Film Director
Hany Abu-Assad
Dutch-Palestinian film director, screenwriter and film producer
1961 - today
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Hany Abu-Assad
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Hany Abu-Assad is the 1,153rd most popular film director (up from 1,185th in 2024), the 296th most popular biography from Israel (up from 298th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Israeli Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Hany Abu-Assad ranks 1,153 out of 2,041. Before him are Duncan Jones, Scott Derrickson, Gordon Parks, John Flynn, Zhang Shichuan, and Zalman King. After him are Jon Amiel, Chris Renaud, John Musker, Roman Viktyuk, Cristina Comencini, and Richard Williams.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Duncan Jones
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,147
Scott Derrickson
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,148
Gordon Parks
1912 - 2006
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,149
John Flynn
1932 - 2007
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,150
Zhang Shichuan
1890 - 1954
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,151
Zalman King
1941 - 2012
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,152
Hany Abu-Assad
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,153
Jon Amiel
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,154
Chris Renaud
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,155
John Musker
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,156
Roman Viktyuk
1936 - 2020
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1,157
Cristina Comencini
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 1,158
Richard Williams
1933 - 2019
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 1,159
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Hany Abu-Assad ranks 301. Before him are Catherine Oxenberg, Fausto Gresini, Truls Mørk, Ann Linde, Kjell Westö, and Kiyotaka Matsui. After him are Elpidia Carrillo, Alison Moyet, Anthony Wong, Corinne Hermès, Julian Bailey, and Juan Carlos Osorio.
Others Born in 1961
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Catherine Oxenberg
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 295
Fausto Gresini
RACING DRIVER
1961 - 2021
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 296
Truls Mørk
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 297
Ann Linde
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 298
Kjell Westö
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 299
Kiyotaka Matsui
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 300
Hany Abu-Assad
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 301
Elpidia Carrillo
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 302
Alison Moyet
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 303
Anthony Wong
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 304
Corinne Hermès
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 305
Julian Bailey
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 306
Juan Carlos Osorio
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 307
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Hany Abu-Assad ranks 296 out of NaN. Before him are S. Yizhar (1916), Yossi Benayoun (1980), Giora Spiegel (1947), Gilad Shalit (1986), Geulah Cohen (1925), and Ora Namir (1930). After him are Mustafa Barghouti (1954), Yoseph Imry (1939), Avraham Burg (1955), Menachem Bello (1947), Mili Avital (1972), and Benny Hinn (1952).
Others born in Israel
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S. Yizhar
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 290
Yossi Benayoun
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 291
Giora Spiegel
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 292
Gilad Shalit
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 293
Geulah Cohen
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 294
Ora Namir
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 295
Hany Abu-Assad
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 296
Mustafa Barghouti
PHYSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 297
Yoseph Imry
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 298
Avraham Burg
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 299
Menachem Bello
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 300
Mili Avital
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 301
Benny Hinn
PRESENTER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 302
Among Film Directors In Israel
Among film directors born in Israel, Hany Abu-Assad ranks 8. Before him are Assi Dayan (1945), Amos Gitai (1950), Ralph Bakshi (1938), Avi Arad (1948), Ari Folman (1962), and Elia Suleiman (1960). After him are Samuel Maoz (1962), Oren Peli (1970), Etan Cohen (1974), and Oren Moverman (1966).
Assi Dayan
1945 - 2014
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 2
Amos Gitai
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 3
Ralph Bakshi
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 4
Avi Arad
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 5
Ari Folman
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 6
Elia Suleiman
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 7
Hany Abu-Assad
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8
Samuel Maoz
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 9
Oren Peli
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 10
Etan Cohen
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 11
Oren Moverman
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 12
