Film Director
Francis Ford Coppola
1939 - today
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Francis Ford Coppola
His biography is available in 90 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2024). Francis Ford Coppola is the 23rd most popular film director, the 206th most popular biography from United States (down from 154th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Film Director.
Francis Ford Coppola is most famous for directing the Godfather trilogy, which includes The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part III.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Francis Ford Coppola ranks 23 out of 2,041. Before him are Ridley Scott, Bernardo Bertolucci, Luchino Visconti, Luis Buñuel, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Sergio Leone. After him are François Truffaut, Cecil B. DeMille, Miloš Forman, George Lucas, Jean-Luc Godard, and Konstantin Stanislavski.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Ridley Scott
1937 - Present
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 17
Bernardo Bertolucci
1941 - 2018
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 18
Luchino Visconti
1906 - 1976
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 19
Luis Buñuel
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 20
Andrei Tarkovsky
1932 - 1986
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 21
Sergio Leone
1929 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 22
Francis Ford Coppola
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 23
François Truffaut
1932 - 1984
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 24
Cecil B. DeMille
1881 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 25
Miloš Forman
1932 - 2018
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 26
George Lucas
1944 - Present
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 27
Jean-Luc Godard
1930 - 2022
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 28
Konstantin Stanislavski
1863 - 1938
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Francis Ford Coppola ranks 5. Before him are Ali Khamenei, Marvin Gaye, Terence Hill, and Tina Turner. After him are Ian McKellen, Lee Harvey Oswald, Stanislav Petrov, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Peter Grünberg, Giovanni Trapattoni, and Amos Oz.
Others Born in 1939
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Ali Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2026
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 1
Marvin Gaye
SINGER
1939 - 1984
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 2
Terence Hill
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 3
Tina Turner
SINGER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 4
Francis Ford Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 5
Ian McKellen
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 6
Lee Harvey Oswald
EXTREMIST
1939 - 1963
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 7
Stanislav Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2017
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 8
Gro Harlem Brundtland
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 9
Peter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 10
Giovanni Trapattoni
COACH
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 11
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Francis Ford Coppola ranks 206 out of NaN. Before him are Douglas MacArthur (1880), Ed Asner (1929), Herbert Hoover (1874), Henry Fonda (1905), Noah Webster (1758), and Denzel Washington (1954). After him are James Monroe (1758), Robert Redford (1936), Pearl S. Buck (1892), Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. (1915), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1954), and Mariah Carey (1969).
Others born in United States
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Douglas MacArthur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1964
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 200
Ed Asner
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 201
Herbert Hoover
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1964
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 202
Henry Fonda
ACTOR
1905 - 1982
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 203
Noah Webster
LINGUIST
1758 - 1843
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 204
Denzel Washington
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 205
Francis Ford Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 206
James Monroe
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1831
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 207
Robert Redford
ACTOR
1936 - 2025
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 208
Pearl S. Buck
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 209
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2011
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 210
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 211
Mariah Carey
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 212
Among Film Directors In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Francis Ford Coppola ranks 7. Before him are Steven Spielberg (1946), Martin Scorsese (1942), David Lynch (1946), Stanley Kubrick (1928), D. W. Griffith (1875), and Woody Allen (1935). After him are Cecil B. DeMille (1881), George Lucas (1944), Michael Mann (1943), Quentin Tarantino (1963), John Ford (1894), and Tim Burton (1958).
Steven Spielberg
1946 - Present
HPI: 87.65
Rank: 1
Martin Scorsese
1942 - Present
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 2
David Lynch
1946 - 2025
HPI: 82.53
Rank: 3
Stanley Kubrick
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 4
D. W. Griffith
1875 - 1948
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 5
Woody Allen
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 6
Francis Ford Coppola
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 7
Cecil B. DeMille
1881 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 8
George Lucas
1944 - Present
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 9
Michael Mann
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 10
Quentin Tarantino
1963 - Present
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 11
John Ford
1894 - 1973
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 12
Tim Burton
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 13
