FILM DIRECTOR

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

1948 - Today

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Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 17 June 1948) is an Icelandic film director. He is the brother of mathematician Þorvaldur Gunnlaugsson and the lawyer Snædís Gunnlaugsdóttir and the actress Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. He is mostly known for his series of Viking films, sometimes called "Cod Westerns". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hrafn Gunnlaugsson has received more than 43,667 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Hrafn Gunnlaugsson is the 1,138th most popular film director (down from 1,111th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 61st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Icelander Film Director.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.28

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  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson ranks 1,138 out of 2,041. Before him are Maurice Cloche, Pete Docter, Shawn Levy, Wally Pfister, Alan Ball, and Ron Clements. After him are Guru Dutt, Oleg Sentsov, Chuck Russell, Gabriele Salvatores, Jon Turteltaub, and Frederic Zelnik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson ranks 484. Before him are Ever Almeida, Olivia Harrison, Talgat Tadzhuddin, Joseph Marcell, Giuseppe Petrocchi, and Phil Mogg. After him are Dale Gardner, Radojka Šverko, Edzard Ernst, Itzhak Shum, Yevhen Arzhanov, and Goodwill Zwelithini.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson ranks 65 out of 190. Before him are Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson (1847), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), and Þorsteinn Pálsson (1947). After him are Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Jóhann Hafstein (1915), Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876), Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889), and Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iceland

Among film directors born in Iceland, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson ranks 3. Before him are Baltasar Kormákur (1966), and Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (1954).

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