1899 - 1963
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 267,846 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Gustaf Gründgens is the 409th most popular film director (down from 393rd in 2019), the 2,147th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,079th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Film Director.
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Among film directors, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 409 out of 1,581. Before him are Alexandre Astruc, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Marc Allégret, Michael Anderson, Jan Troell, and David Yates. After him are Jerzy Stuhr, Michael Radford, Alain Tanner, Bertrand Blier, Claire Denis, and Albert Lamorisse.
1923 - 2016
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 403
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 404
1900 - 1973
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 405
1920 - 2018
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 406
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 407
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 408
1899 - 1963
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 409
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 410
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 411
1929 - 2022
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 412
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 413
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 414
1922 - 1970
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 415
Among people born in 1899, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 92. Before him are Lotte Reiniger, Nicolas Frantz, Eugene Ormandy, Wilhelm Röpke, John Barbirolli, and Marcel Dalio. After him are Benjamin Péret, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, Mart Stam, Soraya Tarzi, Max Simon, and Pancho Vladigerov. Among people deceased in 1963, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 64. Before him are Ferenc Fricsay, Rikidōzan, Garrett Morgan, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Ernst Kantorowicz, and Ramón Gómez de la Serna. After him are Fazlollah Zahedi, Sarit Thanarat, Rahul Sankrityayan, Ngô Đình Nhu, Ernesto Lecuona, and Jacques Villon.
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 86
1899 - 1985
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 87
1899 - 1985
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 88
1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 89
1899 - 1970
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 90
1899 - 1983
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 91
1899 - 1963
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 92
1899 - 1959
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 93
1899 - 1954
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 94
1899 - 1986
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 95
1899 - 1968
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 96
1899 - 1961
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 97
1899 - 1978
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 98
1914 - 1963
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 58
1924 - 1963
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 59
1877 - 1963
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 60
1905 - 1963
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 61
1895 - 1963
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 62
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 63
1899 - 1963
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 64
1897 - 1963
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 65
1908 - 1963
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 66
1893 - 1963
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 67
1910 - 1963
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 68
1895 - 1963
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 69
1875 - 1963
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 70
Among people born in Germany, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 2,147 out of 6,142. Before him are Hans Wilsdorf (1881), Franz Müntefering (1940), Claus Schilling (1871), Hermann Schlegel (1804), George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1784), and Wolfgang Ketterle (1957). After him are Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1769), Heinrich Aldegrever (1502), Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1831), Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809), Manfred Kaltz (1953), and Otto Wöhler (1894).
1881 - 1960
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 2,141
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 2,142
1871 - 1946
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2,143
1804 - 1884
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 2,144
1784 - 1860
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,145
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,146
1899 - 1963
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,147
1769 - 1818
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,148
1502 - 1555
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2,149
1831 - 1855
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,150
1809 - 1886
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,151
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,152
1894 - 1987
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,153
Among film directors born in Germany, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 19. Before him are Thea von Harbou (1888), Douglas Sirk (1897), Margarethe von Trotta (1942), Mike Nichols (1931), Veit Harlan (1899), and Lotte Reiniger (1899). After him are Wolfgang Reitherman (1909), Oskar Fischinger (1900), Peter Stein (1937), Alexander Kluge (1932), Walter Ruttmann (1887), and Walter Frentz (1907).
1888 - 1954
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 13
1897 - 1987
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 14
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 15
1931 - 2014
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 16
1899 - 1964
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 17
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 18
1899 - 1963
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 19
1909 - 1985
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 20
1900 - 1967
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 21
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 22
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 23
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 24
1907 - 2004
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 25