FILM DIRECTOR
Benjamin Christensen
1879 - 1959
Benjamin Christensen
Benjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 – 2 April 1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor, both in film and on the stage. As a director, he was best known for his 1922 film Häxan (aka Witchcraft Through the Ages). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Christensen has received more than 141,681 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Benjamin Christensen is the 839th most popular film director (down from 711th in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 347th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Danish Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
50.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.59
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Benjamin Christensen ranks 839 out of 2,041. Before him are Henri Decoin, Timothy Treadwell, Mick Jackson, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Hong Sang-soo, and Raoul Coutard. After him are Rustam Ibragimbekov, Rosa von Praunheim, Alexander Rou, Luis Puenzo, Sergio Martino, and András Kovács.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenri Decoin
1890 - 1969
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 833
Timothy Treadwell
1957 - 2003
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 834
Mick Jackson
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 835
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
1928 - 1996
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 836
Hong Sang-soo
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 837
Raoul Coutard
1924 - 2016
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 838
Benjamin Christensen
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 839
Rustam Ibragimbekov
1939 - 2022
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 840
Rosa von Praunheim
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 841
Alexander Rou
1906 - 1973
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 842
Luis Puenzo
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 843
Sergio Martino
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 844
András Kovács
1925 - 2017
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 845
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Benjamin Christensen ranks 148. Before him are Urban Gad, Jin Shuren, Walery Sławek, Otto Wahle, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, and René Pottier. After him are Osman Aqçoqraqlı, Petros Persakis, Adolf Wiklund, Wladimir Aïtoff, Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov, and Pierre Cérésole. Among people deceased in 1959, Benjamin Christensen ranks 120. Before him are Mutara III Rudahigwa, Edmund Goulding, Pierre Frieden, Charles Starkweather, Friedrich Waismann, and Maxwell Anderson. After him are Franz Blücher, Boris Eikhenbaum, Sténio Vincent, Stepan Erzia, Alfonso López Pumarejo, and Jacob Epstein.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsUrban Gad
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1947
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 142
Jin Shuren
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 143
Walery Sławek
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1939
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 144
Otto Wahle
SWIMMER
1879 - 1963
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 145
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 146
René Pottier
CYCLIST
1879 - 1907
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 147
Benjamin Christensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 148
Osman Aqçoqraqlı
WRITER
1879 - 1938
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 149
Petros Persakis
GYMNAST
1879 - 1952
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 150
Adolf Wiklund
COMPOSER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 151
Wladimir Aïtoff
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 152
Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 153
Pierre Cérésole
ENGINEER
1879 - 1945
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 154
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsMutara III Rudahigwa
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1959
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 114
Edmund Goulding
FILM DIRECTOR
1891 - 1959
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 115
Pierre Frieden
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1959
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 116
Charles Starkweather
EXTREMIST
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 117
Friedrich Waismann
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1959
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 118
Maxwell Anderson
WRITER
1888 - 1959
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 119
Benjamin Christensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 120
Franz Blücher
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1959
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 121
Boris Eikhenbaum
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1959
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 122
Sténio Vincent
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 123
Stepan Erzia
SCULPTOR
1876 - 1959
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 124
Alfonso López Pumarejo
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1959
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 125
Jacob Epstein
SCULPTOR
1880 - 1959
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 126
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Benjamin Christensen ranks 402 out of 1,032. Before him are Kristian Zahrtmann (1843), Sofie Gråbøl (1968), Karin Michaëlis (1872), Wilhelm Bendz (1804), Jacob Riis (1849), and Georg Mohr (1640). After him are Johanne Luise Heiberg (1812), Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821), Karl Aage Præst (1922), Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1685), Theodor Philipsen (1840), and L. A. Ring (1854).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsKristian Zahrtmann
PAINTER
1843 - 1917
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 396
Sofie Gråbøl
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 397
Karin Michaëlis
WRITER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 398
Wilhelm Bendz
PAINTER
1804 - 1832
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 399
Jacob Riis
JOURNALIST
1849 - 1914
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 400
Georg Mohr
MATHEMATICIAN
1640 - 1697
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 401
Benjamin Christensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 402
Johanne Luise Heiberg
ACTOR
1812 - 1890
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 403
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1821 - 1885
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 404
Karl Aage Præst
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 405
Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1761
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 406
Theodor Philipsen
PAINTER
1840 - 1920
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 407
L. A. Ring
PAINTER
1854 - 1933
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 408
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Denmark
Among film directors born in Denmark, Benjamin Christensen ranks 11. Before him are Thomas Vinterberg (1969), Susanne Bier (1960), Henning Carlsen (1927), Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (1947), Erik Balling (1924), and Urban Gad (1879). After him are Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), Jørgen Leth (1937), Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914), August Blom (1869), Lone Scherfig (1959), and Niels Arden Oplev (1961).
Thomas Vinterberg
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 5
Susanne Bier
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 6
Henning Carlsen
1927 - 2014
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 7
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 8
Erik Balling
1924 - 2005
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 9
Urban Gad
1879 - 1947
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 10
Benjamin Christensen
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 11
Nicolas Winding Refn
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 12
Jørgen Leth
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 13
Astrid Henning-Jensen
1914 - 2002
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 14
August Blom
1869 - 1947
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 15
Lone Scherfig
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 16
Niels Arden Oplev
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 17