Film Director
Rafael Azcona
Spanish screenwriter
1926 - 2008
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Rafael Azcona
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Azcona is the 1,214th most popular film director (down from 1,067th in 2024), the 1,698th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,521st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Film Director.
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Oct 24
Rafael Azcona shares a October 24 birthday with Domitian, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and Bahadur Shah Zafar.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Rafael Azcona ranks 1,214 out of 2,041. Before him are Georg Jacoby, Leonid Osyka, Denys de La Patellière, Byron Haskin, Arne Skouen, and Raymond Depardon. After him are Fernando Birri, Basil Dearden, Freddie Francis, Nelly Kaplan, Lee Tamahori, and Buddy Van Horn.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Georg Jacoby
1882 - 1964
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 1,208
Leonid Osyka
1940 - 2001
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,209
Denys de La Patellière
1921 - 2013
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,210
Byron Haskin
1899 - 1984
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 1,211
Arne Skouen
1913 - 2003
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,212
Raymond Depardon
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 1,213
Rafael Azcona
1926 - 2008
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,214
Fernando Birri
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,215
Basil Dearden
1911 - 1971
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,216
Freddie Francis
1917 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,217
Nelly Kaplan
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,218
Lee Tamahori
1950 - 2025
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,219
Buddy Van Horn
1928 - 2021
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,220
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Rafael Azcona ranks 412. Before him are Herschell Gordon Lewis, Frank O'Hara, Giovanni Invernizzi, Tapio Mäkelä, Miloš Macourek, and Géza Kádas. After him are Alison Lurie, Robert Bly, Georgi Yumatov, Ken Olsen, Bob Benny, and Robert Jay Lifton. Among people deceased in 2008, Rafael Azcona ranks 291. Before him are Irmgard Praetz, Jimmy Giuffre, Gabriel París Gordillo, Cecilia Colledge, Anatoly Karatsuba, and Erwin Geschonneck. After him are Françoise Demulder, Avery Dulles, Omar Caetano, Albin Planinc, Antonio José González Zumárraga, and Jesse Helms.
Others Born in 1926
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Herschell Gordon Lewis
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 406
Frank O'Hara
WRITER
1926 - 1966
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 407
Giovanni Invernizzi
ATHLETE
1926 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 408
Tapio Mäkelä
SKIER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 409
Miloš Macourek
WRITER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 410
Géza Kádas
SWIMMER
1926 - 1979
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 411
Rafael Azcona
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 412
Alison Lurie
WRITER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 413
Robert Bly
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 414
Georgi Yumatov
ACTOR
1926 - 1997
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 415
Ken Olsen
INVENTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 416
Bob Benny
SINGER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 417
Robert Jay Lifton
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2025
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 418
Others Deceased in 2008
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Irmgard Praetz
ATHLETE
1920 - 2008
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 285
Jimmy Giuffre
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 286
Gabriel París Gordillo
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2008
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 287
Cecilia Colledge
SKATER
1920 - 2008
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 288
Anatoly Karatsuba
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2008
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 289
Erwin Geschonneck
ACTOR
1906 - 2008
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 290
Rafael Azcona
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 291
Françoise Demulder
PHOTOGRAPHER
1947 - 2008
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 292
Avery Dulles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 293
Omar Caetano
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 294
Albin Planinc
CHESS PLAYER
1944 - 2008
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 295
Antonio José González Zumárraga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2008
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 296
Jesse Helms
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 297
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Rafael Azcona ranks 1,698 out of 3,355. Before him are Ramón Marsal (1934), Guillermo Tell Villegas (1823), Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque (1827), Ander Herrera (1989), Luis Milla (1966), and Xabier Azkargorta (1953). After him are Loyola de Palacio (1950), Dani Pedrosa (1985), Marcos Llorente (1995), Josep Irla (1874), Susi Sánchez (1955), and Juan Antonio San Epifanio (1959).
Others born in Spain
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Ramón Marsal
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2007
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,692
Guillermo Tell Villegas
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1907
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,693
Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1895
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,694
Ander Herrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,695
Luis Milla
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,696
Xabier Azkargorta
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2025
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 1,697
Rafael Azcona
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,698
Loyola de Palacio
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2006
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,699
Dani Pedrosa
RACING DRIVER
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,700
Marcos Llorente
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,701
Josep Irla
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1958
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,702
Susi Sánchez
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,703
Juan Antonio San Epifanio
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,704
Among Film Directors In Spain
Among film directors born in Spain, Rafael Azcona ranks 19. Before him are Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), Fernando Trueba (1955), Álex de la Iglesia (1965), Mario Camus (1935), Julio Medem (1958), and José Luis Garci (1944). After him are Jaume Collet-Serra (1974), Pilar Miró (1940), Agustí Villaronga (1953), Luis Alcoriza (1918), Jaume Balagueró (1968), and José Luis Cuerda (1947).
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
1927 - 2017
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 13
Fernando Trueba
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 14
Álex de la Iglesia
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 15
Mario Camus
1935 - 2021
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 16
Julio Medem
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 17
José Luis Garci
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 18
Rafael Azcona
1926 - 2008
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 19
Jaume Collet-Serra
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 20
Pilar Miró
1940 - 1997
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 21
Agustí Villaronga
1953 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 22
Luis Alcoriza
1918 - 1992
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 23
Jaume Balagueró
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 24
José Luis Cuerda
1947 - 2020
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 25
