Film Director
John Grierson
1898 - 1972
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John Grierson
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John Grierson is the 1,217th most popular film director (down from 1,121st in 2024), the 4,391st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,775th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular British Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, John Grierson ranks 1,217 out of 2,041. Before him are Fernando Birri, Basil Dearden, Freddie Francis, Nelly Kaplan, Lee Tamahori, and Buddy Van Horn. After him are Joachim Trier, Jaume Collet-Serra, Busby Berkeley, Colin Higgins, Luciano Emmer, and Sergey Urusevsky.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Fernando Birri
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,211
Basil Dearden
1911 - 1971
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,212
Freddie Francis
1917 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,213
Nelly Kaplan
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,214
Lee Tamahori
1950 - 2025
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,215
Buddy Van Horn
1928 - 2021
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,216
John Grierson
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,217
Joachim Trier
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 1,218
Jaume Collet-Serra
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,219
Busby Berkeley
1895 - 1976
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 1,220
Colin Higgins
1941 - 1988
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 1,221
Luciano Emmer
1918 - 2009
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 1,222
Sergey Urusevsky
1908 - 1974
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 1,223
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, John Grierson ranks 244. Before him are Ariel Durant, Clyde King, Luis Muñoz Marín, Kay Sage, Frank Sullivan, and Hellmuth Kneser. After him are Ernő Nagy, Cesare Merzagora, John Loder, Miguel Murillo, Henry Louis Hudson, and Leonard Howell. Among people deceased in 1972, John Grierson ranks 216. Before him are Pandurang Vaman Kane, Mikhail Artamonov, Per Bertilsson, Frederico Paredes, Sidney Franklin, and Carlos Cillóniz. After him are Hana Mašková, Olavi Virta, Herbert Hübner, Gejus van der Meulen, Andreas Cervin, and Werner Klingler.
Others Born in 1898
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Ariel Durant
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 238
Clyde King
ATHLETE
1898 - 1982
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 239
Luis Muñoz Marín
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 240
Kay Sage
PAINTER
1898 - 1963
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 241
Frank Sullivan
HOCKEY PLAYER
1898 - 1989
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 242
Hellmuth Kneser
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1973
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 243
John Grierson
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 244
Ernő Nagy
FENCER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 245
Cesare Merzagora
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1991
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 246
John Loder
ACTOR
1898 - 1988
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 247
Miguel Murillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1968
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 248
Henry Louis Hudson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1975
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 249
Leonard Howell
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 250
Others Deceased in 1972
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Pandurang Vaman Kane
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1972
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 210
Mikhail Artamonov
HISTORIAN
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 211
Per Bertilsson
GYMNAST
1892 - 1972
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 212
Frederico Paredes
FENCER
1889 - 1972
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 213
Sidney Franklin
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1972
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 214
Carlos Cillóniz
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1972
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 215
John Grierson
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 216
Hana Mašková
SKATER
1949 - 1972
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 217
Olavi Virta
SINGER
1915 - 1972
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 218
Herbert Hübner
ACTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 219
Gejus van der Meulen
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 220
Andreas Cervin
ATHLETE
1888 - 1972
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 221
Werner Klingler
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1972
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 222
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Grierson ranks 4,391 out of NaN. Before him are James Mellaart (1925), Sonia Robertson (1947), Boston Corbett (1832), Sax Rohmer (1883), Tony Trimmer (1943), and Rachel Portman (1960). After him are Maxwell T. Masters (1833), Richard Rodney Bennett (1936), William Muir (1819), Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764), Oswald Szemerényi (1913), and Gayatri Devi (1919).
Others born in United Kingdom
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James Mellaart
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 4,385
Sonia Robertson
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 4,386
Boston Corbett
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1894
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 4,387
Sax Rohmer
WRITER
1883 - 1959
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 4,388
Tony Trimmer
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 4,389
Rachel Portman
COMPOSER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 4,390
John Grierson
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,391
Maxwell T. Masters
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1907
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,392
Richard Rodney Bennett
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,393
William Muir
WRITER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,394
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
ARCHITECT
1764 - 1820
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,395
Oswald Szemerényi
LINGUIST
1913 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,396
Gayatri Devi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2009
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,397
Among Film Directors In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, John Grierson ranks 93. Before him are Roy Ward Baker (1916), Mark Herman (1954), Gerry Anderson (1929), Nick Park (1958), Basil Dearden (1911), and Freddie Francis (1917). After him are Anthony Harvey (1930), Peter R. Hunt (1925), Geoffrey Unsworth (1914), Tony Kaye (1952), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), and Paul McGuigan (1963).
Roy Ward Baker
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 87
Mark Herman
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 88
Gerry Anderson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 89
Nick Park
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 90
Basil Dearden
1911 - 1971
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 91
Freddie Francis
1917 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 92
John Grierson
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 93
Anthony Harvey
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 94
Peter R. Hunt
1925 - 2002
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 95
Geoffrey Unsworth
1914 - 1978
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 96
Tony Kaye
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 97
Michael Caton-Jones
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 98
Paul McGuigan
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 99
