Film Director
Nasir Hussain
Indian film director
1931 - 2002
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Nasir Hussain
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Nasir Hussain is the 1,709th most popular film director (down from 1,637th in 2024), the 1,012th most popular biography from India (down from 936th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Indian Film Director.
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Feb 3
Nasir Hussain shares a February 3 birthday with Felix Mendelssohn, Alvar Aalto, and Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Nasir Hussain ranks 1,709 out of 2,041. Before him are Srđan Dragojević, Zhang Yuan, Panna Rittikrai, Dani Levy, Dave Filoni, and Brad Anderson. After him are Euzhan Palcy, Julien Temple, Per Fly, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Adam Shankman, and Carlos Reygadas.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Srđan Dragojević
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 1,703
Zhang Yuan
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 1,704
Panna Rittikrai
1961 - 2014
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 1,705
Dani Levy
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 1,706
Dave Filoni
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 1,707
Brad Anderson
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,708
Nasir Hussain
1931 - 2002
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,709
Euzhan Palcy
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,710
Julien Temple
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 1,711
Per Fly
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 1,712
Athina Rachel Tsangari
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 1,713
Adam Shankman
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 1,714
Carlos Reygadas
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 1,715
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Nasir Hussain ranks 605. Before him are Johnny Sheffield, James Grogan, Andrija Fuderer, Frank Ramsey, Arne Nordheim, and Ronnie Schell. After him are Gloria Talbott, Clifford Jordan, James Abourezk, Brook Benton, Arthur Fry, and Gene Fullmer. Among people deceased in 2002, Nasir Hussain ranks 347. Before him are Ted Demme, Harry Hay, Tom Dowd, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Jerry Heidenreich, and Jam Master Jay. After him are Rusty Wailes, Shirley Scott, Audrey Mestre, Kaifi Azmi, Alex Hannum, and Virginia Hamilton.
Others Born in 1931
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Johnny Sheffield
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 599
James Grogan
SKATER
1931 - 2000
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 600
Andrija Fuderer
CHESS PLAYER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 601
Frank Ramsey
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 602
Arne Nordheim
COMPOSER
1931 - 2010
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 603
Ronnie Schell
ACTOR
1931 - 2026
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 604
Nasir Hussain
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2002
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 605
Gloria Talbott
ACTOR
1931 - 2000
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 606
Clifford Jordan
MUSICIAN
1931 - 1993
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 607
James Abourezk
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 608
Brook Benton
SINGER
1931 - 1988
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 609
Arthur Fry
INVENTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 610
Gene Fullmer
BOXER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 611
Others Deceased in 2002
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Ted Demme
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2002
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 341
Harry Hay
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2002
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 342
Tom Dowd
ENGINEER
1925 - 2002
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 343
Pauline Chan Bo-Lin
ACTOR
1973 - 2002
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 344
Jerry Heidenreich
SWIMMER
1950 - 2002
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 345
Jam Master Jay
SINGER
1965 - 2002
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 346
Nasir Hussain
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2002
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 347
Rusty Wailes
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 348
Shirley Scott
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2002
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 349
Audrey Mestre
SWIMMER
1974 - 2002
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 350
Kaifi Azmi
WRITER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 351
Alex Hannum
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1923 - 2002
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 352
Virginia Hamilton
WRITER
1936 - 2002
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 353
In India
Among people born in India, Nasir Hussain ranks 1,012 out of 1,861. Before him are Varun Gandhi (1980), Mira Nair (1957), Margaret Alva (1942), Nimmi (1933), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), and Richard Allen (1902). After him are Kishori Amonkar (1932), Murli Manohar Joshi (1934), Ravi Mohan (1980), Nambi Narayanan (1941), Penpa Tsering (1967), and Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959).
Others born in India
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Varun Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 1,006
Mira Nair
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 1,007
Margaret Alva
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 1,008
Nimmi
ACTOR
1933 - 2020
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 1,009
Ravindra Kelekar
WRITER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,010
Richard Allen
ATHLETE
1902 - 1969
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,011
Nasir Hussain
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2002
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,012
Kishori Amonkar
SINGER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,013
Murli Manohar Joshi
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1,014
Ravi Mohan
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 1,015
Nambi Narayanan
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 1,016
Penpa Tsering
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 1,017
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 1,018
Among Film Directors In India
Among film directors born in India, Nasir Hussain ranks 24. Before him are Ardeshir Irani (1886), Deepak Tijori (1961), Tapan Sinha (1924), Tariq Anwar (1945), Aparna Sen (1945), and S. J. Suryah (1968). After him are Mani Ratnam (1956), Karan Johar (1972), Subhash Ghai (1945), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), and V. Shantaram (1901).
Ardeshir Irani
1886 - 1969
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 18
Deepak Tijori
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 19
Tapan Sinha
1924 - 2009
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 20
Tariq Anwar
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 21
Aparna Sen
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 22
S. J. Suryah
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 23
Nasir Hussain
1931 - 2002
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 24
Mani Ratnam
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 25
Karan Johar
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 26
Subhash Ghai
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 27
Sooraj Barjatya
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 28
Ebrahim Alkazi
1925 - 2020
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 29
V. Shantaram
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 30
