Film Director
Ismail Merchant
1936 - 2005
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Ismail Merchant
His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Ismail Merchant is the 1,323rd most popular film director (up from 1,440th in 2024), the 799th most popular biography from India (up from 816th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Indian Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Ismail Merchant ranks 1,323 out of 2,041. Before him are Alan Crosland, Bertrand Bonello, Wally Pfister, Guru Dutt, Aleksandr Zarkhi, and Douglas Trumbull. After him are David Koepp, José Padilha, Walter Lassally, Nunnally Johnson, Michel Brault, and Kirill Serebrennikov.
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Alan Crosland
1894 - 1936
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 1,317
Bertrand Bonello
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1,318
Wally Pfister
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,319
Guru Dutt
1925 - 1964
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,320
Aleksandr Zarkhi
1908 - 1997
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,321
Douglas Trumbull
1942 - 2022
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,322
Ismail Merchant
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,323
David Koepp
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,324
José Padilha
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,325
Walter Lassally
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 1,326
Nunnally Johnson
1897 - 1977
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 1,327
Michel Brault
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 1,328
Kirill Serebrennikov
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,329
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Ismail Merchant ranks 485. Before him are Hannu Salama, Carl Kaufmann, Lawrence Gordon, Oreste Corbatta, Hans Grodotzki, and Rubén Héctor Sosa. After him are Marino Klinger, Ferenc Németh, Gavriil Popov, Žarko Nikolić, Hugh Anderson, and Isaac Berger. Among people deceased in 2005, Ismail Merchant ranks 304. Before him are Maria Vierdag, Jim Capaldi, Atef Sedky, Miriam Rothschild, Raoul Bott, and Humphrey Carpenter. After him are David Lange, Hubert Curien, Leonid Shamkovich, Percy Heath, Faimalaga Luka, and Lucky Thompson.
Others Born in 1936
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Hannu Salama
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 479
Carl Kaufmann
ATHLETE
1936 - 2008
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 480
Lawrence Gordon
PRODUCER
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 481
Oreste Corbatta
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1991
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 482
Hans Grodotzki
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 483
Rubén Héctor Sosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 484
Ismail Merchant
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 485
Marino Klinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1975
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 486
Ferenc Németh
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 487
Gavriil Popov
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 488
Žarko Nikolić
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 489
Hugh Anderson
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 490
Isaac Berger
ATHLETE
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 491
Others Deceased in 2005
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Maria Vierdag
SWIMMER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 298
Jim Capaldi
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2005
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 299
Atef Sedky
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2005
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 300
Miriam Rothschild
BIOLOGIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 301
Raoul Bott
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 302
Humphrey Carpenter
WRITER
1946 - 2005
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 303
Ismail Merchant
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 304
David Lange
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2005
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 305
Hubert Curien
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2005
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 306
Leonid Shamkovich
CHESS PLAYER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 307
Percy Heath
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 308
Faimalaga Luka
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2005
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 309
Lucky Thompson
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2005
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 310
In India
Among people born in India, Ismail Merchant ranks 799 out of NaN. Before him are Parineeti Chopra (1988), Rolf Edling (1943), Guru Dutt (1925), Dwarkanath Tagore (1794), Jennifer Winget (1985), and Surendranath Banerjee (1848). After him are Spike Milligan (1918), Danny Denzongpa (1948), Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896), Stan Swamy (1937), Preity Zinta (1975), and Verghese Kurien (1921).
Others born in India
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Parineeti Chopra
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 793
Rolf Edling
FENCER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 794
Guru Dutt
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1964
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 795
Dwarkanath Tagore
BUSINESSPERSON
1794 - 1846
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 796
Jennifer Winget
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 797
Surendranath Banerjee
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 798
Ismail Merchant
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 799
Spike Milligan
ACTOR
1918 - 2002
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 800
Danny Denzongpa
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 801
Gopal Swarup Pathak
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1982
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 802
Stan Swamy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1937 - 2021
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 803
Preity Zinta
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 804
Verghese Kurien
ENGINEER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 805
Among Film Directors In India
Among film directors born in India, Ismail Merchant ranks 13. Before him are Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Shyam Benegal (1934), Dara Singh (1928), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), S. Shankar (1963), and Guru Dutt (1925). After him are Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), Goutam Ghose (1950), Tarsem Singh (1961), Deepa Mehta (1950), Ardeshir Irani (1886), and Deepak Tijori (1961).
Dadasaheb Phalke
1870 - 1944
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 7
Shyam Benegal
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 8
Dara Singh
1928 - 2012
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 9
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1914 - 1987
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 10
S. Shankar
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 11
Guru Dutt
1925 - 1964
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 12
Ismail Merchant
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 13
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 14
Goutam Ghose
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 15
Tarsem Singh
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 16
Deepa Mehta
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 17
Ardeshir Irani
1886 - 1969
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 18
Deepak Tijori
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 19
