1949 - Today
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo almoˈðoβaɾ kaβaˈʝeɾo]; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer, and former actor. His films are marked by his employment of certain actors including Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz and creative personnel with complex narratives, melodrama, pop culture, popular songs, irreverent humour, strong colours, and glossy décor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro Almodóvar has received more than 2,663,500 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pedro Almodóvar is the 26th most popular film director (down from 23rd in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 45th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Film Director.
Pedro Almodóvar is most famous for his films, which are known for their colorful, fantastical, and melodramatic style.
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Among film directors, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 26 out of 1,580. Before him are Miloš Forman, Jean-Luc Godard, Bernardo Bertolucci, Georges Méliès, François Truffaut, and Michelangelo Antonioni. After him are David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, George Lucas, Ken Loach, Billy Wilder, and Fritz Lang.
1932 - 2018
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 20
1930 - Present
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 21
1941 - 2018
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 22
1861 - 1938
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 23
1932 - 1984
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 24
1912 - 2007
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 25
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 26
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 27
1963 - Present
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 28
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 29
1936 - Present
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 30
1906 - 2002
HPI: 78.03
Rank: 31
1890 - 1976
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 32
Among people born in 1949, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 7. Before him are Pablo Escobar, Meryl Streep, Niki Lauda, Haruki Murakami, Benjamin Netanyahu, and António Guterres. After him are Mark Knopfler, Richard Gere, Sigourney Weaver, Anna Wintour, Bruce Springsteen, and André Rieu.
1949 - 1993
HPI: 85.91
Rank: 1
1949 - Present
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 2
1949 - 2019
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 3
1949 - Present
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 4
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.43
Rank: 5
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 6
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 7
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 8
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 9
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 10
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 11
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.36
Rank: 12
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 13
Among people born in Spain, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 53 out of 2,595. Before him are Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Maria Theresa of Spain (1638), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Ibn Arabi (1165), Quintilian (35), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420). After him are Eugénie de Montijo (1826), John of the Cross (1542), Ramon Llull (1232), Lope de Vega (1562), Abd al-Rahman III (889), and Bartolomé de las Casas (1484).
1886 - 1941
HPI: 79.40
Rank: 47
1638 - 1683
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 48
1617 - 1682
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 49
1165 - 1240
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 50
35 - 96
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 51
1420 - 1498
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 52
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 53
1826 - 1920
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 54
1542 - 1591
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 55
1232 - 1316
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 56
1562 - 1635
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 57
889 - 961
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 58
1484 - 1566
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 59
Among film directors born in Spain, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 2. Before him are Luis Buñuel (1900). After him are Carlos Saura (1932), Jesús Franco (1930), Bigas Luna (1946), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Víctor Erice (1940), Vicente Aranda (1926), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), José Luis Cuerda (1947), and Julio Medem (1958).
1900 - 1983
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 1
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 2
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 3
1930 - 2013
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 4
1946 - 2013
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 5
1922 - 2002
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 6
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 7
1926 - 2015
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 8
1921 - 2010
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 9
1871 - 1929
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 10
1947 - 2020
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 11
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 12