Film Director

Frank Capra

Italian-born American film director

1897 - 1991

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Frank Capra

His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2024). Frank Capra is the 66th most popular film director (up from 71st in 2024), the 673rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 616th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Film Director.

Frank Capra is most famous for being a film director, producer, and writer. He is best known for directing the films "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

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Frank Capra's biography appears in 72 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 98% of all Film Directors.

#66 / 2,296

Frank Capra ranks #66 of 2,296 Film Directors worldwide, placing them among the top 3% of the profession.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Frank Capra ranks 66 out of 2,296. Before him are Michael Haneke, Abbas Kiarostami, Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Lars von Trier, and Sergei Parajanov. After him are Sydney Pollack, William Wyler, Claude Chabrol, Chuck Jones, Luc Besson, and David Cronenberg.

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Michael Haneke
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 60
Abbas Kiarostami
1940 - 2016
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 61
Werner Herzog
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 62
Éric Rohmer
1920 - 2010
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 63
Lars von Trier
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 64
Sergei Parajanov
1924 - 1990
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 65
Frank Capra
1897 - 1991
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 66
Sydney Pollack
1934 - 2008
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 67
William Wyler
1902 - 1981
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 68
Claude Chabrol
1930 - 2010
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 69
Chuck Jones
1912 - 2002
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 70
Luc Besson
1959 - Present
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 71
David Cronenberg
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 72

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Frank Capra ranks 25. Before him are Wilhelm Reich, Georges Bataille, Odd Hassel, Louis Aragon, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, and Ferenc Szálasi. After him are Gordon Allport, Kurt Schuschnigg, Norbert Elias, Enid Blyton, Pola Negri, and Georg Wittig. Among people deceased in 1991, Frank Capra ranks 18. Before him are Gustáv Husák, W. Arthur Lewis, Jiang Qing, Graham Greene, John Bardeen, and Miles Davis. After him are Marcel Lefebvre, Lazar Kaganovich, Ragnar Granit, Soichiro Honda, Oona O'Neill, and Margot Fonteyn.

Others Born in 1897

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Wilhelm Reich
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 19
Georges Bataille
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 20
Odd Hassel
CHEMIST
1897 - 1981
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 21
Louis Aragon
WRITER
1897 - 1982
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 22
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1918
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 23
Ferenc Szálasi
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1946
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 24
Frank Capra
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1991
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 25
Gordon Allport
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 26
Kurt Schuschnigg
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1977
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 27
Norbert Elias
SOCIOLOGIST
1897 - 1990
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 28
Enid Blyton
WRITER
1897 - 1968
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 29
Pola Negri
ACTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 30
Georg Wittig
CHEMIST
1897 - 1987
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 31