1924 - 2020
Eugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gene Deitch has received more than 1,173,386 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Deitch is the 373rd most popular film director (down from 145th in 2019), the 2,422nd most popular biography from United States (down from 982nd in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Film Director.
Gene Deitch is most famous for his work on the animated series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, which he created with Jay Ward.
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Among film directors, Gene Deitch ranks 373 out of 1,581. Before him are Norman Jewison, Lo Wei, Adolph Zukor, Irvin Kershner, Alexander Korda, and Luigi Comencini. After him are Bo Widerberg, Michael Apted, Georgiy Daneliya, Veit Harlan, Adrian Lyne, and Sofia Coppola.
1926 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 367
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 368
1873 - 1976
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 369
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 370
1893 - 1956
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 371
1916 - 2007
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 372
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 373
1930 - 1997
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 374
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 375
1930 - 2019
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 376
1899 - 1964
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 377
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 378
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 379
Among people born in 1924, Gene Deitch ranks 119. Before him are Walter Gotell, Rik Van Steenbergen, Marina Berti, Richard Bull, Paisios of Mount Athos, and Dawda Jawara. After him are Daniel Inouye, Jean Girault, Khamtai Siphandon, Rikidōzan, E. P. Thompson, and Aman Andom. Among people deceased in 2020, Gene Deitch ranks 125. Before him are Bill Gates Sr., Jean Kennedy Smith, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Daniel arap Moi, Shin Kyuk-ho, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. After him are Mory Kanté, Dana Zátopková, Otto Barić, Ben Cross, Pascal Lissouba, and Peter Sutcliffe.
1924 - 1997
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 113
1924 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 114
1924 - 2002
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 115
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 116
1924 - 1994
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 117
1924 - 2019
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 118
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 119
1924 - 2012
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 120
1924 - 1982
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 121
1924 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 122
1924 - 1963
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 123
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 124
1924 - 1974
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 125
1925 - 2020
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 119
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 120
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 121
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 122
1921 - 2020
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 123
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 124
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 125
1950 - 2020
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 126
1922 - 2020
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 127
1933 - 2020
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 128
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 129
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 130
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 131
Among people born in United States, Gene Deitch ranks 2,422 out of 18,182. Before him are Irvin Kershner (1923), Alex Haley (1921), Berenice Abbott (1898), Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890), John Glover (1944), and Herbert Blumer (1900). After him are Daniel Inouye (1924), John B. Kelly Sr. (1889), Edwin Hall (1855), Ralph Asher Alpher (1921), Vesto Slipher (1875), and William H. Seward (1801).
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 2,416
1921 - 1992
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 2,417
1898 - 1991
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2,418
1890 - 1954
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2,419
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 2,420
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 2,421
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 2,422
1924 - 2012
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 2,423
1889 - 1960
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 2,424
1855 - 1938
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 2,425
1921 - 2007
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 2,426
1875 - 1969
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 2,427
1801 - 1872
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 2,428
Among film directors born in United States, Gene Deitch ranks 107. Before him are Gerard Damiano (1928), James L. Brooks (1940), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Merian C. Cooper (1893), and Irvin Kershner (1923). After him are Sofia Coppola (1971), Robert Benton (1932), John McTiernan (1951), Sam Wood (1883), Joe Dante (1946), and Donald P. Bellisario (1935).
1928 - 2008
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 101
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 102
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 103
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 104
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 105
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 106
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 107
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 108
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 109
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 110
1883 - 1949
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 111
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 112
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 113