1899 - 1980
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is one of the most influential and widely studied filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as the "Master of Suspense", he directed over 50 feature films in a career spanning six decades, becoming as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo roles in most of his films, and his hosting and producing of the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Hitchcock has received more than 9,696,997 page views. His biography is available in 135 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 131 in 2019). Alfred Hitchcock is the 2nd most popular film director, the 23rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 26th 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, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 2 out of 1,580. Before him are Steven Spielberg. After him are Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, Hayao Miyazaki, Akira Kurosawa, Roman Polanski, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Woody Allen, Sergei Eisenstein, and Sergio Leone.
1946 - Present
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 1
1899 - 1980
HPI: 86.80
Rank: 2
1942 - Present
HPI: 86.49
Rank: 3
1928 - 1999
HPI: 84.93
Rank: 4
1941 - Present
HPI: 84.84
Rank: 5
1910 - 1998
HPI: 84.43
Rank: 6
1933 - Present
HPI: 83.85
Rank: 7
1918 - 2007
HPI: 83.84
Rank: 8
1920 - 1993
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 9
1935 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 10
1898 - 1948
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 11
1929 - 1989
HPI: 81.54
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1899, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 3. Before him are Huang Xianfan and Ernest Hemingway. After him are Al Capone, Jorge Luis Borges, Vladimir Nabokov, Friedrich Hayek, Frederick IX of Denmark, Yasunari Kawabata, Humphrey Bogart, Lavrentiy Beria, and Fred Astaire. Among people deceased in 1980, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 3. Before him are Jean-Paul Sartre and Josip Broz Tito. After him are John Lennon, Karl Dönitz, Jean Piaget, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Erich Fromm, Jesse Owens, Steve McQueen, Roland Barthes, and Bon Scott.
1899 - 1982
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 1
1899 - 1961
HPI: 87.47
Rank: 2
1899 - 1980
HPI: 86.80
Rank: 3
1899 - 1947
HPI: 83.93
Rank: 4
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.68
Rank: 5
1899 - 1977
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 6
1899 - 1992
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 7
1899 - 1972
HPI: 79.48
Rank: 8
1899 - 1972
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 9
1899 - 1957
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 10
1899 - 1953
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 11
1899 - 1987
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 12
1905 - 1980
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 1
1892 - 1980
HPI: 87.76
Rank: 2
1899 - 1980
HPI: 86.80
Rank: 3
1940 - 1980
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 4
1891 - 1980
HPI: 85.11
Rank: 5
1896 - 1980
HPI: 85.03
Rank: 6
1919 - 1980
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 7
1900 - 1980
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 8
1913 - 1980
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 9
1930 - 1980
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 10
1915 - 1980
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 11
1946 - 1980
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 23 out of 6,924. Before him are Henry VIII of England (1491), Richard III of England (1452), Agatha Christie (1890), Charles Dickens (1812), Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), and Alan Turing (1912). After him are Richard I of England (1157), Anne Boleyn (1501), James Cook (1728), Alexander Graham Bell (1847), John Lennon (1940), and Mary I of England (1516).
1491 - 1547
HPI: 88.02
Rank: 17
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 18
1890 - 1976
HPI: 87.74
Rank: 19
1812 - 1870
HPI: 87.27
Rank: 20
1542 - 1587
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 21
1912 - 1954
HPI: 86.97
Rank: 22
1899 - 1980
HPI: 86.80
Rank: 23
1157 - 1199
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 24
1501 - 1536
HPI: 86.53
Rank: 25
1728 - 1779
HPI: 86.48
Rank: 26
1847 - 1922
HPI: 86.44
Rank: 27
1940 - 1980
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 28
1516 - 1558
HPI: 86.34
Rank: 29
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 1. After him are Ridley Scott (1937), Ken Loach (1936), Alan Parker (1944), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Peter Brook (1925), Christopher Nolan (1970), Tony Scott (1944), Peter Greenaway (1942), Guy Ritchie (1968), and Danny Boyle (1956).
1899 - 1980
HPI: 86.80
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 2
1936 - Present
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 3
1944 - 2020
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 4
1923 - 2014
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 5
1908 - 1991
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 6
1925 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 7
1970 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 8
1944 - 2012
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 9
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 10
1968 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 11
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 12