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1962
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 89
Marie Henriette of Austria
COMPANION
1836 - 1902
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 90
Ladislaus III of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1199 - 1205
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 91
Geraldine of Albania
COMPANION
1915 - 2002
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 92
Tamás Sulyok
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 93
Violant of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1253
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 94
Ladislaus II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1131 - 1163
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 95
Among Film Directors In Hungary
Among film directors born in Hungary, Michael Curtiz ranks 1. After him are István Szabó (1938), Miklós Jancsó (1921), Béla Tarr (1955), Adolph Zukor (1873), Márta Mészáros (1931), Ladislao Vajda (1906), Andre DeToth (1913), Ján Kadár (1918), Zoltán Fábri (1917), László Benedek (1905), and Ildikó Enyedi (1955).
Michael Curtiz
1886 - 1962
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 1
István Szabó
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 2
Miklós Jancsó
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 3
Béla Tarr
1955 - 2026
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 4
Adolph Zukor
1873 - 1976
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 5
Márta Mészáros
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 6
Ladislao Vajda
1906 - 1965
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 7
Andre DeToth
1913 - 2002
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 8
Ján Kadár
1918 - 1979
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 9
Zoltán Fábri
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 10
László Benedek
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 11
Ildikó Enyedi
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 12
