FILM DIRECTOR
Roman Polanski
1933 - Today
Roman Polanski
Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (né Liebling; born 18 August 1933) is a French and Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and convicted sex offender. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, ten César Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Golden Bear and a Palme d'Or. In 1977, Polanski was arrested for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roman Polanski has received more than 29,196,341 page views. His biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2019). Roman Polanski is the 10th most popular film director (up from 12th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from France (up from 130th in 2019) and the most popular French Film Director.
Roman Polanski is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer, and actor. He is most famous for directing the films Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, and The Pianist.
Memorability Metrics
29M
Page Views (PV)
76.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
89
Languages Editions (L)
6.94
Effective Languages (L*)
4.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Roman Polanski ranks 10 out of 2,041. Before him are Hayao Miyazaki, Alfred Hitchcock, Federico Fellini, Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurosawa, and Woody Allen. After him are Ridley Scott, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sergei Eisenstein, Luis Buñuel, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Leni Riefenstahl.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHayao Miyazaki
1941 - Present
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 4
Alfred Hitchcock
1899 - 1980
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 5
Federico Fellini
1920 - 1993
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 6
Stanley Kubrick
1928 - 1999
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 7
Akira Kurosawa
1910 - 1998
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 8
Woody Allen
1935 - Present
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 9
Roman Polanski
1933 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 10
Ridley Scott
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 11
Pier Paolo Pasolini
1922 - 1975
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 12
Sergei Eisenstein
1898 - 1948
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 13
Luis Buñuel
1900 - 1983
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 14
Andrei Tarkovsky
1932 - 1986
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 15
Leni Riefenstahl
1902 - 2003
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Roman Polanski ranks 4. Before him are Akihito, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Garrincha. After him are Dalida, Karl Lagerfeld, Montserrat Caballé, Yoko Ono, Lina Medina, Michael Caine, Tinto Brass, and Claudio Abbado.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsAkihito
NOBLEMAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 1
Jean-Paul Belmondo
ACTOR
1933 - 2021
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 2
Garrincha
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 3
Roman Polanski
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 4
Dalida
SINGER
1933 - 1987
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 5
Karl Lagerfeld
FASHION DESIGNER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 6
Montserrat Caballé
SINGER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 7
Yoko Ono
ARTIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 8
Lina Medina
CELEBRITY
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 9
Michael Caine
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 10
Tinto Brass
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 11
Claudio Abbado
CONDUCTOR
1933 - 2014
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Roman Polanski ranks 119 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean de La Fontaine (1621), Hector Berlioz (1803), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Charles VII of France (1403), Sully Prudhomme (1839), and Charles VIII of France (1470). After him are Anatole France (1844), Jean Cocteau (1889), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Guy de Maupassant (1850), Hugh Capet (940), and Charles VI of France (1368).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean de La Fontaine
WRITER
1621 - 1695
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 113
Hector Berlioz
COMPOSER
1803 - 1869
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 114
Marie Thérèse of France
NOBLEMAN
1778 - 1851
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 115
Charles VII of France
POLITICIAN
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 116
Sully Prudhomme
WRITER
1839 - 1907
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 117
Charles VIII of France
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1498
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 118
Roman Polanski
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 119
Anatole France
WRITER
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 120
Jean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 121
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 122
Guy de Maupassant
WRITER
1850 - 1893
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 123
Hugh Capet
POLITICIAN
940 - 996
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 124
Charles VI of France
POLITICIAN
1368 - 1422
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 125
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Roman Polanski ranks 1. After him are François Truffaut (1932), Jean-Luc Godard (1930), Georges Méliès (1861), Roger Vadim (1928), Luc Besson (1959), Jacques Tati (1907), Claude Chabrol (1930), Éric Rohmer (1920), Jean-Jacques Annaud (1943), Alain Resnais (1922), and William Wyler (1902).
Roman Polanski
1933 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 1
François Truffaut
1932 - 1984
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 2
Jean-Luc Godard
1930 - 2022
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 3
Georges Méliès
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 4
Roger Vadim
1928 - 2000
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 5
Luc Besson
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 6
Jacques Tati
1907 - 1982
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 7
Claude Chabrol
1930 - 2010
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 8
Éric Rohmer
1920 - 2010
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 9
Jean-Jacques Annaud
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 10
Alain Resnais
1922 - 2014
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 11
William Wyler
1902 - 1981
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 12