Film Director

Manoel de Oliveira

1908 - 2015

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Manoel de Oliveira

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Manoel de Oliveira is the 90th most popular film director (up from 114th in 2024), the 58th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 66th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Film Director.

Manoel de Oliveira is a Portuguese film director who was born in 1908. He is most famous for his films, which are often about the solitude of old age.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Manoel de Oliveira ranks 90 out of 2,041. Before him are Peter Brook, Ernst Lubitsch, Fred Zinnemann, Howard Hawks, James Ivory, and Terry Gilliam. After him are Carl Theodor Dreyer, John Carpenter, Wolfgang Petersen, Aki Kaurismäki, Dario Argento, and Christopher Nolan.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Peter Brook
1925 - 2022
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 84
Ernst Lubitsch
1892 - 1947
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 85
Fred Zinnemann
1907 - 1997
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 86
Howard Hawks
1896 - 1977
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 87
James Ivory
1928 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 88
Terry Gilliam
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 89
Manoel de Oliveira
1908 - 2015
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 90
Carl Theodor Dreyer
1889 - 1968
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 91
John Carpenter
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 92
Wolfgang Petersen
1941 - 2022
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 93
Aki Kaurismäki
1957 - Present
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 94
Dario Argento
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 95
Christopher Nolan
1970 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 96

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Manoel de Oliveira ranks 37. Before him are Aden Adde, Michael DeBakey, Franz Stangl, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Joseph Rotblat, and Nelson Rockefeller. After him are Alfred Hershey, Willard Libby, David Lean, Victor Weisskopf, Tameo Ide, and Joseph McCarthy. Among people deceased in 2015, Manoel de Oliveira ranks 33. Before him are Leonard Nimoy, Kenan Evren, Val Logsdon Fitch, Ulrich Beck, Khaled al-Asaad, and Yoichiro Nambu. After him are Richard F. Heck, Otto Carius, Tariq Aziz, Maya Plisetskaya, Zito, and Eduardo Galeano.

Others Born in 1908

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Aden Adde
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 31
Michael DeBakey
PHYSICIAN
1908 - 2008
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 32
Franz Stangl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1971
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 33
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1972
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 34
Joseph Rotblat
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 35
Nelson Rockefeller
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1979
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 36
Manoel de Oliveira
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 2015
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 37
Alfred Hershey
BIOLOGIST
1908 - 1997
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 38
Willard Libby
CHEMIST
1908 - 1980
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 39
David Lean
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 40
Victor Weisskopf
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2002
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 41
Tameo Ide
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 42
Joseph McCarthy
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1957
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 43

Others Deceased in 2015

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Leonard Nimoy
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 27
Kenan Evren
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 28
Val Logsdon Fitch
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2015
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 29
Ulrich Beck
SOCIOLOGIST
1944 - 2015
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 30
Khaled al-Asaad
WRITER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 31
Yoichiro Nambu
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 32
Manoel de Oliveira
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 2015
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 33
Richard F. Heck
CHEMIST
1931 - 2015
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 34
Otto Carius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2015
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 35
Tariq Aziz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2015
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 36
Maya Plisetskaya
DANCER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 37
Zito
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 38
Eduardo Galeano
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 39

In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Manoel de Oliveira ranks 58 out of NaN. Before him are Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Pedro V of Portugal (1837), António Costa (1961), Denis of Portugal (1261), John V of Portugal (1689), and Mário Soares (1924). After him are Diogo Cão (1440), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), John of God (1495), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), and Henry, King of Portugal (1512).

Others born in Portugal

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Afonso II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1223
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 52
Pedro V of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1861
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 53
António Costa
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 54
Denis of Portugal
WRITER
1261 - 1325
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 55
John V of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1689 - 1750
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 56
Mário Soares
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 57
Manoel de Oliveira
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 2015
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 58
Diogo Cão
EXPLORER
1440 - 1486
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 59
Afonso VI of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1683
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 60
John of God
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1495 - 1550
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 61
Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress
POLITICIAN
1434 - 1467
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 62
Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1471
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 63
Henry, King of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1580
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 64