Film Director

Paolo Sorrentino

Italian film director and screenwriter

1970 - today

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Paolo Sorrentino

His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Paolo Sorrentino is the 250th most popular film director (up from 393rd in 2024), the 1,503rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,994th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Italian Film Director.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 250 out of 2,041. Before him are Thea von Harbou, Joe D'Amato, Bertrand Tavernier, James Foley, Patrice Chéreau, and Chris Marker. After him are Nagisa Oshima, Michael Moore, Lucio Fulci, Henry Hathaway, Anatole Litvak, and Shohei Imamura.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Thea von Harbou
1888 - 1954
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 244
Joe D'Amato
1936 - 1999
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 245
Bertrand Tavernier
1941 - 2021
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 246
James Foley
1953 - 2025
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 247
Patrice Chéreau
1944 - 2013
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 248
Chris Marker
1921 - 2012
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 249
Paolo Sorrentino
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 250
Nagisa Oshima
1932 - 2013
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 251
Michael Moore
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 252
Lucio Fulci
1927 - 1996
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 253
Henry Hathaway
1898 - 1985
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 254
Anatole Litvak
1902 - 1974
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 255
Shohei Imamura
1926 - 2006
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 256

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 30. Before him are Ekrem İmamoğlu, Paul Ryan, Claudia Schiffer, Ethan Hawke, Fred Durst, and Simon Pegg. After him are Erik ten Hag, River Phoenix, Beck, Lara Fabian, Frank de Boer, and Gabriela Sabatini.

Others Born in 1970

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Ekrem İmamoğlu
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 24
Paul Ryan
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 25
Claudia Schiffer
MODEL
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 26
Ethan Hawke
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 27
Fred Durst
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 28
Simon Pegg
COMEDIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 29
Paolo Sorrentino
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 30
Erik ten Hag
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 31
River Phoenix
ACTOR
1970 - 1993
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 32
Beck
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 33
Lara Fabian
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 34
Frank de Boer
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 35
Gabriela Sabatini
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 36

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 1,503 out of NaN. Before him are Alessandro Nesta (1976), Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441), Julia Drusilla (39), Quintus Hortensius (-114), Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (1784), and Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena (1727). After him are Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1838), Pompeo Batoni (1708), Beniamino Stella (1941), Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (1486), Princess Marie of Orléans (1813), and Gianna Beretta Molla (1922).

Others born in Italy

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Alessandro Nesta
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 1,497
Matteo Maria Boiardo
WRITER
1441 - 1494
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 1,498
Julia Drusilla
COMPANION
39 - 41
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,499
Quintus Hortensius
POLITICIAN
114 BC - 50 BC
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,500
Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1806
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,501
Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1803
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,502
Paolo Sorrentino
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,503
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1838 - 1862
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,504
Pompeo Batoni
PAINTER
1708 - 1787
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,505
Beniamino Stella
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,506
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi
PAINTER
1486 - 1551
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,507
Princess Marie of Orléans
COMPANION
1813 - 1839
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,508
Gianna Beretta Molla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 1962
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,509