1932 - 2017
Alain Jessua (16 January 1932 – 30 November 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1956 and 1997. He worked as assistant director for Jacques Becker on the set of Casque d'or, with Max Ophüls for Madame de... Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain Jessua has received more than 28,895 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Alain Jessua is the 1,267th most popular film director (down from 1,209th in 2019), the 4,548th most popular biography from France (down from 4,091st in 2019) and the 138th most popular French Film Director.
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Among film directors, Alain Jessua ranks 1,267 out of 1,581. Before him are Scott Derrickson, Pierre Morel, Carl Foreman, Jonathan Lynn, Feng Xiaogang, and Vincent Sherman. After him are Corey Allen, Dan Gilroy, Arnaud Desplechin, Jon Watts, D. A. Pennebaker, and Bertrand Bonello.
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,261
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,262
1914 - 1984
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 1,263
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 1,264
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 1,265
1906 - 2006
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 1,266
1932 - 2017
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 1,267
1934 - 2010
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 1,268
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 1,269
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 1,270
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 1,271
1925 - 2019
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 1,272
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 1,273
Among people born in 1932, Alain Jessua ranks 403. Before him are Khalil Taha, Vasily Belov, Gaetano Starrabba, Nasif Estéfano, Suzy Parker, and Richard Dawson. After him are Robert Spitzer, John Jakes, Abby Dalton, Maurice Kouandété, Antonio Maspes, and Luke Askew. Among people deceased in 2017, Alain Jessua ranks 436. Before him are Valeriu Bularca, Mervyn Rose, Viktor Chanov, Laurynas Stankevičius, James Cotton, and Yaakov Neeman. After him are Bobby Heenan, Rose Marie, Dieter Kottysch, David Storey, Molly Peters, and William H. Keeler.
1932 - 2020
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 397
1932 - 2012
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 398
1932 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 399
1932 - 1973
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 400
1932 - 2003
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 401
1932 - 2012
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 402
1932 - 2017
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 403
1932 - 2015
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 404
1932 - 2023
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 405
1932 - 2020
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 406
1932 - 2003
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 407
1932 - 2000
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 408
1932 - 2012
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 409
1931 - 2017
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 430
1930 - 2017
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 431
1959 - 2017
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 432
1935 - 2017
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 433
1935 - 2017
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 434
1939 - 2017
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 435
1932 - 2017
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 436
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 437
1923 - 2017
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 438
1943 - 2017
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 439
1933 - 2017
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 440
1942 - 2017
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 441
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 442
Among people born in France, Alain Jessua ranks 4,548 out of 6,011. Before him are Benjamin Biolay (1973), Camille Cottin (1978), Albert Champoudry (1880), Gwendal Peizerat (1972), René Lemoine (1905), and Samuel Benchetrit (1973). After him are Jean-Claude Magnan (1941), Kate Gillou (1887), Dan Ar Braz (1949), Adèle Haenel (1989), Claude Esteban (1935), and Arnaud Desplechin (1960).
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 4,542
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 4,543
1880 - 1933
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 4,544
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 4,545
1905 - 1995
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 4,546
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 4,547
1932 - 2017
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 4,548
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 4,549
1887 - 1964
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 4,550
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 4,551
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 4,552
1935 - 2006
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 4,553
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 4,554
Among film directors born in France, Alain Jessua ranks 138. Before him are Francis Girod (1944), Louis Daquin (1908), Maurice Cloche (1907), Laurent Cantet (1961), Julia Ducournau (1983), and Pierre Morel (1964). After him are Arnaud Desplechin (1960), Bertrand Bonello (1968), Alexandre Aja (1978), René Vautier (1928), Giorgio Capitani (1927), and Olivier Megaton (1965).
1944 - 2006
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 132
1908 - 1980
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 133
1907 - 1990
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 134
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 135
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 136
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 137
1932 - 2017
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 138
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 139
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 140
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 141
1928 - 2015
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 142
1927 - 2017
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 143
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 144