Film Director

Oumarou Ganda

Nigerian film director

1935 - 1981

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Oumarou Ganda

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Oumarou Ganda is the 1,354th most popular film director (down from 1,312th in 2024), the 19th most popular biography from Niger and the most popular Nigerien Film Director.

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#1

Of the 1 Film Directors born in Niger, Oumarou Ganda ranks first.

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Oumarou Ganda shares a January 1 birthday with Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Peter, and Laozi.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Oumarou Ganda ranks 1,354 out of 2,041. Before him are Florestano Vancini, Wesley Ruggles, Howard Zieff, Robert Eggers, Vytautas Žalakevičius, and Yuli Raizman. After him are Carlos Saldanha, Johannes Schaaf, Vladimir Motyl, Jon Turteltaub, David Frankel, and Howard Deutch.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Florestano Vancini
1926 - 2008
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 1,348
Wesley Ruggles
1889 - 1972
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 1,349
Howard Zieff
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,350
Robert Eggers
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,351
Vytautas Žalakevičius
1930 - 1996
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,352
Yuli Raizman
1903 - 1994
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 1,353
Oumarou Ganda
1935 - 1981
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 1,354
Carlos Saldanha
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,355
Johannes Schaaf
1933 - 2019
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,356
Vladimir Motyl
1927 - 2010
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,357
Jon Turteltaub
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,358
David Frankel
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,359
Howard Deutch
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,360

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Oumarou Ganda ranks 466. Before him are Peter Schickele, Alfredo Torres, Tibor Pézsa, Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja, Gundi Busch, and Jed Allan. After him are A. J. Foyt, Bertil Johansson, Sun Axelsson, Roberto Sosa, Michael Wheeler, and Mal Anderson. Among people deceased in 1981, Oumarou Ganda ranks 248. Before him are David Garnett, Dan Coe, Roy Henkel, Carleton S. Coon, Hanns Kilian, and Betty McKinnon. After him are Geirr Tveitt, Eric Williams, Kazimierz Kordylewski, Big Walter Horton, Dragutin Najdanović, and Ioachim Moldoveanu.

Others Born in 1935

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Peter Schickele
COMPOSER
1935 - 2024
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 460
Alfredo Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 461
Tibor Pézsa
FENCER
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 462
Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 463
Gundi Busch
SKATER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 464
Jed Allan
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 465
Oumarou Ganda
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 1981
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 466
A. J. Foyt
RACING DRIVER
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 467
Bertil Johansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 468
Sun Axelsson
WRITER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 469
Roberto Sosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2008
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 470
Michael Wheeler
ATHLETE
1935 - 2020
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 471
Mal Anderson
TENNIS PLAYER
1935 - 2026
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 472