1936 - 1990
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986). Born in Greenville, Mississippi and raised in both Leland, Mississippi and University Park, Maryland, Henson began developing puppets in high school. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Henson has received more than 9,278,806 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Henson is the 302nd most popular film director (down from 268th in 2019), the 2,005th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,797th in 2019) and the 88th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Jim Henson ranks 302 out of 1,581. Before him are Leos Carax, Carol Reed, Ermanno Olmi, Tsui Hark, Henry King, and John Landis. After him are Gaspar Noé, King Vidor, Ishirō Honda, Philippe de Broca, Mikio Naruse, and Thomas Vinterberg.
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 296
1906 - 1976
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 297
1931 - 2018
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 298
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 299
1886 - 1982
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 300
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 301
1936 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 302
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 303
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 304
1911 - 1993
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 305
1933 - 2004
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 306
1905 - 1969
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 307
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 308
Among people born in 1936, Jim Henson ranks 112. Before him are Dan Inosanto, Jo Siffert, Théo Sarapo, Carol Gilligan, Ghassan Kanafani, and Charles Dutoit. After him are Ivan Stambolić, Georgina Spelvin, Omar Suleiman, Jacques Mesrine, Roger Whittaker, and Jannis Kounellis. Among people deceased in 1990, Jim Henson ranks 59. Before him are Philippe Soupault, Sammy Davis Jr., John Stewart Bell, Viktor Tsoi, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, and Hussein Onn. After him are Lewis Mumford, Sergei Dovlatov, Angelo Schiavio, Delphine Seyrig, Samuel Noah Kramer, and Curtis LeMay.
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 106
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 107
1936 - 1970
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 108
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 109
1936 - 1972
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 110
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 111
1936 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 112
1936 - 2000
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 113
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 114
1936 - 2012
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 115
1936 - 1979
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 116
1936 - 2023
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 117
1936 - 2017
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 118
1897 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 53
1925 - 1990
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 54
1928 - 1990
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 55
1962 - 1990
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 56
1918 - 1990
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 57
1922 - 1990
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 58
1936 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 59
1895 - 1990
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 60
1941 - 1990
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 61
1905 - 1990
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 62
1932 - 1990
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 63
1897 - 1990
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 64
1906 - 1990
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 65
Among people born in United States, Jim Henson ranks 2,005 out of 18,182. Before him are Martin Kove (1946), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Harlow Shapley (1885), George Lakoff (1941), John Landis (1950), and Peter Criss (1945). After him are Jack Welch (1935), Irving Penn (1917), Charles Sweeney (1919), Jim Parsons (1973), Megan Fox (1986), and King Vidor (1894).
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1,999
1904 - 1971
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,000
1885 - 1972
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,001
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,002
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 2,003
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 2,004
1936 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 2,005
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 2,006
1917 - 2009
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2,007
1919 - 2004
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2,008
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 2,009
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2,010
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2,011
Among film directors born in United States, Jim Henson ranks 88. Before him are Darren Aronofsky (1969), Michael Bay (1965), Garry Marshall (1934), Richard Brooks (1912), Henry King (1886), and John Landis (1950). After him are King Vidor (1894), Frank Borzage (1894), John Frankenheimer (1930), Walter Lantz (1899), Saul Bass (1920), and Jerome Robbins (1918).
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 82
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 83
1934 - 2016
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 84
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 85
1886 - 1982
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 86
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 87
1936 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 88
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 89
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 90
1930 - 2002
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 91
1899 - 1994
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 92
1920 - 1996
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 93
1918 - 1998
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 94