Film Director

Ferzan Özpetek

Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter (born 1959)

1959 - today

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Ferzan Özpetek

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Ferzan Özpetek is the 835th most popular film director (down from 589th in 2024), the 1,038th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 872nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Film Director.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 835 out of 2,041. Before him are Harun Farocki, Stephen Daldry, Yevgeni Bauer, Edgar G. Ulmer, Luis Trenker, and Arturo Ripstein. After him are Edgar Reitz, Mick Jackson, Pyotr Chardynin, Jan Machulski, Ronald Neame, and Alexandre Trauner.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Harun Farocki
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 829
Stephen Daldry
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 830
Yevgeni Bauer
1865 - 1917
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 831
Edgar G. Ulmer
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 832
Luis Trenker
1892 - 1990
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 833
Arturo Ripstein
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 834
Ferzan Özpetek
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 835
Edgar Reitz
1932 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 836
Mick Jackson
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 837
Pyotr Chardynin
1873 - 1934
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 838
Jan Machulski
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 839
Ronald Neame
1911 - 2010
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 840
Alexandre Trauner
1906 - 1993
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 841

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 216. Before him are Maria Guleghina, Blaž Slišković, Ezzaki Badou, Guy Laliberté, Stephen Wolfram, and Sérgio da Rocha. After him are Fyodor Yurchikhin, Goran Sukno, Aleksei Balabanov, Leila de Lima, Ricardo Gallego, and Adrian Paul.

Others Born in 1959

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Maria Guleghina
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 210
Blaž Slišković
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 211
Ezzaki Badou
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 212
Guy Laliberté
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 213
Stephen Wolfram
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 214
Sérgio da Rocha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 215
Ferzan Özpetek
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 216
Fyodor Yurchikhin
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 217
Goran Sukno
ATHLETE
1959 - 2026
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 218
Aleksei Balabanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - 2013
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 219
Leila de Lima
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 220
Ricardo Gallego
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 221
Adrian Paul
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 222

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 1,038 out of NaN. Before him are Zülfü Livaneli (1946), Paris Pişmiş (1911), Hrachia Acharian (1876), Seyla Benhabib (1950), Antony II of Constantinople (829), and Gessius Florus (100). After him are Yusuf Dikeç (1973), Bayram Şit (1930), Krikor Zohrab (1861), Doğu Perinçek (1942), John X of Constantinople (1200), and Mleh, Prince of Armenia (1200).

Others born in Türkiye

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Zülfü Livaneli
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,032
Paris Pişmiş
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,033
Hrachia Acharian
LINGUIST
1876 - 1953
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,034
Seyla Benhabib
PHILOSOPHER
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,035
Antony II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
829 - 901
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 1,036
Gessius Florus
POLITICIAN
100 - 100
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,037
Ferzan Özpetek
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,038
Yusuf Dikeç
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,039
Bayram Şit
WRESTLER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,040
Krikor Zohrab
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1915
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,041
Doğu Perinçek
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1,042
John X of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1206
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,043
Mleh, Prince of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1175
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,044