Film Director

Paul Verhoeven

1938 - today

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Paul Verhoeven

His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Verhoeven is the 58th most popular film director (down from 56th in 2024), the 58th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 45th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Film Director.

Paul Verhoeven is most famous for his films "RoboCop" and "Basic Instinct."

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Paul Verhoeven ranks 58 out of 2,041. Before him are Theo Angelopoulos, Roger Vadim, Takeshi Kitano, Yasujirō Ozu, Jack L. Warner, and Stephen Hillenburg. After him are Jean-Jacques Annaud, Brian De Palma, Michael Haneke, Abbas Kiarostami, Werner Herzog, and Éric Rohmer.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Theo Angelopoulos
1935 - 2012
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 52
Roger Vadim
1928 - 2000
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 53
Takeshi Kitano
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 54
Yasujirō Ozu
1903 - 1963
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 55
Jack L. Warner
1892 - 1978
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 56
Stephen Hillenburg
1961 - 2018
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 57
Paul Verhoeven
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 58
Jean-Jacques Annaud
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 59
Brian De Palma
1940 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 60
Michael Haneke
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 61
Abbas Kiarostami
1940 - 2016
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 62
Werner Herzog
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 63
Éric Rohmer
1920 - 2010
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 64

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Paul Verhoeven ranks 28. Before him are Luis Aragonés, J. J. Cale, Bob Kahn, Tomas Lindahl, Giuliano Gemma, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. After him are Vladimir Vysotsky, Mireille Darc, Jim Simons, Heinz Fischer, Frederick Forsyth, and Giorgetto Giugiaro.

Others Born in 1938

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Luis Aragonés
COACH
1938 - 2014
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 22
J. J. Cale
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2013
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 23
Bob Kahn
INVENTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 24
Tomas Lindahl
BIOLOGIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 25
Giuliano Gemma
ACTOR
1938 - 2013
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 26
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 27
Paul Verhoeven
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 28
Vladimir Vysotsky
WRITER
1938 - 1980
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 29
Mireille Darc
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 30
Jim Simons
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 31
Heinz Fischer
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 32
Frederick Forsyth
WRITER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 33
Giorgetto Giugiaro
DESIGNER
1938 - Present
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 34

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven ranks 58 out of NaN. Before him are Isabelle de Charrière (1740), Ruud Gullit (1962), Frits Zernike (1888), Paul J. Crutzen (1933), Tobias Asser (1838), and Thomas Bernhard (1931). After him are Rem Koolhaas (1944), Jacob Roggeveen (1659), Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870), Frank Rijkaard (1962), Theo van Doesburg (1883), and Theo van Gogh (1857).

Others born in Netherlands

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Isabelle de Charrière
WRITER
1740 - 1805
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 52
Ruud Gullit
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 53
Frits Zernike
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1966
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 54
Paul J. Crutzen
CHEMIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 55
Tobias Asser
LAWYER
1838 - 1913
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 56
Thomas Bernhard
WRITER
1931 - 1989
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 57
Paul Verhoeven
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 58
Rem Koolhaas
ARCHITECT
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 59
Jacob Roggeveen
EXPLORER
1659 - 1729
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 60
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
BUSINESSPERSON
1870 - 1950
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 61
Frank Rijkaard
COACH
1962 - Present
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 62
Theo van Doesburg
ARTIST
1883 - 1931
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 63
Theo van Gogh
PAINTER
1857 - 1891
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 64