1871 - 1929
Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz (also Chomont or Chaumont French: [ʃomɔ̃]; 17 October 1871 – 2 May 1929) was a pioneering Spanish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He produced many short films in France while working for Pathé Frères and has been compared to Georges Méliès, due to his frequent camera tricks and optical illusions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Segundo de Chomón has received more than 142,125 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Segundo de Chomón is the 440th most popular film director (up from 557th in 2019), the 747th most popular biography from Spain (up from 891st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Film Director.
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Among film directors, Segundo de Chomón ranks 440 out of 1,581. Before him are Jacques Doillon, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Valerio Zurlini, Jafar Panahi, Robert Rossen, and Luis García Berlanga. After him are René Laloux, J. Lee Thompson, Assi Dayan, Tony Gatlif, Fernando Meirelles, and André Cayatte.
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 434
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 435
1926 - 1982
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 436
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 437
1908 - 1966
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 438
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 439
1871 - 1929
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 440
1929 - 2004
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 441
1914 - 2002
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 442
1945 - 2014
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 443
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 444
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 445
1909 - 1989
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 446
Among people born in 1871, Segundo de Chomón ranks 63. Before him are Oscar Wisting, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Erich von Tschermak, Arthur Tansley, Gjergj Fishta, and Alajos Szokolyi. After him are Meletius IV of Constantinople, Martin Knudsen, Jovan Dučić, Wilhelm von Mirbach, Fritz Hofmann, and Abanindranath Tagore. Among people deceased in 1929, Segundo de Chomón ranks 50. Before him are Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Gotō Shinpei, Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, Mahidol Adulyadej, Sergei Nilus, and Aletta Jacobs. After him are Herman Potočnik, Jacek Malczewski, Adolf Meyer, P. J. Kennedy, André Messager, and Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery.
1871 - 1936
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 57
1871 - 1937
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 58
1871 - 1962
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 59
1871 - 1955
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 60
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 61
1871 - 1932
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 62
1871 - 1929
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 63
1871 - 1935
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 64
1871 - 1949
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 65
1871 - 1943
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 66
1871 - 1918
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 67
1871 - 1927
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 68
1871 - 1951
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 69
1866 - 1929
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 44
1857 - 1929
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 45
1889 - 1929
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 46
1892 - 1929
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 47
1862 - 1929
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 48
1854 - 1929
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 49
1871 - 1929
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 50
1892 - 1929
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 51
1854 - 1929
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 52
1881 - 1929
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 53
1858 - 1929
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 54
1853 - 1929
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 55
1847 - 1929
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 56
Among people born in Spain, Segundo de Chomón ranks 747 out of 2,932. Before him are Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744), Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (1932), Cesc Fàbregas (1987), Xavier Cugat (1900), Juan del Encina (1468), and Luis García Berlanga (1921). After him are Luis de Pablo (1930), García Fernández of Castile (938), Aben Humeya (1520), Álvaro Morte (1975), Antonio de Ulloa (1716), and Míchel (1963).
1744 - 1811
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 741
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 742
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 743
1900 - 1990
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 744
1468 - 1529
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 745
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 746
1871 - 1929
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 747
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 748
938 - 995
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 749
1520 - 1569
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 750
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 751
1716 - 1795
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 752
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 753
Among film directors born in Spain, Segundo de Chomón ranks 9. Before him are Carlos Saura (1932), Jesús Franco (1930), Bigas Luna (1946), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Mario Camus (1935), and Luis García Berlanga (1921). After him are Víctor Erice (1940), Néstor Almendros (1930), Vicente Aranda (1926), Isabel Coixet (1960), Álex de la Iglesia (1965), and Julio Medem (1958).
1932 - 2023
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 3
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 4
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 5
1922 - 2002
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 6
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 8
1871 - 1929
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 9
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 10
1930 - 1992
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 11
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 12
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 13
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 14
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 15