Film Director
Roger Planchon
French playwright, director, filmmaker
1931 - 2009
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Roger Planchon
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Roger Planchon is the 1,118th most popular film director (down from 1,083rd in 2024), the 4,615th most popular biography from France (down from 4,484th in 2019) and the 126th most popular French Film Director.
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Sep 12
Roger Planchon shares a September 12 birthday with Francis I of France, Irène Joliot-Curie, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Roger Planchon ranks 1,118 out of 2,041. Before him are August Blom, John Seale, Masaaki Yuasa, Doug Liman, Alexei Uchitel, and Lloyd Kaufman. After him are Tigran Keosayan, Nina Companeez, Louis Leterrier, Ron Clements, Jean-Marc Vallée, and Raoul Peck.
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August Blom
1869 - 1947
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,112
John Seale
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 1,113
Masaaki Yuasa
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 1,114
Doug Liman
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 1,115
Alexei Uchitel
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 1,116
Lloyd Kaufman
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,117
Roger Planchon
1931 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,118
Tigran Keosayan
1966 - 2025
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 1,119
Nina Companeez
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 1,120
Louis Leterrier
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 1,121
Ron Clements
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1,122
Jean-Marc Vallée
1963 - 2021
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1,123
Raoul Peck
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,124
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Roger Planchon ranks 423. Before him are Mirja Hietamies, Lev Durov, D. M. Jayaratne, Richard Murphy, Kiki Dimoula, and Walter Taibo. After him are Viktor Tsaryov, Rupert Hollaus, Emam-Ali Habibi, Antonio Gamoneda, Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, and Hans van Mierlo. Among people deceased in 2009, Roger Planchon ranks 267. Before him are Daniel Jarque, Abel Goumba, Shyamala Gopalan, Val Avery, Sergei Magnitsky, and Ramses Shaffy. After him are Semyon Farada, Türkan Saylan, Chris Blackwell, Umberto Betti, Koko Taylor, and Jean Margéot.
Others Born in 1931
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Mirja Hietamies
ATHLETE
1931 - 2013
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 417
Lev Durov
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 418
D. M. Jayaratne
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 419
Richard Murphy
ATHLETE
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 420
Kiki Dimoula
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 421
Walter Taibo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 422
Roger Planchon
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 423
Viktor Tsaryov
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 424
Rupert Hollaus
ATHLETE
1931 - 1954
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 425
Emam-Ali Habibi
WRESTLER
1931 - 2025
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 426
Antonio Gamoneda
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 427
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 428
Hans van Mierlo
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2010
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 429
Others Deceased in 2009
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Daniel Jarque
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - 2009
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 261
Abel Goumba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 262
Shyamala Gopalan
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2009
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 263
Val Avery
ACTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 264
Sergei Magnitsky
MAFIOSO
1972 - 2009
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 265
Ramses Shaffy
SINGER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 266
Roger Planchon
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 267
Semyon Farada
ACTOR
1933 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 268
Türkan Saylan
PHYSICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 269
Chris Blackwell
PRODUCER
1937 - 2009
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 270
Umberto Betti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2009
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 271
Koko Taylor
SINGER
1928 - 2009
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 272
Jean Margéot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1916 - 2009
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 273
In France
Among people born in France, Roger Planchon ranks 4,615 out of 6,770. Before him are James Smithson (1765), Alain Peyrefitte (1925), André Comte-Sponville (1952), Marguerite Audoux (1863), Eva Ionesco (1965), and Ramses Shaffy (1933). After him are Walid Regragui (1975), Paul Henri Lecomte (1856), Pierre Coffin (1967), Adrien Rabiot (1995), Nina Companeez (1937), and Louis Leterrier (1973).
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James Smithson
CHEMIST
1765 - 1829
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 4,609
Alain Peyrefitte
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1999
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 4,610
André Comte-Sponville
PHILOSOPHER
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 4,611
Marguerite Audoux
WRITER
1863 - 1937
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 4,612
Eva Ionesco
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 4,613
Ramses Shaffy
SINGER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 4,614
Roger Planchon
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,615
Walid Regragui
COACH
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,616
Paul Henri Lecomte
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1934
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,617
Pierre Coffin
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,618
Adrien Rabiot
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,619
Nina Companeez
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,620
Louis Leterrier
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,621
Among Film Directors In France
Among film directors born in France, Roger Planchon ranks 126. Before him are Louis Daquin (1908), Coralie Fargeat (1976), Michel Boisrond (1921), Francis Huster (1947), Pierre Tchernia (1928), and Richard Dembo (1948). After him are Nina Companeez (1937), Louis Leterrier (1973), Jean Dréville (1906), Régis Wargnier (1948), Marion Hänsel (1949), and Maurice Cloche (1907).
Louis Daquin
1908 - 1980
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 120
Coralie Fargeat
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 121
Michel Boisrond
1921 - 2002
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 122
Francis Huster
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 123
Pierre Tchernia
1928 - 2016
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 124
Richard Dembo
1948 - 2004
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 125
Roger Planchon
1931 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 126
Nina Companeez
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 127
Louis Leterrier
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 128
Jean Dréville
1906 - 1997
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 129
Régis Wargnier
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 130
Marion Hänsel
1949 - 2020
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 131
Maurice Cloche
1907 - 1990
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 132
