Film Director
Robert Bresson
1901 - 1999
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Robert Bresson
His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2024). Robert Bresson is the 83rd most popular film director (up from 94th in 2024), the 689th most popular biography from France (up from 720th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Film Director.
Robert Bresson is most famous for his minimalist style of filmmaking, which is often described as "austere." He was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Robert Bresson ranks 83 out of 2,041. Before him are Tony Scott, Agnès Varda, Dziga Vertov, Alain Resnais, Franco Zeffirelli, and Alan Parker. After him are Peter Brook, Ernst Lubitsch, Fred Zinnemann, Howard Hawks, James Ivory, and Terry Gilliam.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Tony Scott
1944 - 2012
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 77
Agnès Varda
1928 - 2019
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 78
Dziga Vertov
1896 - 1954
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 79
Alain Resnais
1922 - 2014
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 80
Franco Zeffirelli
1923 - 2019
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 81
Alan Parker
1944 - 2020
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 82
Robert Bresson
1901 - 1999
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 83
Peter Brook
1925 - 2022
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 84
Ernst Lubitsch
1892 - 1947
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 85
Fred Zinnemann
1907 - 1997
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 86
Howard Hawks
1896 - 1977
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 87
James Ivory
1928 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 88
Terry Gilliam
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 89
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Robert Bresson ranks 41. Before him are Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Henning von Tresckow, Salvatore Quasimodo, Margaret Mead, and Andrey Vlasov. After him are Arthur Liebehenschel, José Leandro Andrade, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Jascha Heifetz, Alfred Tarski, and Jaroslav Seifert. Among people deceased in 1999, Robert Bresson ranks 19. Before him are Amália Rodrigues, Yehudi Menuhin, Raisa Gorbacheva, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Wassily Leontief, and Anatoliy Solovianenko. After him are Willi Stoph, Glenn T. Seaborg, Wilt Chamberlain, Georgios Papadopoulos, Joe DiMaggio, and Trygve Haavelmo.
Others Born in 1901
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Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1965
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 35
Princess Sophie of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1901 - 1990
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 36
Henning von Tresckow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 37
Salvatore Quasimodo
WRITER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 38
Margaret Mead
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1901 - 1978
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 39
Andrey Vlasov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1946
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 40
Robert Bresson
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1999
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 41
Arthur Liebehenschel
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1948
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 42
José Leandro Andrade
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1957
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 43
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1932
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 44
Jascha Heifetz
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1987
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 45
Alfred Tarski
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 46
Jaroslav Seifert
WRITER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 47
Others Deceased in 1999
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Amália Rodrigues
SINGER
1920 - 1999
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 13
Yehudi Menuhin
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1999
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 14
Raisa Gorbacheva
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1999
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 15
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 16
Wassily Leontief
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1999
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 17
Anatoliy Solovianenko
SINGER
1932 - 1999
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 18
Robert Bresson
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1999
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 19
Willi Stoph
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1999
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 20
Glenn T. Seaborg
CHEMIST
1912 - 1999
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 21
Wilt Chamberlain
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1936 - 1999
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 22
Georgios Papadopoulos
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1999
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 23
Joe DiMaggio
BASEBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 24
Trygve Haavelmo
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 25
In France
Among people born in France, Robert Bresson ranks 689 out of NaN. Before him are Paul Bocuse (1926), Marin Marais (1656), Jean Jaurès (1859), Peter the Hermit (1050), Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760), and Judith of Bavaria (797). After him are Marie Tussaud (1761), Adam de la Halle (1245), Hugh the Great (898), Gaston Leroux (1868), Jacques Anquetil (1934), and Yolande de Polastron (1749).
Others born in France
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Paul Bocuse
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 683
Marin Marais
COMPOSER
1656 - 1728
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 684
Jean Jaurès
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1914
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 685
Peter the Hermit
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1050 - 1115
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 686
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
COMPOSER
1760 - 1836
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 687
Judith of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
797 - 843
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 688
Robert Bresson
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1999
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 689
Marie Tussaud
SCULPTOR
1761 - 1850
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 690
Adam de la Halle
WRITER
1245 - 1288
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 691
Hugh the Great
NOBLEMAN
898 - 956
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 692
Gaston Leroux
WRITER
1868 - 1927
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 693
Jacques Anquetil
CYCLIST
1934 - 1987
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 694
Yolande de Polastron
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1793
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 695
Among Film Directors In France
Among film directors born in France, Robert Bresson ranks 12. Before him are Jean-Jacques Annaud (1943), Éric Rohmer (1920), William Wyler (1902), Claude Chabrol (1930), Luc Besson (1959), and Alain Resnais (1922). After him are René Clair (1898), Jacques Audiard (1952), Jacques Tati (1907), Claude Lelouch (1937), René Clément (1913), and Jean-Pierre Melville (1917).
Jean-Jacques Annaud
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 6
Éric Rohmer
1920 - 2010
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 7
William Wyler
1902 - 1981
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 8
Claude Chabrol
1930 - 2010
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 9
Luc Besson
1959 - Present
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 10
Alain Resnais
1922 - 2014
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 11
Robert Bresson
1901 - 1999
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 12
René Clair
1898 - 1981
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 13
Jacques Audiard
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 14
Jacques Tati
1907 - 1982
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 15
Claude Lelouch
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 16
René Clément
1913 - 1996
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 17
Jean-Pierre Melville
1917 - 1973
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 18
