FILM DIRECTOR
Alain Tanner
1929 - 2022
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Alain Tanner
Alain Tanner (6 December 1929 – 11 September 2022) was a Swiss film director. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain Tanner has received more than 102,339 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Alain Tanner is the 373rd most popular film director (up from 411th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 205th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
56.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
6.46
Effective Languages (L*)
2.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Alain Tanner ranks 373 out of 2,041. Before him are Jerzy Hoffman, Veljko Bulajić, Alexander Sokurov, Héctor Babenco, Leos Carax, and Alexandre Astruc. After him are Neil Jordan, Veit Harlan, Giuseppe De Santis, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, J. Lee Thompson, and Saul Bass.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJerzy Hoffman
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 367
Veljko Bulajić
1928 - 2024
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 368
Alexander Sokurov
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 369
Héctor Babenco
1946 - 2016
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 370
Leos Carax
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 371
Alexandre Astruc
1923 - 2016
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 372
Alain Tanner
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 373
Neil Jordan
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 374
Veit Harlan
1899 - 1964
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 375
Giuseppe De Santis
1917 - 1997
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 376
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 377
J. Lee Thompson
1914 - 2002
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 378
Saul Bass
1920 - 1996
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 379
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Alain Tanner ranks 146. Before him are John Conyers, Jaakko Hintikka, Aleksandra Pakhmutova, Eva Schloss, Poul Schlüter, and Christos Sartzetakis. After him are Zillur Rahman, Roger Byrne, P. Ramlee, Katherine Helmond, Andre Gunder Frank, and John C. Bogle. Among people deceased in 2022, Alain Tanner ranks 129. Before him are Margarita Lozano, Anne Heche, Walter Schröder, Uri Orlev, Mario Terán, and Christos Sartzetakis. After him are Tony Sirico, Piet Schrijvers, Yuri Averbakh, Fernando Gomes, Kay Parker, and Jean-Jacques Beineix.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsJohn Conyers
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 140
Jaakko Hintikka
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2015
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 141
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
COMPOSER
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 142
Eva Schloss
WRITER
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 143
Poul Schlüter
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2021
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 144
Christos Sartzetakis
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 145
Alain Tanner
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 146
Zillur Rahman
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 147
Roger Byrne
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1958
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 148
P. Ramlee
ACTOR
1929 - 1973
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 149
Katherine Helmond
ACTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 150
Andre Gunder Frank
SOCIOLOGIST
1929 - 2005
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 151
John C. Bogle
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2019
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 152
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsMargarita Lozano
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 123
Anne Heche
ACTOR
1969 - 2022
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 124
Walter Schröder
ATHLETE
1932 - 2022
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 125
Uri Orlev
WRITER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 126
Mario Terán
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 127
Christos Sartzetakis
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 128
Alain Tanner
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 129
Tony Sirico
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 130
Piet Schrijvers
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2022
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 131
Yuri Averbakh
CHESS PLAYER
1922 - 2022
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 132
Fernando Gomes
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2022
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 133
Kay Parker
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1944 - 2022
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 134
Jean-Jacques Beineix
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 135
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Alain Tanner ranks 194 out of 1,015. Before him are Joachim Raff (1822), Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1886), Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux (1718), Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou (1420), Pietro Lombardo (1435), and Roberto Di Matteo (1970). After him are Leonardo Conti (1900), Julius Maggi (1846), Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (1945), André Abegglen (1909), Adrian Frutiger (1928), and Victor Goldschmidt (1888).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJoachim Raff
COMPOSER
1822 - 1882
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 188
Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1934
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 189
Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux
ASTRONOMER
1718 - 1751
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 190
Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1479
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 191
Pietro Lombardo
ARCHITECT
1435 - 1515
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 192
Roberto Di Matteo
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 193
Alain Tanner
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 194
Leonardo Conti
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 195
Julius Maggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1912
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 196
Gabriela Andersen-Schiess
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 197
André Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 198
Adrian Frutiger
DESIGNER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 199
Victor Goldschmidt
CHEMIST
1888 - 1947
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 200
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Switzerland
Among film directors born in Switzerland, Alain Tanner ranks 4. Before him are Robert Frank (1924), Marc Allégret (1900), and Arthur Cohn (1927). After him are Henri Colpi (1921), Claude Goretta (1929), Daniel Schmid (1941), Eugeniusz Bodo (1899), Baran bo Odar (1978), and Dani Levy (1957).
Robert Frank
1924 - 2019
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1
Marc Allégret
1900 - 1973
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 2
Arthur Cohn
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3
Alain Tanner
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 4
Henri Colpi
1921 - 2006
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 5
Claude Goretta
1929 - 2019
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 6
Daniel Schmid
1941 - 2006
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 7
Eugeniusz Bodo
1899 - 1943
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 8
Baran bo Odar
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 9
Dani Levy
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 10