1936 - 2019
Med Hondo (born Mohamed Abid; 4 May 1935 – 2 March 2019) was a Mauritanian-born French director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Considered a founding father of African cinema, he is known for his controversial films dealing with issues such as race relations and colonization. His critically acclaimed 1970 directorial début feature, Soleil O, received the Golden Leopard award at the 1970 Locarno International Film Festival and was chosen in 2019 by the African Film Heritage Project for restoration. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Med Hondo has received more than 87,306 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Med Hondo is the 965th most popular film director (down from 900th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Mauritania and the most popular Mauritanian Film Director.
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Among film directors, Med Hondo ranks 965 out of 1,581. Before him are Chris Wedge, William Castle, Willis H. O'Brien, Aaron Norris, Curtis Bernhardt, and Michel Boisrond. After him are Mike Figgis, Robert Kramer, Gregory La Cava, Jacques Rozier, Revaz Chkheidze, and Roy Ward Baker.
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 959
1914 - 1977
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 960
1886 - 1962
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 961
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 962
1899 - 1981
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 963
1921 - 2002
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 964
1936 - 2019
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 965
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 966
1939 - 1999
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 967
1892 - 1952
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 968
1926 - 2023
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 969
1926 - 2015
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 970
1916 - 2010
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 971
Among people born in 1936, Med Hondo ranks 343. Before him are Peter Cook, Gavriil Popov, Mary Travers, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Nikos Xilouris, and Manuel Alegre. After him are Anton Allemann, Çolpan İlhan, Sylvia Browne, Richard Wilson, Sancho Gracia, and Roman Viktyuk. Among people deceased in 2019, Med Hondo ranks 299. Before him are Thomas Remengesau Sr., Harold Brown, Paolo Sardi, Peter Tork, Manfred Burgsmüller, and Egon Zimmermann. After him are Erik Olin Wright, Beth Carvalho, Jorma Kinnunen, Rui Jordão, Yao Lee, and Owen Garriott.
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 337
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 338
1936 - 2009
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 339
1936 - 1989
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 340
1936 - 1980
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 341
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 342
1936 - 2019
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 343
1936 - 2008
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 344
1936 - 2014
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 345
1936 - 2013
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 346
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 347
1936 - 2012
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 348
1936 - 2020
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 349
1929 - 2019
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 293
1927 - 2019
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 294
1934 - 2019
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 295
1942 - 2019
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 296
1949 - 2019
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 297
1939 - 2019
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 298
1936 - 2019
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 299
1947 - 2019
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 300
1946 - 2019
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 301
1941 - 2019
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 302
1952 - 2019
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 303
1922 - 2019
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 304
1930 - 2019
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 305
Among people born in Mauritania, Med Hondo ranks 8 out of 16. Before him are Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956), Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941), Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938), Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956), Mustafa Ould Salek (1936), and Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943). After him are Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Abderrahmane Sissako (1961), Yahya Ould Hademine (1953), Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957), Malouma (1960), and Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957).
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 2
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 3
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 4
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 5
1936 - 2012
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 6
1943 - 2019
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 7
1936 - 2019
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 8
1953 - 2017
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 9
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 11
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 12
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 13
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 14
Among film directors born in Mauritania, Med Hondo ranks 1. After him are Abderrahmane Sissako (1961).