Film Director
Wesley Ruggles
Film director
1889 - 1972
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Wesley Ruggles
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Wesley Ruggles is the 1,349th most popular film director (down from 1,285th in 2024), the 9,679th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,641st in 2019) and the 356th most popular American Film Director.
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Jun 11
Wesley Ruggles shares a June 11 birthday with Richard Strauss, Yasunari Kawabata, and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Wesley Ruggles ranks 1,349 out of 2,041. Before him are Anders Thomas Jensen, Diane Kurys, James Wong Howe, Cédric Klapisch, Haskell Wexler, and Florestano Vancini. After him are Howard Zieff, Robert Eggers, Vytautas Žalakevičius, Yuli Raizman, Oumarou Ganda, and Carlos Saldanha.
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HPI: 53.40
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HPI: 53.38
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HPI: 53.38
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Cédric Klapisch
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HPI: 53.38
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Haskell Wexler
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HPI: 53.37
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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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Wesley Ruggles ranks 268. Before him are Rolf Johnsson, James Chapin, Aleksei Dikiy, Claude McKay, Artur Adson, and Charles Darrow. After him are Joseph Ruttenberg, Alexander Patch, Paul Nash, Nikolai Aseev, Conrad Aiken, and Giovanni Micheletto. Among people deceased in 1972, Wesley Ruggles ranks 235. Before him are François Devries, Moe Berg, Adriaan Fokker, Józef Lange, John Berryman, and Betty Blythe. After him are Warren Kealoha, François Bourbotte, Francis Chichester, Mary Frizzell, Claire Windsor, and Brian Donlevy.
Others Born in 1889
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Rolf Johnsson
GYMNAST
1889 - 1931
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 262
James Chapin
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 263
Aleksei Dikiy
ACTOR
1889 - 1955
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 264
Claude McKay
WRITER
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 265
Artur Adson
WRITER
1889 - 1977
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 266
Charles Darrow
INVENTOR
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 267
Wesley Ruggles
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 268
Joseph Ruttenberg
JOURNALIST
1889 - 1983
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 269
Alexander Patch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1945
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 270
Paul Nash
PAINTER
1889 - 1946
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 271
Nikolai Aseev
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 272
Conrad Aiken
WRITER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 273
Giovanni Micheletto
CYCLIST
1889 - 1958
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 274
Others Deceased in 1972
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François Devries
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1972
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 229
Moe Berg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1972
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 230
Adriaan Fokker
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1972
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 231
Józef Lange
CYCLIST
1897 - 1972
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 232
John Berryman
WRITER
1914 - 1972
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 233
Betty Blythe
ACTOR
1893 - 1972
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 234
Wesley Ruggles
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 235
Warren Kealoha
SWIMMER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 236
François Bourbotte
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1972
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 237
Francis Chichester
WRITER
1901 - 1972
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 238
Mary Frizzell
ATHLETE
1913 - 1972
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 239
Claire Windsor
ACTOR
1892 - 1972
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 240
Brian Donlevy
ACTOR
1901 - 1972
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 241
In United States
Among people born in United States, Wesley Ruggles ranks 9,679 out of 20,380. Before him are American Horse (1840), Laura Secord (1775), Betty Blythe (1893), John Herrington (1958), Camryn Manheim (1961), and Tress MacNeille (1951). After him are Frank Weston Benson (1862), Patricia Morison (1915), Stanton T. Friedman (1934), Bertha Townsend (1869), George O'Brien (1899), and Gardner Dozois (1947).
Others born in United States
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American Horse
HISTORIAN
1840 - 1908
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 9,673
Laura Secord
CELEBRITY
1775 - 1868
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 9,674
Betty Blythe
ACTOR
1893 - 1972
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 9,675
John Herrington
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 9,676
Camryn Manheim
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 9,677
Tress MacNeille
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9,678
Wesley Ruggles
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9,679
Frank Weston Benson
PAINTER
1862 - 1951
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9,680
Patricia Morison
ACTOR
1915 - 2018
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9,681
Stanton T. Friedman
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2019
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9,682
Bertha Townsend
TENNIS PLAYER
1869 - 1909
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9,683
George O'Brien
ACTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9,684
Gardner Dozois
WRITER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9,685
Among Film Directors In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Wesley Ruggles ranks 356. Before him are Alan Crosland (1894), Wally Pfister (1961), Douglas Trumbull (1942), David Koepp (1963), Nunnally Johnson (1897), and Haskell Wexler (1922). After him are Howard Zieff (1927), Robert Eggers (1983), Jon Turteltaub (1963), David Frankel (1959), Howard Deutch (1950), and Marc Webb (1974).
Alan Crosland
1894 - 1936
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 350
Wally Pfister
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 351
Douglas Trumbull
1942 - 2022
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 352
David Koepp
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 353
Nunnally Johnson
1897 - 1977
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 354
Haskell Wexler
1922 - 2015
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 355
Wesley Ruggles
1889 - 1972
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 356
Howard Zieff
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 357
Robert Eggers
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 358
Jon Turteltaub
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 359
David Frankel
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 360
Howard Deutch
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 361
Marc Webb
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 362
