FILM DIRECTOR

Jacques Becker

1906 - 1960

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Jacques Becker (French: [bɛkɛʁ]; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French film director and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Becker has received more than 155,070 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Becker is the 237th most popular film director (up from 277th in 2019), the 1,487th most popular biography from France (up from 1,676th in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jacques Becker ranks 237 out of 2,041. Before him are Věra Chytilová, Gus Van Sant, Edwin S. Porter, Gabriel Axel, Ruggero Deodato, and Terence Young. After him are Béla Tarr, Jafar Panahi, Michael Moore, James Ivory, Yılmaz Güney, and Bertrand Tavernier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Jacques Becker ranks 74. Before him are Douglas McGregor, Zhou Youguang, Carol Reed, Gusztáv Sebes, Missak Manouchian, and Walter Rauff. After him are George Wald, Louise Brooks, Primo Carnera, Muzafer Sherif, Markos Vafeiadis, and Ivan Chernyakhovsky. Among people deceased in 1960, Jacques Becker ranks 38. Before him are Ida Rubinstein, Soghomon Tehlirian, Inejiro Asanuma, Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria, Victor Klemperer, and Paul Abraham. After him are Otoya Yamaguchi, Norodom Suramarit, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Eddie Cochran, Frank Lloyd, and Jussi Björling.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Becker ranks 1,487 out of 6,770. Before him are Guy de Chauliac (1300), Dominique Sanda (1948), Édouard Stephan (1837), Pierre Duhem (1861), Paul Cornu (1881), and Gaston, Count of Eu (1842). After him are Maurice Barrès (1862), Michel Verne (1861), Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337), Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909), Fulk III, Count of Anjou (970), and Henri, Count of Paris (1908).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Jacques Becker ranks 29. Before him are Louis Malle (1932), Abel Gance (1889), Jacques Rivette (1928), Jean Vigo (1905), Claude Lanzmann (1925), and Chris Marker (1921). After him are Bertrand Tavernier (1941), Patrice Chéreau (1944), Frank Darabont (1959), Julien Duvivier (1896), Germaine Dulac (1882), and Just Jaeckin (1940).

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