Film Director
Jørgen Leth
1937 - 2025
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Jørgen Leth
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jørgen Leth is the 975th most popular film director (down from 919th in 2024), the 464th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 437th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Danish Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Jørgen Leth ranks 975 out of 2,041. Before him are Kevin S. Bright, Tadashi Imai, Jonathan Nolan, Helmut Käutner, Mikael Håfström, and William Castle. After him are Giuseppe Amato, Kad Merad, Pasqualino De Santis, Gregg Toland, Raymond Bernard, and Karel Kachyňa.
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Kevin S. Bright
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 969
Tadashi Imai
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 970
Jonathan Nolan
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 971
Helmut Käutner
1908 - 1980
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 972
Mikael Håfström
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 973
William Castle
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 974
Jørgen Leth
1937 - 2025
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 975
Giuseppe Amato
1899 - 1964
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 976
Kad Merad
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 977
Pasqualino De Santis
1927 - 1996
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 978
Gregg Toland
1904 - 1948
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 979
Raymond Bernard
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 980
Karel Kachyňa
1924 - 2004
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 981
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Jørgen Leth ranks 348. Before him are Lenny Wilkens, Renato Longo, Linda Lavin, Merle Haggard, Jack Nitzsche, and Vasyl Durdynets. After him are Sergey Ling, Christina Schollin, Joanna Russ, Moacyr Scliar, Pat Roach, and Mohammad Hamid Ansari. Among people deceased in 2025, Jørgen Leth ranks 334. Before him are Lenny Wilkens, Bahram Beyzai, Dieter Herzog, Kim Sae-ron, Marita Lange, and Mohammad Bakri. After him are Homayoun Ershadi, Oleg Strizhenov, Ruth Buzzi, Nancy Chodorow, Alf Clausen, and Roy Jacobsen.
Others Born in 1937
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Lenny Wilkens
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 342
Renato Longo
CYCLIST
1937 - 2023
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 343
Linda Lavin
ACTOR
1937 - 2024
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 344
Merle Haggard
SINGER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 345
Jack Nitzsche
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2000
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 346
Vasyl Durdynets
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 347
Jørgen Leth
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2025
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 348
Sergey Ling
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 349
Christina Schollin
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 350
Joanna Russ
WRITER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 351
Moacyr Scliar
WRITER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 352
Pat Roach
ACTOR
1937 - 2004
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 353
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 354
Others Deceased in 2025
Go to all RankingsLenny Wilkens
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 328
Bahram Beyzai
WRITER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 329
Dieter Herzog
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2025
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 330
Kim Sae-ron
ACTOR
2000 - 2025
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 331
Marita Lange
ATHLETE
1943 - 2025
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 332
Mohammad Bakri
ACTOR
1953 - 2025
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 333
Jørgen Leth
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2025
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 334
Homayoun Ershadi
ACTOR
1947 - 2025
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 335
Oleg Strizhenov
ACTOR
1929 - 2025
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 336
Ruth Buzzi
ACTOR
1936 - 2025
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 337
Nancy Chodorow
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - 2025
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 338
Alf Clausen
COMPOSER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 339
Roy Jacobsen
WRITER
1954 - 2025
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 340
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Jørgen Leth ranks 464 out of NaN. Before him are Johanne Luise Heiberg (1812), Karl Madsen (1855), Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804), Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821), Lauge Koch (1892), and Ole Ernst (1940). After him are Eugen Schmidt (1862), Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (1941), Paprika Steen (1964), Charles Winckler (1867), Nicklas Bendtner (1988), and Lorenz Frølich (1820).
Others born in Denmark
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Johanne Luise Heiberg
ACTOR
1812 - 1890
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 458
Karl Madsen
PAINTER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 459
Johan Nicolai Madvig
LINGUIST
1804 - 1886
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 460
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1821 - 1885
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 461
Lauge Koch
EXPLORER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 462
Ole Ernst
ACTOR
1940 - 2013
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 463
Jørgen Leth
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2025
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 464
Eugen Schmidt
ATHLETE
1862 - 1931
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 465
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2022
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 466
Paprika Steen
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 467
Charles Winckler
ATHLETE
1867 - 1932
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 468
Nicklas Bendtner
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 469
Lorenz Frølich
PAINTER
1820 - 1908
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 470
Among Film Directors In Denmark
Among film directors born in Denmark, Jørgen Leth ranks 13. Before him are Henning Carlsen (1927), Erik Balling (1924), Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (1947), Urban Gad (1879), Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), and Benjamin Christensen (1879). After him are August Blom (1869), Lone Scherfig (1959), Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914), Anders Thomas Jensen (1972), Ole Bornedal (1959), and Niels Arden Oplev (1961).
Henning Carlsen
1927 - 2014
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 7
Erik Balling
1924 - 2005
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 8
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 9
Urban Gad
1879 - 1947
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 10
Nicolas Winding Refn
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 11
Benjamin Christensen
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 12
Jørgen Leth
1937 - 2025
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 13
August Blom
1869 - 1947
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 14
Lone Scherfig
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 15
Astrid Henning-Jensen
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 16
Anders Thomas Jensen
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 17
Ole Bornedal
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 18
Niels Arden Oplev
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 19
