FILM DIRECTOR
Alexander Korda
1893 - 1956
Alexander Korda
Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; Hungarian: Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956) was a Hungarian–born British film director, producer, and screenwriter, who founded his own film production studios and film distribution company. Born in Hungary, where he began his career, he worked briefly in the Austrian and German film industries during the era of silent films, before being based in Hollywood from 1926 to 1930 for the first of his two brief periods there (the other was during World War II). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Korda has received more than 733,065 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Korda is the 380th most popular film director (down from 371st in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 436th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Austrian Film Director.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
4.67
Effective Languages (L*)
3.54
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Alexander Korda ranks 380 out of 2,041. Before him are Neil Jordan, Veit Harlan, Giuseppe De Santis, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, J. Lee Thompson, and Saul Bass. After him are Roland Joffé, Joe Dante, Yorgos Lanthimos, Patrice Leconte, Lotte Reiniger, and Sam Mendes.
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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
Alexander Korda
1893 - 1956
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 380
Roland Joffé
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 381
Joe Dante
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 382
Yorgos Lanthimos
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 383
Patrice Leconte
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 384
Lotte Reiniger
1899 - 1981
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 385
Sam Mendes
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 386
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Alexander Korda ranks 84. Before him are Dean Acheson, Henry Murray, Armand Călinescu, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, William Moulton Marston, and Clark Ashton Smith. After him are Ivan Panfilov, Aarre Merikanto, Miloš Crnjanski, Władysław Strzemiński, Alfréd Schaffer, and William Dieterle. Among people deceased in 1956, Alexander Korda ranks 65. Before him are Michael Ventris, Nikolaj Velimirović, Elpidio Quirino, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Miklós Nyiszli, and Mir Jafar Baghirov. After him are Erhard Raus, Lev Rudnev, Alexander Fadeyev, Ludwig Klages, Hermann Abendroth, and Jean Metzinger.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsDean Acheson
DIPLOMAT
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 78
Henry Murray
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 79
Armand Călinescu
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1939
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 80
Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1968
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 81
William Moulton Marston
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 82
Clark Ashton Smith
WRITER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 83
Alexander Korda
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1956
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 84
Ivan Panfilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1941
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 85
Aarre Merikanto
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 86
Miloš Crnjanski
WRITER
1893 - 1977
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 87
Władysław Strzemiński
PAINTER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 88
Alfréd Schaffer
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1945
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 89
William Dieterle
ACTOR
1893 - 1972
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsMichael Ventris
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1956
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 59
Nikolaj Velimirović
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1956
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 60
Elpidio Quirino
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1956
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 61
Reşat Nuri Güntekin
WRITER
1889 - 1956
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 62
Miklós Nyiszli
WRITER
1901 - 1956
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 63
Mir Jafar Baghirov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 64
Alexander Korda
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1956
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 65
Erhard Raus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1956
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 66
Lev Rudnev
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1956
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 67
Alexander Fadeyev
WRITER
1901 - 1956
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 68
Ludwig Klages
PHILOSOPHER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 69
Hermann Abendroth
COMPOSER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 70
Jean Metzinger
PAINTER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 71
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Alexander Korda ranks 452 out of 1,424. Before him are Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein (1740), Prince René of Bourbon-Parma (1894), Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1822), Gitta Sereny (1921), Eduard Roschmann (1908), and Sylvester Stadler (1910). After him are Brian Laudrup (1969), Hermann Gmeiner (1919), Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805), Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1649), Tobias Moretti (1959), and Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (1907).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsFranz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein
CHEMIST
1740 - 1825
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 446
Prince René of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1962
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 447
Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
NOBLEMAN
1822 - 1869
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 448
Gitta Sereny
WRITER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 449
Eduard Roschmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1977
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 450
Sylvester Stadler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1995
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 451
Alexander Korda
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1956
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 452
Brian Laudrup
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 453
Hermann Gmeiner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 454
Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger
PAINTER
1805 - 1880
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 455
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1664
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 456
Tobias Moretti
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 457
Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1976
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 458
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Austria
Among film directors born in Austria, Alexander Korda ranks 6. Before him are Fritz Lang (1890), Erich von Stroheim (1885), Max Reinhardt (1873), Josef von Sternberg (1894), and Gustav Ucicky (1899). After him are Ernst Marischka (1893), Ulrich Seidl (1952), Francis Lawrence (1971), Richard Oswald (1880), Hans Hass (1919), and Harald Reinl (1908).
Fritz Lang
1890 - 1976
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 1
Erich von Stroheim
1885 - 1957
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 2
Max Reinhardt
1873 - 1943
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 3
Josef von Sternberg
1894 - 1969
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 4
Gustav Ucicky
1899 - 1961
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 5
Alexander Korda
1893 - 1956
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 6
Ernst Marischka
1893 - 1963
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 7
Ulrich Seidl
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8
Francis Lawrence
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 9
Richard Oswald
1880 - 1963
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 10
Hans Hass
1919 - 2013
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11
Harald Reinl
1908 - 1986
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 12