FILM DIRECTOR
Menahem Golan
1929 - 2014
Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan (Hebrew: מנחם גולן; May 31, 1929 – August 8, 2014, originally Menachem Globus) was an Israeli film producer, screenwriter, and director. He co-owned The Cannon Group with his cousin Yoram Globus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Menahem Golan has received more than 578,025 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Menahem Golan is the 319th most popular film director (down from 288th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Israel (down from 140th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
580k
Page Views (PV)
56.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
6.04
Effective Languages (L*)
2.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Menahem Golan ranks 319 out of 1,581. Before him are Giuseppe De Santis, John Frankenheimer, Walter Lantz, Sam Mendes, Sven Nykvist, and Paolo Sorrentino. After him are Claude Sautet, Jiří Trnka, Francis Veber, Kinji Fukasaku, Eldar Ryazanov, and Tengiz Abuladze.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Giuseppe De Santis
1917 - 1997
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 313
John Frankenheimer
1930 - 2002
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 314
Walter Lantz
1899 - 1994
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 315
Sam Mendes
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 316
Sven Nykvist
1922 - 2006
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 317
Paolo Sorrentino
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 318
Menahem Golan
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 319
Claude Sautet
1924 - 2000
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 320
Jiří Trnka
1912 - 1969
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 321
Francis Veber
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 322
Kinji Fukasaku
1930 - 2003
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 323
Eldar Ryazanov
1927 - 2015
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 324
Tengiz Abuladze
1924 - 1994
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 325
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Menahem Golan ranks 126. Before him are Osamu Yamaji, Joan Plowright, Antonio Carbajal, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, Branko Zebec, and Alexis Weissenberg. After him are Nureddin al-Atassi, Sam Nujoma, Édouard Balladur, Eric Carle, Zillur Rahman, and Whitey Bulger. Among people deceased in 2014, Menahem Golan ranks 89. Before him are Viktor Tikhonov, Vladimir Beara, Serge Moscovici, Johnny Winter, Jean-Luc Dehaene, and Vasily Petrov. After him are Rubin Carter, Ken Takakura, Go Seigen, Valeri Kubasov, Igor Mitoraj, and Alicia Rhett.
Others Born in 1929
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Osamu Yamaji
1929 - 2021
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 120
Joan Plowright
1929 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 121
Antonio Carbajal
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 122
Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti
1929 - 2013
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 123
Branko Zebec
1929 - 1988
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 124
Alexis Weissenberg
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 125
Menahem Golan
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 126
Nureddin al-Atassi
1929 - 1992
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 127
Sam Nujoma
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 128
Édouard Balladur
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 129
Eric Carle
1929 - 2021
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 130
Zillur Rahman
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 131
Whitey Bulger
1929 - 2018
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 132
Others Deceased in 2014
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Viktor Tikhonov
1930 - 2014
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 83
Vladimir Beara
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 84
Serge Moscovici
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 85
Johnny Winter
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 86
Jean-Luc Dehaene
1940 - 2014
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 87
Vasily Petrov
1917 - 2014
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 88
Menahem Golan
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 89
Rubin Carter
1937 - 2014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 90
Ken Takakura
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 91
Go Seigen
1914 - 2014
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 92
Valeri Kubasov
1935 - 2014
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 93
Igor Mitoraj
1944 - 2014
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 94
Alicia Rhett
1915 - 2014
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 95
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Menahem Golan ranks 144 out of 430. Before him are Ilan Ramon (1954), Shoghi Effendi (1897), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), Jonathan Apphus (-200), Avram Grant (1955), and Haya Harareet (1931). After him are Valerius Gratus (-50), Yigael Yadin (1917), Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947), Angelus of Jerusalem (1185), Ivry Gitlis (1922), and Sirhan Sirhan (1944).
Others born in Israel
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Ilan Ramon
1954 - 2003
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 138
Shoghi Effendi
1897 - 1957
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 139
Ghassan Kanafani
1936 - 1972
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 140
Jonathan Apphus
200 BC - 143 BC
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 141
Avram Grant
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 142
Haya Harareet
1931 - 2021
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 143
Menahem Golan
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 144
Valerius Gratus
50 BC - 100
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 145
Yigael Yadin
1917 - 1984
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 146
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
1947 - 2004
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 147
Angelus of Jerusalem
1185 - 1225
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 148
Ivry Gitlis
1922 - 2020
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 149
Sirhan Sirhan
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 150
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Israel
Among film directors born in Israel, Menahem Golan ranks 1. After him are Assi Dayan (1945), Ralph Bakshi (1938), Avi Arad (1948), Amos Gitai (1950), Ari Folman (1962), Elia Suleiman (1960), Hany Abu-Assad (1961), Samuel Maoz (1962), and Oren Peli (1970).
Menahem Golan
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1
Assi Dayan
1945 - 2014
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2
Ralph Bakshi
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 3
Avi Arad
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 4
Amos Gitai
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 5
Ari Folman
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 6
Elia Suleiman
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 7
Hany Abu-Assad
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 8
Samuel Maoz
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 9
Oren Peli
1970 - Present
HPI: 34.03
Rank: 10
