1956 - Today
Lars von Trier (né Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series Secret Summer, von Trier's career has spanned more than five decades. Considered a major figure of the European film industry, he and his works have been variously described as ambitious and provocative, as well as technically innovative. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lars von Trier has received more than 6,386,492 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 65 in 2019). Lars von Trier is the 46th most popular film director (up from 47th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 42nd in 2019) and the most popular Danish Film Director.
Lars von trier is most famous for his film "Antichrist."
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Among film directors, Lars von Trier ranks 46 out of 1,581. Before him are Ken Loach, Tinto Brass, Michael Haneke, James Cameron, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Tim Burton. After him are Éric Rohmer, Abbas Kiarostami, Jacques Tati, Emir Kusturica, Takeshi Kitano, and William Wyler.
1936 - Present
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 40
1933 - Present
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 41
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 42
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 43
1945 - 1982
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 44
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 45
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 46
1920 - 2010
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 47
1940 - 2016
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 48
1907 - 1982
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 49
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 50
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 51
1902 - 1981
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 52
Among people born in 1956, Lars von Trier ranks 6. Before him are Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Christoph Waltz, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Steve Ballmer. After him are Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Christine Lagarde, Björn Borg, Tsai Ing-wen, Theresa May, and Bryan Cranston.
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 1
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 2
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 3
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 4
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 5
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 6
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 7
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 8
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 9
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 10
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 11
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 12
Among people born in Denmark, Lars von Trier ranks 39 out of 893. Before him are Harald Bluetooth (935), Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770), Victor Borge (1909), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946), and Frederick V of Denmark (1723). After him are Frederick III of Denmark (1609), Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), John, King of Denmark (1455), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Henrik Dam (1895), and Fredrik Bajer (1837).
935 - 986
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 33
1770 - 1844
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 34
1909 - 2000
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 35
1873 - 1950
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 36
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 37
1723 - 1766
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 38
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 39
1609 - 1670
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 40
1170 - 1241
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 41
1455 - 1513
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 42
1671 - 1730
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 43
1895 - 1976
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 44
1837 - 1922
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 45
Among film directors born in Denmark, Lars von Trier ranks 1. After him are Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Bille August (1948), Gabriel Axel (1918), Thomas Vinterberg (1969), Susanne Bier (1960), Henning Carlsen (1927), Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), Benjamin Christensen (1879), Erik Balling (1924), Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (1947), and Jørgen Leth (1937).
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 1
1889 - 1968
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 2
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3
1918 - 2014
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 4
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 5
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