FILM DIRECTOR
Michelangelo Antonioni
1912 - 2007
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni ( AN-toh-nee-OH-nee or an-TOH-; Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo antoˈnjoːni]; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian director and filmmaker. He is best known for his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents"—L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), and L'Eclisse (1962)—and the English-language film Blowup (1966). His films have been described as "enigmatic and intricate mood pieces" that feature elusive plots, striking visual composition, and a preoccupation with modern landscapes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michelangelo Antonioni has received more than 1,729,367 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Michelangelo Antonioni is the 27th most popular film director (down from 26th in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Italy (down from 246th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Film Director.
Michelangelo Antonioni is most famous for being a film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his Italian neorealist films of the 1950s and 1960s, including La Notte (1961), L'Eclisse (1962), Red Desert (1964), Blowup (1966), The Passenger (1975), and The Mystery of Oberwald (1979).
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
72.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
70
Languages Editions (L)
9.89
Effective Languages (L*)
3.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Michelangelo Antonioni ranks 27 out of 2,041. Before him are Jean-Luc Godard, Pedro Almodóvar, Francis Ford Coppola, Bernardo Bertolucci, Agnès Varda, and Georges Méliès. After him are George Lucas, Miloš Forman, Konstantin Stanislavski, Fritz Lang, Roger Vadim, and Quentin Tarantino.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean-Luc Godard
1930 - 2022
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 21
Pedro Almodóvar
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 22
Francis Ford Coppola
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 23
Bernardo Bertolucci
1941 - 2018
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 24
Agnès Varda
1928 - 2019
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 25
Georges Méliès
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 26
Michelangelo Antonioni
1912 - 2007
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 27
George Lucas
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 28
Miloš Forman
1932 - 2018
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 29
Konstantin Stanislavski
1863 - 1938
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 30
Fritz Lang
1890 - 1976
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 31
Roger Vadim
1928 - 2000
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 32
Quentin Tarantino
1963 - Present
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 33
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Michelangelo Antonioni ranks 10. Before him are Eva Braun, Erich Honecker, Milton Friedman, Wernher von Braun, Otto von Habsburg, and Jackson Pollock. After him are János Kádár, Millvina Dean, Raoul Wallenberg, Jorge Amado, Alfredo Stroessner, and John Cage. Among people deceased in 2007, Michelangelo Antonioni ranks 4. Before him are Ingmar Bergman, Boris Yeltsin, and Luciano Pavarotti. After him are Kurt Waldheim, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Jean Baudrillard, Ève Curie, Marcel Marceau, Anna Nicole Smith, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Paul Tibbets.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsEva Braun
COMPANION
1912 - 1945
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 4
Erich Honecker
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 5
Milton Friedman
ECONOMIST
1912 - 2006
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 6
Wernher von Braun
ENGINEER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 7
Otto von Habsburg
NOBLEMAN
1912 - 2011
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 8
Jackson Pollock
PAINTER
1912 - 1956
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 9
Michelangelo Antonioni
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2007
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 10
János Kádár
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 11
Millvina Dean
CELEBRITY
1912 - 2009
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 12
Raoul Wallenberg
DIPLOMAT
1912 - 1947
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 13
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 14
Alfredo Stroessner
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2006
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 15
John Cage
COMPOSER
1912 - 1992
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsIngmar Bergman
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2007
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 1
Boris Yeltsin
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2007
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 2
Luciano Pavarotti
SINGER
1935 - 2007
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 3
Michelangelo Antonioni
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2007
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 4
Kurt Waldheim
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2007
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 5
Karlheinz Stockhausen
COMPOSER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 6
Jean Baudrillard
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 7
Ève Curie
WRITER
1904 - 2007
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 8
Marcel Marceau
ACTOR
1923 - 2007
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 9
Anna Nicole Smith
CELEBRITY
1967 - 2007
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 10
Mstislav Rostropovich
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2007
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 11
Paul Tibbets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 2007
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Michelangelo Antonioni ranks 301 out of 5,161. Before him are Umberto I of Italy (1844), Pope Damasus I (305), Pope John X (860), Pope Adrian V (1205), Bonaventure (1221), and Carlo Goldoni (1707). After him are Pope Pius I (90), Pope Paschal I (775), Paolo Uccello (1475), Pope Gelasius I (410), Pope Adrian III (800), and Pope Benedict I (525).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsUmberto I of Italy
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1900
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 295
Pope Damasus I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
305 - 384
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 296
Pope John X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 929
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 297
Pope Adrian V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1205 - 1276
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 298
Bonaventure
PHILOSOPHER
1221 - 1274
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 299
Carlo Goldoni
WRITER
1707 - 1793
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 300
Michelangelo Antonioni
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2007
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 301
Pope Pius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 - 154
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 302
Pope Paschal I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
775 - 824
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 303
Paolo Uccello
PAINTER
1475 - 1475
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 304
Pope Gelasius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
410 - 496
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 305
Pope Adrian III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 885
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 306
Pope Benedict I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
525 - 579
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 307
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy
Among film directors born in Italy, Michelangelo Antonioni ranks 6. Before him are Federico Fellini (1920), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), Luchino Visconti (1906), Sergio Leone (1929), and Bernardo Bertolucci (1941). After him are Tinto Brass (1933), Vittorio De Sica (1901), Roberto Rossellini (1906), Frank Capra (1897), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), and Dario Argento (1940).
Federico Fellini
1920 - 1993
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 1
Pier Paolo Pasolini
1922 - 1975
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 2
Luchino Visconti
1906 - 1976
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 3
Sergio Leone
1929 - 1989
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 4
Bernardo Bertolucci
1941 - 2018
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 5
Michelangelo Antonioni
1912 - 2007
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 6
Tinto Brass
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 7
Vittorio De Sica
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 8
Roberto Rossellini
1906 - 1977
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 9
Frank Capra
1897 - 1991
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 10
Franco Zeffirelli
1923 - 2019
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 11
Dario Argento
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 12