FILM DIRECTOR

Gustaf Gründgens

1899 - 1963

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Gustaf Gründgens (German: [ˈɡʊs.taf ˈɡʁʏnt.ɡəns] ; 22 December 1899 – 7 October 1963), born Gustav Heinrich Arnold Gründgens, was one of Germany's most famous and influential actors of the 20th century, and artistic director of theatres in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustaf Gründgens has received more than 291,578 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Gustaf Gründgens is the 352nd most popular film director (up from 408th in 2019), the 1,920th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,145th in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Film Director.

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 352 out of 2,041. Before him are John Landis, Georgiy Daneliya, Stanley Donen, Ermanno Olmi, Ray Harryhausen, and Mika Kaurismäki. After him are Guy Hamilton, Valerio Zurlini, François Ozon, Mikio Naruse, Clifford Odets, and Juan Antonio Bardem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 83. Before him are Hayato Ikeda, Irving Thalberg, Gustav Ucicky, Nikolay Voronov, Akim Tamiroff, and Michał Kalecki. After him are Ida Kamińska, Richard Hauptmann, Haim Arlosoroff, Benjamin Péret, Osman Batur, and Veit Harlan. Among people deceased in 1963, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 54. Before him are Ferenc Fricsay, William Carlos Williams, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Fritz Reiner, Alexander Marinesko, and Camille Chautemps. After him are Rikidōzan, Dinah Washington, Garrett Morgan, Georg Lindemann, Clifford Odets, and W. E. B. Du Bois.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 1,920 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1647), Simon Mayr (1763), Ulric Neisser (1928), Frederick of Utrecht (780), William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1602), and Franz Xaver von Baader (1765). After him are Prince Konrad of Bavaria (1883), Otto von Lossow (1868), Barbara Sukowa (1950), Berthold, Duke of Merania (1153), Friedrich Ebert Jr. (1894), and Michael Maestlin (1550).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 17. Before him are Max Ophüls (1902), Margarethe von Trotta (1942), Douglas Sirk (1897), Thea von Harbou (1888), Robert Siodmak (1900), and Mike Nichols (1931). After him are Veit Harlan (1899), Lotte Reiniger (1899), Wolfgang Reitherman (1909), Walter Ruttmann (1887), Oskar Fischinger (1900), and Walter Frentz (1907).

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