FILM DIRECTOR
Jesús Franco
1930 - 2013
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Jesús Franco
Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013), also commonly known as Jess Franco, was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a highly-prolific director of low-budget exploitation and B-movies. He worked in many different genres during his career, but was best known for his horror and erotic films, often incorporating surrealist elements. In a career spanning from 1954 to 2013, he wrote, directed, produced, acted in, and scored approximately 173 feature films, working both in his native Spain and (during the rule of Francisco Franco) in France, West Germany, Switzerland and Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jesús Franco has received more than 664,259 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Jesús Franco is the 158th most popular film director (up from 172nd in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Spain (up from 288th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Film Director.
Jesús Franco was a Spanish filmmaker who is most famous for his horror films.
Memorability Metrics
660k
Page Views (PV)
62.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
7.27
Effective Languages (L*)
2.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Jesús Franco ranks 158 out of 2,041. Before him are Ed Wood, Alexander Dovzhenko, Shohei Imamura, Otto Preminger, Roland Emmerich, and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. After him are Peter Greenaway, Kim Ki-duk, Sergio Corbucci, Andrei Konchalovsky, Josef von Sternberg, and Bille August.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEd Wood
1924 - 1978
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 152
Alexander Dovzhenko
1894 - 1956
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 153
Shohei Imamura
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 154
Otto Preminger
1905 - 1986
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 155
Roland Emmerich
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 156
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 157
Jesús Franco
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 158
Peter Greenaway
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 159
Kim Ki-duk
1960 - 2020
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 160
Sergio Corbucci
1926 - 1990
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 161
Andrei Konchalovsky
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 162
Josef von Sternberg
1894 - 1969
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 163
Bille August
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 164
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Jesús Franco ranks 60. Before him are Adunis, Moustapha Akkad, Yves Chauvin, Tippi Hedren, Anton LaVey, and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. After him are Buck Henry, Reinhard Selten, Mary Quant, Joanne Woodward, Choe Yong-rim, and Robert Aumann. Among people deceased in 2013, Jesús Franco ranks 43. Before him are Ray Manzarek, Erich Priebke, Georges Moustaki, Don Shirley, Mohammed Omar, and Jerome Karle. After him are James Gandolfini, Lawrence Klein, John Cornforth, James M. Buchanan, Nagisa Oshima, and Richard Matheson.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsAdunis
WRITER
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 54
Moustapha Akkad
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2005
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 55
Yves Chauvin
CHEMIST
1930 - 2015
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 56
Tippi Hedren
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 57
Anton LaVey
OCCULTIST
1930 - 1997
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 58
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 59
Jesús Franco
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 60
Buck Henry
ACTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 61
Reinhard Selten
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 62
Mary Quant
FASHION DESIGNER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 63
Joanne Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 64
Choe Yong-rim
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 65
Robert Aumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 66
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsRay Manzarek
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2013
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 37
Erich Priebke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2013
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 38
Georges Moustaki
SINGER
1934 - 2013
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 39
Don Shirley
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2013
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 40
Mohammed Omar
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2013
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 41
Jerome Karle
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 42
Jesús Franco
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 43
James Gandolfini
ACTOR
1961 - 2013
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 44
Lawrence Klein
ECONOMIST
1920 - 2013
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 45
John Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 46
James M. Buchanan
ECONOMIST
1919 - 2013
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 47
Nagisa Oshima
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 48
Richard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 49
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Jesús Franco ranks 287 out of 3,355. Before him are Abraham Abulafia (1240), Liuvigild (525), Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609), Fernando Alonso (1981), Ildefons Cerdà (1815), and Ibn Zuhr (1091). After him are Marcus Annius Verus (100), Al-Hakam I (770), Sancho IV of Castile (1258), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), La Belle Otero (1868), and Eusebi Güell (1846).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsAbraham Abulafia
WRITER
1240 - 1292
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 281
Liuvigild
POLITICIAN
525 - 586
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 282
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1641
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 283
Fernando Alonso
RACING DRIVER
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 284
Ildefons Cerdà
ENGINEER
1815 - 1876
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 285
Ibn Zuhr
PHYSICIAN
1091 - 1162
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 286
Jesús Franco
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 287
Marcus Annius Verus
POLITICIAN
100 - 138
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 288
Al-Hakam I
POLITICIAN
770 - 822
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 289
Sancho IV of Castile
POLITICIAN
1258 - 1295
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 290
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
EXPLORER
1488 - 1559
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 291
La Belle Otero
ACTOR
1868 - 1965
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 292
Eusebi Güell
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1918
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 293
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain
Among film directors born in Spain, Jesús Franco ranks 4. Before him are Luis Buñuel (1900), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), and Carlos Saura (1932). After him are Víctor Erice (1940), Bigas Luna (1946), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Vicente Aranda (1926), Néstor Almendros (1930), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), and Fernando Trueba (1955).
Luis Buñuel
1900 - 1983
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 1
Pedro Almodóvar
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 2
Carlos Saura
1932 - 2023
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 3
Jesús Franco
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 4
Víctor Erice
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 5
Bigas Luna
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 6
Juan Antonio Bardem
1922 - 2002
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 7
Vicente Aranda
1926 - 2015
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 8
Néstor Almendros
1930 - 1992
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 9
Luis García Berlanga
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 10
Segundo de Chomón
1871 - 1929
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 11
Fernando Trueba
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 12