FILM DIRECTOR
Oskar Roehler
1959 - Today

Oskar Roehler
Oskar Roehler (born 21 January 1959) is a German film director, screenwriter and journalist. He was born in Starnberg, the son of writers Gisela Elsner and Klaus Roehler. Since the mid-1980s, he has been working as a screenwriter, for, among others, Niklaus Schilling, Christoph Schlingensief and Mark Schlichter. Since the early 1990s, he has also been working as a film director. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Oskar Roehler is the 1,849th most popular film director (down from 1,763rd in 2024), the 6,136th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,977th in 2019) and the 84th most popular German Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Oskar Roehler ranks 1,849 out of 2,041. Before him are Mehboob Khan, Dan Povenmire, Basu Chatterjee, Michael Dante DiMartino, Detlev Buck, and Virgil Widrich. After him are Colin Trevorrow, Mia Hansen-Løve, Charles Band, Yeon Sang-ho, Władysław Pasikowski, and Erik Poppe.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMehboob Khan
1907 - 1964
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 1,843
Dan Povenmire
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 1,844
Basu Chatterjee
1930 - 2020
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 1,845
Michael Dante DiMartino
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 1,846
Detlev Buck
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 1,847
Virgil Widrich
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 1,848
Oskar Roehler
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 1,849
Colin Trevorrow
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 1,850
Mia Hansen-Løve
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,851
Charles Band
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 1,852
Yeon Sang-ho
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 1,853
Władysław Pasikowski
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 1,854
Erik Poppe
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 1,855
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Oskar Roehler ranks 690. Before him are Kazuhiro Koso, Penny Pritzker, Ronald Pofalla, Takeaki Matsumoto, Larry Nance, and David Shulkin. After him are Catherine Mary Stewart, Masayuki Yanai, Göran Hägglund, Paul Gross, Mark Aguirre, and Władysław Pasikowski.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsKazuhiro Koso
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 684
Penny Pritzker
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 685
Ronald Pofalla
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 686
Takeaki Matsumoto
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 687
Larry Nance
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 688
David Shulkin
PHYSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 689
Oskar Roehler
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 690
Catherine Mary Stewart
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 691
Masayuki Yanai
ASTRONOMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 692
Göran Hägglund
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 693
Paul Gross
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 694
Mark Aguirre
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 695
Władysław Pasikowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 696
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Oskar Roehler ranks 6,139 out of 7,253. Before him are Daniela Neunast (1966), Tetsuya Kakihara (1982), Rolf Aldag (1968), Detlev Buck (1962), Astrid Kumbernuss (1970), and Igor Petrenko (1977). After him are Roland Günther (1962), Ralf Fährmann (1988), Jens Weidmann (1968), Ingrid Klimke (1968), Christine Wachtel (1965), and Katharina Wagner (1978).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsDaniela Neunast
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 6,133
Tetsuya Kakihara
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 6,134
Rolf Aldag
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 6,135
Detlev Buck
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 6,136
Astrid Kumbernuss
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 6,137
Igor Petrenko
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 6,138
Oskar Roehler
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 6,139
Roland Günther
CYCLIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 6,140
Ralf Fährmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 6,141
Jens Weidmann
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 6,142
Ingrid Klimke
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 6,143
Christine Wachtel
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 6,144
Katharina Wagner
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 6,145
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany
Among film directors born in Germany, Oskar Roehler ranks 84. Before him are Dominik Moll (1962), Caroline Link (1964), Maren Ade (1976), Hito Steyerl (1966), Rainer Simon (1941), and Detlev Buck (1962). After him are Florian Gallenberger (1972), Sebastian Schipper (1968), Emily Atef (1973), Nicolette Krebitz (1972), Marc Rothemund (1968), and Katja von Garnier (1966).
Dominik Moll
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 78
Caroline Link
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 79
Maren Ade
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 80
Hito Steyerl
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 81
Rainer Simon
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 82
Detlev Buck
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 83
Oskar Roehler
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 84
Florian Gallenberger
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 85
Sebastian Schipper
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 86
Emily Atef
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 87
Nicolette Krebitz
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 88
Marc Rothemund
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 89
Katja von Garnier
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 90













































