FILM DIRECTOR
Jiří Weiss
1913 - 2004
Jiří Weiss
Jiří Weiss (29 March 1913 – 9 April 2004) was a Czech film director, screenwriter, writer, playwright and pedagogue. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jiří Weiss has received more than 20,997 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jiří Weiss is the 1,236th most popular film director (down from 1,103rd in 2019), the 688th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 584th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Czech Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
21k
Page Views (PV)
45.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
5.09
Effective Languages (L*)
1.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Jiří Weiss ranks 1,236 out of 2,041. Before him are David Ayer, Tony Gilroy, Gilles Grangier, Justin Lin, Naomi Kawase, and Shunji Iwai. After him are Sam Simon, Abram Room, Antonio Mercero, Colin Higgins, Lorenza Mazzetti, and Sergey Urusevsky.
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1968 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 1,230
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1956 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 1,231
Gilles Grangier
1911 - 1996
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 1,232
Justin Lin
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 1,233
Naomi Kawase
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 1,234
Shunji Iwai
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 1,235
Jiří Weiss
1913 - 2004
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 1,236
Sam Simon
1955 - 2015
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 1,237
Abram Room
1894 - 1976
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 1,238
Antonio Mercero
1936 - 2018
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 1,239
Colin Higgins
1941 - 1988
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 1,240
Lorenza Mazzetti
1927 - 2020
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 1,241
Sergey Urusevsky
1908 - 1974
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 1,242
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Jiří Weiss ranks 303. Before him are Nikolai Stepulov, Ferdinand Kiefler, Helene Madison, Georges Spénale, Vojtěch Bradáč, and Adrian Quist. After him are Lynn Bari, Joe Simon, Fritz Keller, Ansa Ikonen, Ólafur Jóhannesson, and Roberto Gomes Pedrosa. Among people deceased in 2004, Jiří Weiss ranks 253. Before him are Carl Raddatz, Germano de Figueiredo, Tini Wagner, Mikheil Korkia, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, and Julius Sang. After him are Michael Grant, David Raksin, Veerappan, Victor Argo, Yordan Radichkov, and Fernando Campos.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsNikolai Stepulov
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1968
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 297
Ferdinand Kiefler
ATHLETE
1913 - 1945
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 298
Helene Madison
SWIMMER
1913 - 1970
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 299
Georges Spénale
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 300
Vojtěch Bradáč
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1947
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 301
Adrian Quist
TENNIS PLAYER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 302
Jiří Weiss
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 303
Lynn Bari
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 304
Joe Simon
COMIC ARTIST
1913 - 2011
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 305
Fritz Keller
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1985
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 306
Ansa Ikonen
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 307
Ólafur Jóhannesson
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1984
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 308
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1954
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 309
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsCarl Raddatz
ACTOR
1912 - 2004
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 247
Germano de Figueiredo
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2004
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 248
Tini Wagner
SWIMMER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 249
Mikheil Korkia
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2004
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 250
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2004
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 251
Julius Sang
ATHLETE
1946 - 2004
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 252
Jiří Weiss
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 253
Michael Grant
WRITER
1914 - 2004
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 254
David Raksin
COMPOSER
1912 - 2004
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 255
Veerappan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2004
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 256
Victor Argo
ACTOR
1934 - 2004
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 257
Yordan Radichkov
WRITER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 258
Fernando Campos
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2004
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 259
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Jiří Weiss ranks 688 out of 1,200. Before him are Jan Sokol (1936), Bohuslav Sobotka (1971), Hugo Simon (1942), Jakub Arbes (1840), Vojtěch Bradáč (1913), and Jan Jindra (1932). After him are Ferdinand Bauer (1760), Karel Husa (1921), Jiří Čadek (1935), Patrik Berger (1973), Emil Pažický (1927), and Vladimír Vašíček (1919).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsJan Sokol
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 682
Bohuslav Sobotka
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 683
Hugo Simon
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 684
Jakub Arbes
WRITER
1840 - 1914
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 685
Vojtěch Bradáč
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1947
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 686
Jan Jindra
ATHLETE
1932 - 2021
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 687
Jiří Weiss
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 688
Ferdinand Bauer
PAINTER
1760 - 1826
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 689
Karel Husa
COMPOSER
1921 - 2016
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 690
Jiří Čadek
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 691
Patrik Berger
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 692
Emil Pažický
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 693
Vladimír Vašíček
PAINTER
1919 - 2003
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 694
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia
Among film directors born in Czechia, Jiří Weiss ranks 26. Before him are Edgar G. Ulmer (1904), Jan Němec (1936), Karel Kachyňa (1924), Oldřich Lipský (1924), Martin Frič (1902), and Břetislav Pojar (1923). After him are Jan Svěrák (1965), and Jan Hřebejk (1967).
Edgar G. Ulmer
1904 - 1972
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 20
Jan Němec
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 21
Karel Kachyňa
1924 - 2004
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 22
Oldřich Lipský
1924 - 1986
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 23
Martin Frič
1902 - 1968
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 24
Břetislav Pojar
1923 - 2012
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 25
Jiří Weiss
1913 - 2004
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 26
Jan Svěrák
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 27
Jan Hřebejk
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 28