1902 - 2003
Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (German: [ˈleː.niː ˈʁiː.fn̩.ʃtaːl] (listen); 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, photographer and actress known for her seminal role in producing Nazi propaganda.A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became interested in dancing during her childhood, taking lessons and performing across Europe. After seeing a promotional poster for the 1924 film Mountain of Destiny, she was inspired to move into acting and between 1925 and 1929 starred in five successful motion pictures. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leni Riefenstahl has received more than 3,327,956 page views. Her biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Leni Riefenstahl is the 17th most popular film director, the 112th most popular biography from Germany (down from 110th in 2019) and the most popular German Film Director.
Leni Riefenstahl is most famous for her work as a filmmaker and photographer. She is best known for her iconic film Triumph of the Will, which documented Adolf Hitler's 1934 rally in Nuremberg.
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Among film directors, Leni Riefenstahl ranks 17 out of 1,580. Before her are Sergei Eisenstein, Sergio Leone, Francis Ford Coppola, Andrei Tarkovsky, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Ridley Scott. After her are Luchino Visconti, Luis Buñuel, Miloš Forman, Jean-Luc Godard, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Georges Méliès.
1898 - 1948
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 11
1929 - 1989
HPI: 81.54
Rank: 12
1939 - Present
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 13
1932 - 1986
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 14
1922 - 1975
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 15
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 16
1902 - 2003
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 17
1906 - 1976
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 18
1900 - 1983
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 19
1932 - 2018
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 20
1930 - Present
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 21
1941 - 2018
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 22
1861 - 1938
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 23
Among people born in 1902, Leni Riefenstahl ranks 7. Before her are Charles Lindbergh, Karl Popper, Ruhollah Khomeini, Erik Erikson, John Steinbeck, and Carl Rogers. After her are Isaac Bashevis Singer, Ray Kroc, Paul Dirac, Talcott Parsons, Halldór Laxness, and Fernand Braudel. Among people deceased in 2003, Leni Riefenstahl ranks 4. Before her are Johnny Cash, Charles Bronson, and Katharine Hepburn. After her are Idi Amin, Gregory Peck, Alija Izetbegović, Heydar Aliyev, Barry White, Robert K. Merton, Nina Simone, and Edward Teller.
1902 - 1974
HPI: 85.64
Rank: 1
1902 - 1994
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 2
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.68
Rank: 3
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 4
1902 - 1968
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 5
1902 - 1987
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 6
1902 - 2003
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 7
1902 - 1991
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 8
1902 - 1984
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 9
1902 - 1984
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 10
1902 - 1979
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 11
1902 - 1998
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 12
1902 - 1985
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 13
1932 - 2003
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 1
1921 - 2003
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 2
1907 - 2003
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 3
1902 - 2003
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 4
1923 - 2003
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 5
1916 - 2003
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 6
1925 - 2003
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 7
1923 - 2003
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 8
1944 - 2003
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 9
1910 - 2003
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 10
1933 - 2003
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 11
1908 - 2003
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Leni Riefenstahl ranks 112 out of 5,289. Before her are Carl Orff (1895), Erich Honecker (1912), Helmut Kohl (1930), Alfred Wegener (1880), Baron Munchausen (1720), and Theodor Mommsen (1817). After her are Peter III of Russia (1728), Friedrich Fröbel (1782), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Arminius (-17), Novalis (1772), and Willy Brandt (1913).
1895 - 1982
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 106
1912 - 1994
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 107
1930 - 2017
HPI: 80.68
Rank: 108
1880 - 1930
HPI: 80.64
Rank: 109
1720 - 1797
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 110
1817 - 1903
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 111
1902 - 2003
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 112
1728 - 1762
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 113
1782 - 1852
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 114
1681 - 1767
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 115
17 BC - 21
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 116
1772 - 1801
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 117
1913 - 1992
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 118
Among film directors born in Germany, Leni Riefenstahl ranks 1. After her are Wim Wenders (1945), Michael Haneke (1942), Werner Herzog (1942), Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945), F. W. Murnau (1888), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Max Ophüls (1902), Roland Emmerich (1955), and Robert Siodmak (1900).
1902 - 2003
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 1
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 2
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 3
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 4
1945 - 1982
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 5
1888 - 1931
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 6
1892 - 1947
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 7
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 8
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 9
1902 - 1957
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 10
1955 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 11
1900 - 1973
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 12