Film Director
S. Shankar
Indian filmmaker
1963 - today
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S. Shankar
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). S. Shankar is the 1,278th most popular film director (up from 1,929th in 2024), the 776th most popular biography from India (up from 1,242nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Indian Film Director.
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Historical Popularity Index
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S. Shankar climbed 27,812 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #91,903 to #64,208.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, S. Shankar ranks 1,278 out of 2,296. Before him are Erik Ode, David Twohy, Agustí Villaronga, Li Han-hsiang, Laurent Cantet, and Alexander Drankov. After him are Yōjirō Takita, Luis Alcoriza, Ali Hatami, James Algar, Peter R. Hunt, and Jaume Balagueró.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Erik Ode
1910 - 1983
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 1,272
David Twohy
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,273
Agustí Villaronga
1953 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,274
Li Han-hsiang
1926 - 1996
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 1,275
Laurent Cantet
1961 - 2024
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1,276
Alexander Drankov
1886 - 1949
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1,277
S. Shankar
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1,278
Yōjirō Takita
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1,279
Luis Alcoriza
1918 - 1992
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 1,280
Ali Hatami
1944 - 1996
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 1,281
James Algar
1912 - 1998
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 1,282
Peter R. Hunt
1925 - 2002
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 1,283
Jaume Balagueró
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 1,284
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, S. Shankar ranks 358. Before him are Vadim Perelman, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Blanca Portillo, Walter Thurnherr, Guido Crosetto, and Oleh Kuznetsov. After him are Laurene Powell Jobs, Eiji Aonuma, Diosdado Cabello, Frank Whaley, Davi Cortes da Silva, and Wendell Pierce.
Others Born in 1963
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Vadim Perelman
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 352
Hitoshi Matsumoto
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 353
Blanca Portillo
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 354
Walter Thurnherr
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 355
Guido Crosetto
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 356
Oleh Kuznetsov
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 357
S. Shankar
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 358
Laurene Powell Jobs
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 359
Eiji Aonuma
GAME DESIGNER
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 360
Diosdado Cabello
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 361
Frank Whaley
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 362
Davi Cortes da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 363
Wendell Pierce
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 364
In India
Among people born in India, S. Shankar ranks 776 out of 2,312. Before him are Arthur E. Kennelly (1861), Farida Jalal (1949), Shuja-ud-Daula (1732), Dina Sanichar (1860), Sharad Pawar (1940), and Ekta Kapoor (1975). After him are Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775), Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904), Nirmal Verma (1929), Isha Koppikar (1976), Ram Vilas Paswan (1946), and Manilal Gandhi (1892).
Others born in India
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Arthur E. Kennelly
ENGINEER
1861 - 1939
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 770
Farida Jalal
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 771
Shuja-ud-Daula
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1775
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 772
Dina Sanichar
CELEBRITY
1860 - 1894
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 773
Sharad Pawar
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 774
Ekta Kapoor
PRODUCER
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 775
S. Shankar
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 776
Muthuswami Dikshitar
WRITER
1775 - 1835
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 777
Rukmini Devi Arundale
DANCER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 778
Nirmal Verma
WRITER
1929 - 2005
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 779
Isha Koppikar
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 780
Ram Vilas Paswan
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2020
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 781
Manilal Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1956
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 782
Among Film Directors In India
Among film directors born in India, S. Shankar ranks 11. Before him are Lindsay Anderson (1923), B. R. Chopra (1914), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Shyam Benegal (1934), Dara Singh (1928), and Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914). After him are Guru Dutt (1925), Ismail Merchant (1936), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), Goutam Ghose (1950), Tarsem Singh (1961), and Deepa Mehta (1950).
Lindsay Anderson
1923 - 1994
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 5
B. R. Chopra
1914 - 2008
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 6
Dadasaheb Phalke
1870 - 1944
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 7
Shyam Benegal
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 8
Dara Singh
1928 - 2012
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 9
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1914 - 1987
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 10
S. Shankar
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 11
Guru Dutt
1925 - 1964
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 12
Ismail Merchant
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 13
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 14
Goutam Ghose
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 15
Tarsem Singh
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 16
Deepa Mehta
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 17
