1937 - Today
Jørgen Leth (Danish: [ˈjɶɐ̯ˀn̩ ˈlet]; born 14 June 1937) is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary A Sunday in Hell (1977) and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human (1968). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jørgen Leth has received more than 175,437 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jørgen Leth is the 882nd most popular film director (down from 753rd in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 358th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Danish Film Director.
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Among film directors, Jørgen Leth ranks 882 out of 1,581. Before him are Abraham Polonsky, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Aleksei Balabanov, Mikael Håfström, Emeric Pressburger, and Gary Ross. After him are Kad Merad, Jonathan Nolan, Catherine Hardwicke, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Janusz Kamiński, and Charles Crichton.
1910 - 1999
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 876
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 877
1959 - 2013
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 878
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 879
1902 - 1988
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 880
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 881
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 882
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 883
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 884
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 885
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 886
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 887
1910 - 1999
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 888
Among people born in 1937, Jørgen Leth ranks 288. Before him are Vitaly Zholobov, George Chuvalo, Pino Puglisi, Rupiah Banda, Andrija Anković, and Zhang Jie. After him are Yvonne Craig, Jerry Weintraub, Lawrence Roberts, Sandy Dennis, Dawn Fraser, and José Augusto.
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 282
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 283
1937 - 1993
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 284
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 285
1937 - 1980
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 286
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 287
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 288
1937 - 2015
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 289
1937 - 2015
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 290
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 291
1937 - 1992
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 292
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 293
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 294
Among people born in Denmark, Jørgen Leth ranks 407 out of 893. Before him are Johanne Luise Heiberg (1812), Pia Kjærsgaard (1947), Karl Aage Præst (1922), Viggo Larsen (1880), Sofie Gråbøl (1968), and Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark (1706). After him are Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (1864), Steen Steensen Blicher (1782), Peter Georg Bang (1797), Bodil Ipsen (1889), Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826), and Jacob Ellehammer (1871).
1812 - 1890
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 401
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 402
1922 - 2011
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 403
1880 - 1957
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 404
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 405
1706 - 1782
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 406
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 407
1864 - 1958
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 408
1782 - 1848
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 409
1797 - 1861
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 410
1889 - 1964
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 411
1826 - 1909
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 412
1871 - 1946
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 413
Among film directors born in Denmark, Jørgen Leth ranks 12. Before him are Susanne Bier (1960), Henning Carlsen (1927), Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), Benjamin Christensen (1879), Erik Balling (1924), and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (1947). After him are August Blom (1869), Urban Gad (1879), Lone Scherfig (1959), Anders Thomas Jensen (1972), Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914), and Niels Arden Oplev (1961).
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 6
1927 - 2014
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 7
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 8
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 9
1924 - 2005
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 11
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 12
1869 - 1947
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 13
1879 - 1947
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 14
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 15
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 16
1914 - 2002
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 17
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 18