FILM DIRECTOR
Claire Denis
1946 - Today
Claire Denis
Claire Denis (French: [dəni]; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film Beau Travail (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s and of all time. Other acclaimed works include Trouble Every Day (2001), 35 Shots of Rum (2008), White Material (2009), High Life (2018) and Both Sides of the Blade (2022), the last of which won her the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claire Denis has received more than 1,327,143 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Claire Denis is the 403rd most popular film director (up from 413th in 2019), the 2,291st most popular biography from France (up from 2,324th in 2019) and the 51st most popular French Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
56.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
3.99
Effective Languages (L*)
3.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Claire Denis ranks 403 out of 2,041. Before her are Gene Deitch, Karel Reisz, Tony Gatlif, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, James L. Brooks, and Russ Meyer. After her are Alberto Lattuada, Kaneto Shindo, Christian-Jaque, John Guillermin, André Téchiné, and Jean-Jacques Beineix.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGene Deitch
1924 - 2020
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 397
Karel Reisz
1926 - 2002
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 398
Tony Gatlif
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 399
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
1922 - 2007
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 400
James L. Brooks
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 401
Russ Meyer
1922 - 2004
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 402
Claire Denis
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 403
Alberto Lattuada
1914 - 2005
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 404
Kaneto Shindo
1912 - 2012
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 405
Christian-Jaque
1904 - 1994
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 406
John Guillermin
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 407
André Téchiné
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 408
Jean-Jacques Beineix
1946 - 2022
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 409
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Claire Denis ranks 195. Before her are Ellison Onizuka, André Dussollier, Irena Szewińska, Maria Bethânia, Matthieu Ricard, and Jean-Pierre Jarier. After her are Toquinho, Ismail Khan, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Héctor Lavoe, Stephen Rea, and Sven Nordqvist.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsEllison Onizuka
ASTRONAUT
1946 - 1986
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 189
André Dussollier
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 190
Irena Szewińska
ATHLETE
1946 - 2018
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 191
Maria Bethânia
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 192
Matthieu Ricard
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 193
Jean-Pierre Jarier
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 194
Claire Denis
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 195
Toquinho
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 196
Ismail Khan
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 197
Jean-Jacques Beineix
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 198
Héctor Lavoe
SINGER
1946 - 1993
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 199
Stephen Rea
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 200
Sven Nordqvist
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 201
In France
Among people born in France, Claire Denis ranks 2,291 out of 6,770. Before her are François Berléand (1952), Hans von Salmuth (1888), Jean Chacornac (1823), Georges Claude (1870), Edgar Faure (1908), and Pierre Henry (1927). After her are Jean Paulhan (1884), Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues (1579), Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771), Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona (1487), Maurice René Fréchet (1878), and Alain Robert (1962).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFrançois Berléand
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,285
Hans von Salmuth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1962
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 2,286
Jean Chacornac
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1873
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 2,287
Georges Claude
INVENTOR
1870 - 1960
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 2,288
Edgar Faure
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1988
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2,289
Pierre Henry
COMPOSER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2,290
Claire Denis
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2,291
Jean Paulhan
WRITER
1884 - 1968
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,292
Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1633
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,293
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
BUSINESSPERSON
1771 - 1834
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,294
Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona
POLITICIAN
1487 - 1527
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,295
Maurice René Fréchet
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1973
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,296
Alain Robert
MOUNTAINEER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,297
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Claire Denis ranks 51. Before her are Jacques Doillon (1944), Leos Carax (1960), Alexandre Astruc (1923), Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946), Patrice Leconte (1947), and Jacques Copeau (1879). After her are Christian-Jaque (1904), André Téchiné (1943), Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946), Michel Gondry (1963), Aleksandar Petrović (1929), and Claude Zidi (1934).
Jacques Doillon
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 45
Leos Carax
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 46
Alexandre Astruc
1923 - 2016
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 47
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 48
Patrice Leconte
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 49
Jacques Copeau
1879 - 1949
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 50
Claire Denis
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 51
Christian-Jaque
1904 - 1994
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 52
André Téchiné
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 53
Jean-Jacques Beineix
1946 - 2022
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 54
Michel Gondry
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 55
Aleksandar Petrović
1929 - 1994
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 56
Claude Zidi
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 57