1939 - 2003
João César Monteiro Santos (2 February 1939, in Figueira da Foz – 3 February 2003, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João César Monteiro has received more than 63,114 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). João César Monteiro is the 656th most popular film director (down from 584th in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 214th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Film Director.
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Among film directors, João César Monteiro ranks 656 out of 1,581. Before him are James Whale, Nancy Meyers, John Alcott, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Uli Edel, and Ronald Neame. After him are Bryan Singer, Dan O'Bannon, Riccardo Freda, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Franco Rossi, and Renato Castellani.
1889 - 1957
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 650
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 651
1930 - 1986
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 652
1927 - 2007
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 653
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 654
1911 - 2010
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 655
1939 - 2003
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 656
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 657
1946 - 2009
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 658
1909 - 1999
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 659
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 660
1919 - 2000
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 661
1913 - 1985
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 662
Among people born in 1939, João César Monteiro ranks 238. Before him are Viorica Viscopoleanu, Chris Dickerson, Al Unser, Giulio Angioni, Ileana Cotrubaș, and Ekaterina Maximova. After him are James Galway, Peter Revson, Brigitte Fontaine, Tigran Mansurian, Corin Redgrave, and Tetsuya Chiba. Among people deceased in 2003, João César Monteiro ranks 161. Before him are Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Hans Hermann Groër, Hume Cronyn, Marc-Vivien Foé, Selahattin Ülkümen, and William Steig. After him are Christopher Hill, Goffredo Petrassi, Jorge Oteiza, Blaga Dimitrova, Jeanne Crain, and Gregory Hines.
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 232
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 233
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 234
1939 - 2017
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 235
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 236
1939 - 2009
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 237
1939 - 2003
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 238
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 239
1939 - 1974
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 240
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 241
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 242
1939 - 2010
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 243
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 244
1933 - 2003
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 155
1919 - 2003
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 156
1911 - 2003
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 157
1975 - 2003
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 158
1914 - 2003
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 159
1907 - 2003
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 160
1939 - 2003
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 161
1912 - 2003
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 162
1904 - 2003
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 163
1908 - 2003
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 164
1922 - 2003
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 165
1925 - 2003
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 166
1946 - 2003
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 167
Among people born in Portugal, João César Monteiro ranks 245 out of 555. Before him are John of Biclaro (540), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Jorge Mendes (1966), Antero de Quental (1842), Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860), and Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887). After him are Fernando Couto (1969), Humberto Coelho (1950), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), José Torres (1938), Vasco de Almeida e Costa (1932), and John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch (1431).
540 - 621
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 239
1415 - 1481
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 240
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 241
1842 - 1891
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 242
1860 - 1941
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 243
1887 - 1918
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 244
1939 - 2003
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 245
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 246
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 247
1400 - 1460
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 248
1938 - 2010
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 249
1932 - 2010
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 250
1431 - 1457
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 251
Among film directors born in Portugal, João César Monteiro ranks 2. Before him are Manoel de Oliveira (1908). After him are Pedro Costa (1958), Eduardo Serra (1943), and Miguel Gomes (1972).
1908 - 2015
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1
1939 - 2003
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 2
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 3
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 4
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 5