Film Director
Oscar Apfel
actor, film director
1878 - 1938
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Oscar Apfel
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Oscar Apfel is the 1,557th most popular film director (down from 1,495th in 2024), the 11,424th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,511th in 2019) and the 430th most popular American Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Oscar Apfel ranks 1,557 out of 2,041. Before him are Kevin Williamson, Steven Lisberger, Alexandre Aja, Bert I. Gordon, Dominik Graf, and Nikolaj Arcel. After him are Tatsuya Egawa, Raja Gosnell, Nikolay Akimov, H. Bruce Humberstone, Pavel Chukhray, and Kenneth Lonergan.
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1965 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 1,551
Steven Lisberger
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 1,552
Alexandre Aja
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 1,553
Bert I. Gordon
1922 - 2023
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 1,554
Dominik Graf
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 1,555
Nikolaj Arcel
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 1,556
Oscar Apfel
1878 - 1938
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 1,557
Tatsuya Egawa
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 1,558
Raja Gosnell
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 1,559
Nikolay Akimov
1901 - 1968
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 1,560
H. Bruce Humberstone
1901 - 1984
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 1,561
Pavel Chukhray
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 1,562
Kenneth Lonergan
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 1,563
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Oscar Apfel ranks 239. Before him are Gaston Salmon, George Campbell, Richard Meinertzhagen, Herbert H. Lehman, Frederick Humphreys, and Meredith Colket. After him are Spyridon Belokas, Léon Binoche, Charles Hefferon, Henry Weed Fowler, John McLean, and Flora Drummond. Among people deceased in 1938, Oscar Apfel ranks 224. Before him are William Glackens, Jacob Opdahl, Aarne Pohjonen, Cevat Çobanlı, Benjamin N. Cardozo, and Thomas Dewing. After him are Lascelles Abercrombie, Pauline Frederick, Zona Gale, James Weldon Johnson, Patrick Joseph Hayes, and George Lyon.
Others Born in 1878
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Gaston Salmon
FENCER
1878 - 1918
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 233
George Campbell
ATHLETE
1878 - 1972
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 234
Richard Meinertzhagen
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1967
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 235
Herbert H. Lehman
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1963
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 236
Frederick Humphreys
WRESTLER
1878 - 1954
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 237
Meredith Colket
ATHLETE
1878 - 1947
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 238
Oscar Apfel
FILM DIRECTOR
1878 - 1938
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 239
Spyridon Belokas
ATHLETE
1878 - 2000
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 240
Léon Binoche
RUGBY PLAYER
1878 - 1962
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 241
Charles Hefferon
ATHLETE
1878 - 1931
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 242
Henry Weed Fowler
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1965
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 243
John McLean
ATHLETE
1878 - 1955
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 244
Flora Drummond
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1949
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 245
Others Deceased in 1938
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William Glackens
PAINTER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 218
Jacob Opdahl
GYMNAST
1894 - 1938
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 219
Aarne Pohjonen
PHYSICIAN
1886 - 1938
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 220
Cevat Çobanlı
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1938
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 221
Benjamin N. Cardozo
LAWYER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 222
Thomas Dewing
PAINTER
1851 - 1938
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 223
Oscar Apfel
FILM DIRECTOR
1878 - 1938
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 224
Lascelles Abercrombie
WRITER
1881 - 1938
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 225
Pauline Frederick
ACTOR
1883 - 1938
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 226
Zona Gale
WRITER
1874 - 1938
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 227
James Weldon Johnson
WRITER
1871 - 1938
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 228
Patrick Joseph Hayes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1867 - 1938
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 229
George Lyon
GOLFER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 230
In United States
Among people born in United States, Oscar Apfel ranks 11,424 out of NaN. Before him are Richard Jeni (1957), Danny Jacobs (1968), Joy Mangano (1956), Vinnie Moore (1964), Francis James Child (1825), and David Eigenberg (1964). After him are Bo Dallas (1990), Bill Thompson (1913), Buddy MacKay (1933), Barry Diller (1942), Spring Byington (1886), and Sammy Lee (1920).
Others born in United States
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Richard Jeni
ACTOR
1957 - 2007
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 11,418
Danny Jacobs
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 11,419
Joy Mangano
INVENTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 11,420
Vinnie Moore
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 11,421
Francis James Child
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1896
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 11,422
David Eigenberg
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 11,423
Oscar Apfel
FILM DIRECTOR
1878 - 1938
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 11,424
Bo Dallas
WRESTLER
1990 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 11,425
Bill Thompson
ACTOR
1913 - 1971
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 11,426
Buddy MacKay
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 11,427
Barry Diller
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 11,428
Spring Byington
ACTOR
1886 - 1971
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 11,429
Sammy Lee
ATHLETE
1920 - 2016
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 11,430
Among Film Directors In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Oscar Apfel ranks 430. Before him are Gene Saks (1921), Tom Mankiewicz (1942), Vincenzo Natali (1969), Kevin Williamson (1965), Steven Lisberger (1951), and Bert I. Gordon (1922). After him are Raja Gosnell (1958), H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), Kenneth Lonergan (1962), Jonathan Mostow (1961), Darren Star (1961), and Art Clokey (1921).
Gene Saks
1921 - 2015
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 424
Tom Mankiewicz
1942 - 2010
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 425
Vincenzo Natali
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 426
Kevin Williamson
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 427
Steven Lisberger
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 428
Bert I. Gordon
1922 - 2023
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 429
Oscar Apfel
1878 - 1938
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 430
Raja Gosnell
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 431
H. Bruce Humberstone
1901 - 1984
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 432
Kenneth Lonergan
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 433
Jonathan Mostow
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 434
Darren Star
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 435
Art Clokey
1921 - 2010
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 436
