1933 - 2022
Robert Jay Rafelson (February 21, 1933 – July 23, 2022) was an American film director, writer and producer. He is regarded as one of the key figures in the founding of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Among his best-known films as a director include those made as part of the company he co-founded, Raybert/BBS Productions, Five Easy Pieces (1970) and The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) as well as acclaimed later films, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) and Mountains of the Moon (1990). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Rafelson has received more than 570,894 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Rafelson is the 858th most popular film director (down from 719th in 2019), the 5,604th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,668th in 2019) and the 216th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Bob Rafelson ranks 858 out of 1,581. Before him are Raymond Bernard, Christian Petzold, Ferzan Özpetek, Robert Towne, Yash Chopra, and Tran Anh Hung. After him are Pyotr Todorovsky, Shane Black, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Mitchell Leisen, Ludwig Berger, and Pasquale Festa Campanile.
1891 - 1977
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 852
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 853
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 854
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 855
1932 - 2012
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 856
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 857
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 858
1925 - 2013
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 859
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 860
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 861
1898 - 1972
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 862
1892 - 1969
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 863
1927 - 1986
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 864
Among people born in 1933, Bob Rafelson ranks 271. Before him are Nicolae Rainea, Ayako Wakao, Jonathan Penrose, Titus Buberník, H. D. Deve Gowda, and James Wolfensohn. After him are Wayne Rogers, Najah al-Attar, René Felber, Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Nicholas Pileggi, and Haruo Remeliik. Among people deceased in 2022, Bob Rafelson ranks 262. Before him are Amos Sawyer, Bo Hopkins, Titus Buberník, Petar Skansi, Vittorio Adorni, and Loretta Lynn. After him are Guy Lafleur, Michel Deguy, Louie Anderson, Rupiah Banda, Akira Takarada, and Zhang Jie.
1933 - 2015
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 265
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 266
1933 - 2021
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 267
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 268
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 269
1933 - 2020
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 270
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 271
1933 - 2015
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 272
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 273
1933 - 2020
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 274
1933 - 2023
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 275
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 276
1933 - 1985
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 277
1945 - 2022
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 256
1942 - 2022
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 257
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 258
1943 - 2022
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 259
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 260
1932 - 2022
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 261
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 262
1951 - 2022
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 263
1930 - 2022
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 264
1953 - 2022
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 265
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 266
1934 - 2022
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 267
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 268
Among people born in United States, Bob Rafelson ranks 5,604 out of 18,182. Before him are Taraji P. Henson (1970), Richard Jaeckel (1926), Levon Helm (1940), Sarah Goodridge (1788), Robert David Hall (1947), and Robert Leckie (1920). After him are David Dinkins (1927), Gerrit Smith Miller (1869), Edward Livingston (1764), Marcus Hurley (1883), Jude Ciccolella (1947), and Hendrik Wade Bode (1905).
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 5,598
1926 - 1997
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 5,599
1940 - 2012
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 5,600
1788 - 1853
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 5,601
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 5,602
1920 - 2001
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 5,603
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 5,604
1927 - 2020
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 5,605
1869 - 1956
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 5,606
1764 - 1836
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 5,607
1883 - 1941
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 5,608
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 5,609
1905 - 1982
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 5,610
Among film directors born in United States, Bob Rafelson ranks 216. Before him are Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Budd Boetticher (1916), George Sidney (1916), Paul Morrissey (1938), Dorothy Arzner (1897), and Robert Towne (1934). After him are Shane Black (1961), Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Mitchell Leisen (1898), Rob Marshall (1960), John Lee Hancock (1956), and Stuart Gordon (1947).
1912 - 1993
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 210
1916 - 2001
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 211
1916 - 2002
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 212
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 213
1897 - 1979
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 214
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 215
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 216
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 217
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 218
1898 - 1972
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 219
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 220
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 221
1947 - 2020
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 222