FILM DIRECTOR
Agnieszka Holland
1948 - Today
Agnieszka Holland
Agnieszka Holland (Polish: [aɡˈɲɛʂka ˈxɔlant]; born 28 November 1948) is a Polish film and television director and screenwriter, best known for her political contributions to Polish cinema. She began her career as an assistant to directors Krzysztof Zanussi and Andrzej Wajda, and emigrated to France shortly before the 1981 imposition of the martial law in Poland. Holland is best known for her films Europa Europa (1990), for which she received a Golden Globe Award as well as an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination, The Secret Garden (1993), Angry Harvest and the Holocaust drama In Darkness, the last two of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agnieszka Holland has received more than 726,256 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Agnieszka Holland is the 192nd most popular film director (up from 204th in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from Poland (down from 225th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Polish Film Director.
Agnieszka Holland is a Polish film director and screenwriter. She has directed many films, but is most famous for her work on Europa Europa (1990), In Darkness (2011), and Spoor (2013).
Memorability Metrics
730k
Page Views (PV)
60.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
3.13
Effective Languages (L*)
4.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Agnieszka Holland ranks 192 out of 2,041. Before her are Jean Negulesco, Miklós Jancsó, Henry Hathaway, Dino Risi, Marco Bellocchio, and Chris Columbus. After her are Wes Anderson, Raoul Walsh, Stephen Frears, Richard Donner, Margarethe von Trotta, and Lev Kuleshov.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Negulesco
1900 - 1993
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 186
Miklós Jancsó
1921 - 2014
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 187
Henry Hathaway
1898 - 1985
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 188
Dino Risi
1916 - 2008
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 189
Marco Bellocchio
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 190
Chris Columbus
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 191
Agnieszka Holland
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 192
Wes Anderson
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 193
Raoul Walsh
1887 - 1980
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 194
Stephen Frears
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 195
Richard Donner
1930 - 2021
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 196
Margarethe von Trotta
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 197
Lev Kuleshov
1899 - 1970
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 198
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Agnieszka Holland ranks 73. Before her are Edwige Fenech, Chris de Burgh, Radomir Antić, Alan Parsons, Maye Musk, and Steven Chu. After her are Nathalie Baye, Alia Al-Hussein, Ray Kurzweil, René Arnoux, Dan Simmons, and Hartmut Michel.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsEdwige Fenech
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 67
Chris de Burgh
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 68
Radomir Antić
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 69
Alan Parsons
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 70
Maye Musk
MODEL
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 71
Steven Chu
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 72
Agnieszka Holland
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 73
Nathalie Baye
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 74
Alia Al-Hussein
COMPANION
1948 - 1977
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 75
Ray Kurzweil
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 76
René Arnoux
RACING DRIVER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 77
Dan Simmons
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 78
Hartmut Michel
CHEMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 79
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Agnieszka Holland ranks 240 out of 1,694. Before her are Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1954), Elisabeth Volkenrath (1919), Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676), Karl Ludwig Hencke (1793), Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651), and Julia, Princess of Battenberg (1825). After her are Arnold Zweig (1887), Antoni Grabowski (1857), Adolf Engler (1844), Martin Agricola (1486), Bolesław Prus (1847), and Udo Lattek (1935).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsAleksander Kwaśniewski
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 234
Elisabeth Volkenrath
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1945
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 235
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1730
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 236
Karl Ludwig Hencke
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1866
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 237
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus
MATHEMATICIAN
1651 - 1708
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 238
Julia, Princess of Battenberg
NOBLEMAN
1825 - 1895
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 239
Agnieszka Holland
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 240
Arnold Zweig
WRITER
1887 - 1968
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 241
Antoni Grabowski
CHEMIST
1857 - 1921
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 242
Adolf Engler
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1930
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 243
Martin Agricola
COMPOSER
1486 - 1556
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 244
Bolesław Prus
WRITER
1847 - 1912
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 245
Udo Lattek
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 246
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Poland
Among film directors born in Poland, Agnieszka Holland ranks 8. Before her are Krzysztof Kieślowski (1941), Billy Wilder (1906), Dziga Vertov (1896), Fred Zinnemann (1907), Jerzy Grotowski (1933), and Jerzy Skolimowski (1938). After her are Robert Wiene (1873), Jean Epstein (1897), Jerzy Stuhr (1947), Krzysztof Zanussi (1939), Walerian Borowczyk (1923), and Jerzy Hoffman (1932).
Krzysztof Kieślowski
1941 - 1996
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 2
Billy Wilder
1906 - 2002
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 3
Dziga Vertov
1896 - 1954
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 4
Fred Zinnemann
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5
Jerzy Grotowski
1933 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 6
Jerzy Skolimowski
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 7
Agnieszka Holland
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 8
Robert Wiene
1873 - 1938
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 9
Jean Epstein
1897 - 1953
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 10
Jerzy Stuhr
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 11
Krzysztof Zanussi
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 12
Walerian Borowczyk
1923 - 2006
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 13
Jerzy Hoffman
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 14