FILM DIRECTOR
Jacques Rivette
1928 - 2016
Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette (French: [ʒak ʁivɛt]; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma. He made twenty-nine films, including L'Amour fou (1969), Out 1 (1971), Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), and La Belle Noiseuse (1991). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Rivette has received more than 611,814 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Jacques Rivette is the 175th most popular film director (down from 163rd in 2019), the 1,123rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,065th in 2019) and the 25th most popular French Film Director.
Jacques Rivette is most famous for being a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement.
Memorability Metrics
610k
Page Views (PV)
61.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
6.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Jacques Rivette ranks 175 out of 2,041. Before him are István Szabó, Max Ophüls, Guillermo del Toro, Roy Andersson, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Nagisa Oshima. After him are Gordon Parks, Gillo Pontecorvo, Jerzy Skolimowski, Don Siegel, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Francesco Rosi.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIstván Szabó
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 169
Max Ophüls
1902 - 1957
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 170
Guillermo del Toro
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 171
Roy Andersson
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 172
Genndy Tartakovsky
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 173
Nagisa Oshima
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 174
Jacques Rivette
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 175
Gordon Parks
1912 - 2006
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 176
Gillo Pontecorvo
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 177
Jerzy Skolimowski
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 178
Don Siegel
1912 - 1991
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 179
Alejandro González Iñárritu
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 180
Francesco Rosi
1922 - 2015
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 181
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Jacques Rivette ranks 60. Before him are Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Geert Hofstede, Li Peng, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Elliott Erwitt, and Carl Woese. After him are Hardy Krüger, Giampiero Boniperti, Gene Sharp, Joe Jackson, Musa al-Sadr, and Hans Modrow. Among people deceased in 2016, Jacques Rivette ranks 63. Before him are Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Reinhard Selten, Patricio Aylwin, Hilary Putnam, and Robert Vaughn. After him are Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Michel Tournier, Vesna Vulović, Sonia Rykiel, Marvin Minsky, and Walter Kohn.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsSultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 54
Geert Hofstede
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 55
Li Peng
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2019
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 56
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1979
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 57
Elliott Erwitt
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 58
Carl Woese
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 59
Jacques Rivette
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 60
Hardy Krüger
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 61
Giampiero Boniperti
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2021
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 62
Gene Sharp
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 63
Joe Jackson
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 64
Musa al-Sadr
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 1978
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 65
Hans Modrow
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 66
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsKhalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 57
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 58
Reinhard Selten
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 59
Patricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 60
Hilary Putnam
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 61
Robert Vaughn
ACTOR
1932 - 2016
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 62
Jacques Rivette
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 63
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 64
Michel Tournier
WRITER
1924 - 2016
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 65
Vesna Vulović
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 2016
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 66
Sonia Rykiel
WRITER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 67
Marvin Minsky
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 68
Walter Kohn
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2016
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 69
In France
Among people born in France, Jacques Rivette ranks 1,123 out of 6,770. Before him are Francis Phoebus of Navarre (1467), Albert Roussel (1869), Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (1202), Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1754), Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728), and Alphonse Bertillon (1853). After him are René Lalique (1860), Jean de Joinville (1224), Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780), Pierre Augereau (1757), Étienne Cabet (1788), and Marie of France, Countess of Champagne (1145).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFrancis Phoebus of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1483
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1,117
Albert Roussel
COMPOSER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1,118
Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1202 - 1280
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,119
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
PHYSICIST
1754 - 1785
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,120
Étienne-Louis Boullée
ARCHITECT
1728 - 1799
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,121
Alphonse Bertillon
INVENTOR
1853 - 1914
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,122
Jacques Rivette
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,123
René Lalique
DESIGNER
1860 - 1945
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,124
Jean de Joinville
WRITER
1224 - 1317
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,125
Pierre-Jean de Béranger
WRITER
1780 - 1857
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 1,126
Pierre Augereau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1816
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1,127
Étienne Cabet
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1856
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1,128
Marie of France, Countess of Champagne
COMPANION
1145 - 1198
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 1,129
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Jacques Rivette ranks 25. Before him are Jacques Demy (1931), Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1953), Alice Guy-Blaché (1873), Louis Malle (1932), and Abel Gance (1889). After him are Jean Vigo (1905), Claude Lanzmann (1925), Chris Marker (1921), Jacques Becker (1906), Bertrand Tavernier (1941), and Patrice Chéreau (1944).
Jacques Demy
1931 - 1990
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 19
Henri-Georges Clouzot
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 20
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 21
Alice Guy-Blaché
1873 - 1968
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 22
Louis Malle
1932 - 1995
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 23
Abel Gance
1889 - 1981
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 24
Jacques Rivette
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 25
Jean Vigo
1905 - 1934
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 26
Claude Lanzmann
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 27
Chris Marker
1921 - 2012
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 28
Jacques Becker
1906 - 1960
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 29
Bertrand Tavernier
1941 - 2021
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 30
Patrice Chéreau
1944 - 2013
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 31