FILM DIRECTOR
Alice Guy-Blaché
1873 - 1968
Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Ida Antoinette Guy-Blaché (née Guy; French pronunciation: [alis gi blɑʃe] ; 1 July 1873 – 24 March 1968) was a French pioneer film director. She was one of the first filmmakers to make a narrative fiction film, as well as the first woman to direct a film. From 1896 to 1906, she was probably the only female filmmaker in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alice Guy-Blaché has received more than 580,462 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Alice Guy-Blaché is the 146th most popular film director (up from 182nd in 2019), the 1,006th most popular biography from France (up from 1,158th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Film Director.
Alice Guy-Blaché is most famous for inventing and directing the world's first narrative film.
Memorability Metrics
580k
Page Views (PV)
62.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
6.17
Effective Languages (L*)
2.63
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Alice Guy-Blaché ranks 146 out of 2,041. Before her are D. W. Griffith, Michael Cimino, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Vsevolod Meyerhold, and Max Reinhardt. After her are Jonathan Demme, Frances Marion, Louis Malle, Ettore Scola, Victor Sjöström, and Ed Wood.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsD. W. Griffith
1875 - 1948
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 140
Michael Cimino
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 141
Henri-Georges Clouzot
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 142
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 143
Vsevolod Meyerhold
1874 - 1940
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 144
Max Reinhardt
1873 - 1943
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 145
Alice Guy-Blaché
1873 - 1968
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 146
Jonathan Demme
1944 - 2017
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 147
Frances Marion
1888 - 1973
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 148
Louis Malle
1932 - 1995
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 149
Ettore Scola
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 150
Victor Sjöström
1879 - 1960
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 151
Ed Wood
1924 - 1978
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 152
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1873, Alice Guy-Blaché ranks 27. Before her are Sándor Ferenczi, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, William McMaster Murdoch, Francisco I. Madero, Kyösti Kallio, and Max Reinhardt. After her are Christian Rakovsky, Feodor Chaliapin, Ejnar Hertzsprung, Ivanoe Bonomi, Charles Péguy, and Ray Ewry. Among people deceased in 1968, Alice Guy-Blaché ranks 29. Before her are Jim Clark, Kees van Dongen, José Nasazzi, Pitirim Sorokin, Ivan Ribar, and Neal Cassady. After her are Kirill Meretskov, Alexandre Kojève, Giovanni Messe, Vittorio Pozzo, Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, and Vasily Sokolovsky.
Others Born in 1873
Go to all RankingsSándor Ferenczi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1873 - 1933
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 21
Pavlo Skoropadskyi
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1945
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 22
William McMaster Murdoch
WRITER
1873 - 1912
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 23
Francisco I. Madero
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1913
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 24
Kyösti Kallio
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1940
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 25
Max Reinhardt
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1943
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 26
Alice Guy-Blaché
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1968
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 27
Christian Rakovsky
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 28
Feodor Chaliapin
SINGER
1873 - 1938
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 29
Ejnar Hertzsprung
ASTRONOMER
1873 - 1967
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 30
Ivanoe Bonomi
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1951
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 31
Charles Péguy
WRITER
1873 - 1914
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 32
Ray Ewry
ATHLETE
1873 - 1937
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsJim Clark
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 23
Kees van Dongen
PAINTER
1877 - 1968
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 24
José Nasazzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 25
Pitirim Sorokin
SOCIOLOGIST
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 26
Ivan Ribar
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1968
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 27
Neal Cassady
WRITER
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 28
Alice Guy-Blaché
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1968
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 29
Kirill Meretskov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 30
Alexandre Kojève
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 31
Giovanni Messe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1968
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 32
Vittorio Pozzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 33
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1968
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 34
Vasily Sokolovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 35
In France
Among people born in France, Alice Guy-Blaché ranks 1,006 out of 6,770. Before her are Jacques Hadamard (1865), Jean Moulin (1899), Georges Brassens (1921), René Girard (1923), Pauline Viardot (1821), and Leonard of Noblac (496). After her are Raymond Poulidor (1936), Claude Louis Hector de Villars (1653), Nicolas Chauvin (1790), Julien Green (1900), Louis II of Anjou (1377), and Gérard Mourou (1944).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJacques Hadamard
MATHEMATICIAN
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 1,000
Jean Moulin
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1,001
Georges Brassens
SINGER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1,002
René Girard
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1,003
Pauline Viardot
COMPOSER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 1,004
Leonard of Noblac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
496 - 545
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 1,005
Alice Guy-Blaché
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1968
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 1,006
Raymond Poulidor
CYCLIST
1936 - 2019
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 1,007
Claude Louis Hector de Villars
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1734
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 1,008
Nicolas Chauvin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1790 - 1900
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 1,009
Julien Green
WRITER
1900 - 1998
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 1,010
Louis II of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1377 - 1417
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 1,011
Gérard Mourou
PHYSICIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 1,012
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Alice Guy-Blaché ranks 22. Before her are Jean-Pierre Melville (1917), Claude Lelouch (1937), René Clément (1913), Jacques Demy (1931), Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907), and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1953). After her are Louis Malle (1932), Abel Gance (1889), Jacques Rivette (1928), Jean Vigo (1905), Claude Lanzmann (1925), and Chris Marker (1921).
Jean-Pierre Melville
1917 - 1973
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 16
Claude Lelouch
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 17
René Clément
1913 - 1996
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 18
Jacques Demy
1931 - 1990
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 19
Henri-Georges Clouzot
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 20
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 21
Alice Guy-Blaché
1873 - 1968
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 22
Louis Malle
1932 - 1995
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 23
Abel Gance
1889 - 1981
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 24
Jacques Rivette
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 25
Jean Vigo
1905 - 1934
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 26
Claude Lanzmann
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 27
Chris Marker
1921 - 2012
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 28