Film Director
Alfred Hitchcock
1899 - 1980
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Alfred Hitchcock
His biography is available in 145 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 140 in 2024). Alfred Hitchcock is the 8th most popular film director (down from 5th in 2024), the 83rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 40th in 2019) and the most popular British Film Director.
Alfred Hitchcock is most famous for his contributions to the thriller and suspense genres. He directed and produced more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades, becoming one of the most influential directors in cinematic history.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 8 out of 2,041. Before him are Martin Scorsese, Hayao Miyazaki, Akira Kurosawa, David Lynch, Federico Fellini, and Ingmar Bergman. After him are Stanley Kubrick, Sergei Eisenstein, Roman Polanski, D. W. Griffith, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Woody Allen.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Martin Scorsese
1942 - Present
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 2
Hayao Miyazaki
1941 - Present
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 3
Akira Kurosawa
1910 - 1998
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 4
David Lynch
1946 - 2025
HPI: 82.53
Rank: 5
Federico Fellini
1920 - 1993
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 6
Ingmar Bergman
1918 - 2007
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 7
Alfred Hitchcock
1899 - 1980
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 8
Stanley Kubrick
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 9
Sergei Eisenstein
1898 - 1948
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 10
Roman Polanski
1933 - Present
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 11
D. W. Griffith
1875 - 1948
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 12
Pier Paolo Pasolini
1922 - 1975
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 13
Woody Allen
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 4. Before him are Huang Xianfan, Ernest Hemingway, and Jorge Luis Borges. After him are Frederick IX of Denmark, Al Capone, Lavrentiy Beria, Vladimir Nabokov, Yasunari Kawabata, Friedrich Hayek, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Humphrey Bogart. Among people deceased in 1980, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 6. Before him are Jean-Paul Sartre, Josip Broz Tito, Karl Dönitz, John Lennon, and Jean Piaget. After him are Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Erich Fromm, Roland Barthes, Steve McQueen, Bon Scott, and Oskar Kokoschka.
Others Born in 1899
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Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 1
Ernest Hemingway
WRITER
1899 - 1961
HPI: 84.99
Rank: 2
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 3
Alfred Hitchcock
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 4
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 5
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 6
Lavrentiy Beria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1953
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 7
Vladimir Nabokov
WRITER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 8
Yasunari Kawabata
WRITER
1899 - 1972
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 9
Friedrich Hayek
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1992
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 10
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1918
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 11
Humphrey Bogart
ACTOR
1899 - 1957
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1980
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Jean-Paul Sartre
WRITER
1905 - 1980
HPI: 87.31
Rank: 1
Josip Broz Tito
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: 86.53
Rank: 2
Karl Dönitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1980
HPI: 84.90
Rank: 3
John Lennon
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1980
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 4
Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 82.27
Rank: 5
Alfred Hitchcock
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 6
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 7
Erich Fromm
PSYCHOLOGIST
1900 - 1980
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 8
Roland Barthes
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 1980
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 9
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 10
Bon Scott
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1980
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 11
Oskar Kokoschka
PAINTER
1886 - 1980
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 83 out of NaN. Before him are Bertrand Russell (1872), Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869), Harold Harefoot (1016), Owen Willans Richardson (1879), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), and Empress Matilda (1102). After him are Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Tom Jones (1940), James Clerk Maxwell (1831), Richard Burton (1925), Olav V of Norway (1903), and Edward the Martyr (962).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Bertrand Russell
MATHEMATICIAN
1872 - 1970
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 77
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
PHYSICIST
1869 - 1959
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 78
Harold Harefoot
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1040
HPI: 82.54
Rank: 79
Owen Willans Richardson
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 80
William Ewart Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1898
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 81
Empress Matilda
NOBLEMAN
1102 - 1167
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 82
Alfred Hitchcock
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 83
Anne, Princess Royal
NOBLEMAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 82.10
Rank: 84
Tom Jones
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 85
James Clerk Maxwell
PHYSICIST
1831 - 1879
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 86
Richard Burton
ACTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 81.95
Rank: 87
Olav V of Norway
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1991
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 88
Edward the Martyr
POLITICIAN
962 - 978
HPI: 81.82
Rank: 89
Among Film Directors In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 1. After him are Ridley Scott (1937), Ken Loach (1936), Tony Scott (1944), Alan Parker (1944), Peter Brook (1925), Christopher Nolan (1970), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Peter Greenaway (1942), Michael Powell (1905), and Danny Boyle (1956).
Alfred Hitchcock
1899 - 1980
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 1
Ridley Scott
1937 - Present
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 2
Ken Loach
1936 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 3
Tony Scott
1944 - 2012
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 4
Alan Parker
1944 - 2020
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 5
Peter Brook
1925 - 2022
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 6
Christopher Nolan
1970 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 7
Richard Attenborough
1923 - 2014
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 8
David Lean
1908 - 1991
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 9
Peter Greenaway
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 10
Michael Powell
1905 - 1990
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 11
Danny Boyle
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 12
