Film Director
Alain Jessua
1932 - 2017
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Alain Jessua
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Alain Jessua is the 1,227th most popular film director (up from 1,298th in 2024), the 4,794th most popular biography from France (up from 4,854th in 2019) and the 139th most popular French Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Alain Jessua ranks 1,227 out of 2,041. Before him are Jonas Åkerlund, Bruno Barreto, Archie Mayo, Rex Ingram, Dariusz Wolski, and Marc Caro. After him are Tay Garnett, Alain Guiraudie, Daniel Mann, Travis Knight, Richard Kelly, and Peter Del Monte.
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Jonas Åkerlund
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 1,221
Bruno Barreto
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 1,222
Archie Mayo
1891 - 1968
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 1,223
Rex Ingram
1892 - 1950
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 1,224
Dariusz Wolski
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1,225
Marc Caro
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,226
Alain Jessua
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,227
Tay Garnett
1894 - 1977
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,228
Alain Guiraudie
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,229
Daniel Mann
1912 - 1991
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,230
Travis Knight
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 1,231
Richard Kelly
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,232
Peter Del Monte
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,233
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Alain Jessua ranks 418. Before him are Jiří Havlis, Gaston Mercier, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Guillaume Bieganski, Ivan Šantek, and François Deguelt. After him are Pik Botha, Ann Bannon, Edward Stevens, Shankha Ghosh, Elliott H. Lieb, and Ferenc Machos. Among people deceased in 2017, Alain Jessua ranks 443. Before him are Peter Härtling, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Alec McCowen, Nicolae Lupescu, Rose Marie, and Fernand Decanali. After him are Sam Panopoulos, Niels Helveg Petersen, Marina Ratner, Aleksei Petrenko, Anthony Harvey, and Václav Machek.
Others Born in 1932
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Jiří Havlis
ATHLETE
1932 - 2010
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 412
Gaston Mercier
ATHLETE
1932 - 1974
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 413
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 414
Guillaume Bieganski
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 415
Ivan Šantek
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 416
François Deguelt
SINGER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 417
Alain Jessua
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 418
Pik Botha
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 419
Ann Bannon
WRITER
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 420
Edward Stevens
ATHLETE
1932 - 2013
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 421
Shankha Ghosh
WRITER
1932 - 2021
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 422
Elliott H. Lieb
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 423
Ferenc Machos
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2006
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 424
Others Deceased in 2017
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Peter Härtling
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 437
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 438
Alec McCowen
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 439
Nicolae Lupescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 440
Rose Marie
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 441
Fernand Decanali
CYCLIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 442
Alain Jessua
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 443
Sam Panopoulos
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 444
Niels Helveg Petersen
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 445
Marina Ratner
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - 2017
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 446
Aleksei Petrenko
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 447
Anthony Harvey
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 448
Václav Machek
CYCLIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 449
In France
Among people born in France, Alain Jessua ranks 4,794 out of NaN. Before him are Julie Gayet (1972), Stéphanie Szostak (1975), François Deguelt (1932), Marc Caro (1956), Maurice Moucheraud (1933), and Fernand Decanali (1925). After him are Christian Tissier (1951), Bernard Baudoux (1928), Didier Lockwood (1956), Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (1641), Alain Guiraudie (1964), and Bernard Le Coq (1950).
Others born in France
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Julie Gayet
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,788
Stéphanie Szostak
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,789
François Deguelt
SINGER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 4,790
Marc Caro
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 4,791
Maurice Moucheraud
CYCLIST
1933 - 2020
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 4,792
Fernand Decanali
CYCLIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 4,793
Alain Jessua
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 4,794
Christian Tissier
MARTIAL ARTS
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 4,795
Bernard Baudoux
ATHLETE
1928 - 2024
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,796
Didier Lockwood
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,797
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1702
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,798
Alain Guiraudie
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,799
Bernard Le Coq
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,800
Among Film Directors In France
Among film directors born in France, Alain Jessua ranks 139. Before him are Rachid Bouchareb (1953), Jacques Baratier (1918), Francis Girod (1944), Denys de La Patellière (1921), Raymond Depardon (1942), and Marc Caro (1956). After him are Alain Guiraudie (1964), Gilles Grangier (1911), George Fitzmaurice (1885), Jacques Rouffio (1928), Laurent Cantet (1961), and Christian de Chalonge (1937).
Rachid Bouchareb
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 133
Jacques Baratier
1918 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 134
Francis Girod
1944 - 2006
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 135
Denys de La Patellière
1921 - 2013
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 136
Raymond Depardon
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 137
Marc Caro
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 138
Alain Jessua
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 139
Alain Guiraudie
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 140
Gilles Grangier
1911 - 1996
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 141
George Fitzmaurice
1885 - 1940
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 142
Jacques Rouffio
1928 - 2016
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 143
Laurent Cantet
1961 - 2024
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 144
Christian de Chalonge
1937 - 2025
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 145
