Film Director
Costa-Gavras
1933 - today
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Costa-Gavras
His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Costa-Gavras is the 114th most popular film director (down from 81st in 2024), the 191st most popular biography from Greece (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Film Director.
Costa-gavras is most famous for his political films, most notably "Z," which tells the story of a military coup in Greece, and "Missing," which tells the story of the CIA's involvement in the disappearance of a U.S. citizen.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Costa-Gavras ranks 114 out of 2,041. Before him are Edwin S. Porter, George Cukor, Robert Altman, Walter Hill, Mel Brooks, and Satyajit Ray. After him are John Woo, Jules Dassin, William Hanna, Wes Craven, Michael Curtiz, and Sam Peckinpah.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Edwin S. Porter
1870 - 1941
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 108
George Cukor
1899 - 1983
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 109
Robert Altman
1925 - 2006
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 110
Walter Hill
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 111
Mel Brooks
1926 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 112
Satyajit Ray
1921 - 1992
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 113
Costa-Gavras
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 114
John Woo
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 115
Jules Dassin
1911 - 2008
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 116
William Hanna
1910 - 2001
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 117
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 118
Michael Curtiz
1886 - 1962
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 119
Sam Peckinpah
1925 - 1984
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 120
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Costa-Gavras ranks 42. Before him are Quincy Jones, Edmund Phelps, Álvaro Siza Vieira, Robert Curl, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, and Jerry Falwell. After him are Joan Collins, Ilia II of Georgia, Rik Van Looy, Bernardo Provenzano, Samora Machel, and John Hopfield.
Others Born in 1933
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Quincy Jones
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 36
Edmund Phelps
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 37
Álvaro Siza Vieira
ARCHITECT
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 38
Robert Curl
CHEMIST
1933 - 2022
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 39
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
PHYSICIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 40
Jerry Falwell
WRITER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 41
Costa-Gavras
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 42
Joan Collins
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 43
Ilia II of Georgia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 44
Rik Van Looy
CYCLIST
1933 - 2024
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 45
Bernardo Provenzano
MAFIOSO
1933 - 2016
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 46
Samora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 47
John Hopfield
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 48
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Costa-Gavras ranks 191 out of NaN. Before him are Jerry Falwell (1933), Xanthippus (-590), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), and Thaïs (-400). After him are Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Herodes Atticus (101), Aenesidemus (-80), Cleobulus (-590), Meton of Athens (-500), and Thespis (-600).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsJerry Falwell
WRITER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 185
Xanthippus
POLITICIAN
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 186
Konstantinos Karamanlis
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 187
Gorgo, Queen of Sparta
COMPANION
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 188
Aristarchus of Samothrace
WRITER
217 BC - 144 BC
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 189
Thaïs
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 190
Costa-Gavras
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 191
Hipparchia of Maroneia
PHILOSOPHER
350 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 192
Herodes Atticus
POLITICIAN
101 - 177
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 193
Aenesidemus
PHILOSOPHER
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 194
Cleobulus
PHILOSOPHER
590 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 195
Meton of Athens
MATHEMATICIAN
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 196
Thespis
ACTOR
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 197
Among Film Directors In Greece
Among film directors born in Greece, Costa-Gavras ranks 2. Before him are Theo Angelopoulos (1935). After him are Şerif Gören (1944), Yorgos Lanthimos (1973), Nikos Koundouros (1926), Athina Rachel Tsangari (1966), and Phedon Papamichael (1962).
Theo Angelopoulos
1935 - 2012
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 1
Costa-Gavras
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 2
Şerif Gören
1944 - 2024
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 3
Yorgos Lanthimos
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 4
Nikos Koundouros
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 5
Athina Rachel Tsangari
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 6
Phedon Papamichael
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 7
