1942 - Today
Michael Haneke (German: [ˈhaːnəkə]; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, German, and English and has worked in television and theatre, as well as cinema. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Haneke has received more than 2,134,772 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Haneke is the 42nd most popular film director (down from 41st in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Germany (down from 259th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Film Director.
Michael Haneke is most famous for his films, which typically explore the darker side of human nature.
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Among film directors, Michael Haneke ranks 42 out of 1,581. Before him are Paul Verhoeven, Vittorio De Sica, Wim Wenders, Andrzej Wajda, Ken Loach, and Tinto Brass. After him are James Cameron, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Tim Burton, Lars von Trier, Éric Rohmer, and Abbas Kiarostami.
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 36
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 37
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 38
1926 - 2016
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 39
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
Among people born in 1942, Michael Haneke ranks 25. Before him are Isabel Allende, Ted Kaczynski, Ronnie James Dio, Brian Jones, Brian Wilson, and Dino Zoff. After him are Calvin Klein, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Werner Herzog, Ian McShane, John Wayne Gacy, and Javier Solana.
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 19
1942 - 2023
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 20
1942 - 2010
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 21
1942 - 1969
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 22
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 23
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 24
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 25
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 26
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 27
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 28
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 29
1942 - 1994
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 30
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 31
Among people born in Germany, Michael Haneke ranks 281 out of 6,142. Before him are Max Horkheimer (1895), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Carl Zeiss (1816), Joseph Beuys (1921), Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567), and Constanze Mozart (1762). After him are August Kekulé (1829), Georgius Agricola (1494), Karl May (1842), Karl Weierstrass (1815), Sepp Dietrich (1892), and Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596).
1895 - 1973
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 275
1881 - 1954
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 276
1816 - 1888
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 277
1921 - 1986
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 278
1567 - 1625
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 279
1762 - 1842
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 280
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 281
1829 - 1896
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 282
1494 - 1555
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 283
1842 - 1912
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 284
1815 - 1897
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 285
1892 - 1966
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 286
1596 - 1632
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 287
Among film directors born in Germany, Michael Haneke ranks 3. Before him are Leni Riefenstahl (1902) and Wim Wenders (1945). After him are Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945), Werner Herzog (1942), F. W. Murnau (1888), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Roland Emmerich (1955), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Max Ophüls (1902), and Robert Siodmak (1900).
1902 - 2003
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 1
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 2
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3
1945 - 1982
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 5
1888 - 1931
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 6
1892 - 1947
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 7
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 8
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 9
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 10
1902 - 1957
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 11
1900 - 1973
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 12