Film Director
Shakti Samanta
1926 - 2009
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Shakti Samanta
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Shakti Samanta is the 1,956th most popular film director (down from 1,829th in 2024), the 1,243rd most popular biography from India (down from 1,116th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Indian Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Shakti Samanta ranks 1,956 out of 2,041. Before him are Tobias Lindholm, Byambasuren Davaa, Harald Zwart, Chetan Anand, Ryan Coogler, and Sharon Maguire. After him are Oliver Schmitz, Sean McNamara, Michelle MacLaren, Wang Quan'an, Oren Peli, and Alex Kendrick.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Tobias Lindholm
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 1,950
Byambasuren Davaa
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 1,951
Harald Zwart
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 1,952
Chetan Anand
1915 - 1997
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,953
Ryan Coogler
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,954
Sharon Maguire
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,955
Shakti Samanta
1926 - 2009
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,956
Oliver Schmitz
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,957
Sean McNamara
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,958
Michelle MacLaren
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,959
Wang Quan'an
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 1,960
Oren Peli
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 1,961
Alex Kendrick
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 1,962
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Shakti Samanta ranks 562. Before him are John Dingell, Eric Morecambe, Nalini Jaywant, Johnny Boyd, Yash Pal, and Richard Schweiker. After him are Sergio Franchi, Harris Wofford, and Mario Miranda. Among people deceased in 2009, Shakti Samanta ranks 425. Before him are Gale Storm, Baitullah Mehsud, John Mortimer, Anastasia Baburova, Mark Leduc, and Vic Crowe. After him are Giovanni Parisi, Antonio de Nigris, Nelly Arcan, Vishnuvardhan, Abrar Alvi, and Vic Chesnutt.
Others Born in 1926
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John Dingell
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 556
Eric Morecambe
ACTOR
1926 - 1984
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 557
Nalini Jaywant
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 558
Johnny Boyd
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 559
Yash Pal
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 560
Richard Schweiker
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 561
Shakti Samanta
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 562
Sergio Franchi
SINGER
1926 - 1990
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 563
Harris Wofford
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 564
Mario Miranda
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 565
Others Deceased in 2009
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Gale Storm
ACTOR
1922 - 2009
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 419
Baitullah Mehsud
EXTREMIST
1974 - 2009
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 420
John Mortimer
WRITER
1923 - 2009
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 421
Anastasia Baburova
JOURNALIST
1983 - 2009
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 422
Mark Leduc
BOXER
1962 - 2009
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 423
Vic Crowe
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 424
Shakti Samanta
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 425
Giovanni Parisi
BOXER
1967 - 2009
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 426
Antonio de Nigris
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2009
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 427
Nelly Arcan
WRITER
1973 - 2009
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 428
Vishnuvardhan
ACTOR
1950 - 2009
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 429
Abrar Alvi
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2009
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 430
Vic Chesnutt
SINGER
1964 - 2009
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 431
In India
Among people born in India, Shakti Samanta ranks 1,243 out of NaN. Before him are Nithiin (1983), Karnam Malleswari (1975), Shraddha Kapoor (1987), Vinod Khosla (1955), Dina Pathak (1922), and Geeta Phogat (1988). After him are Amruta Subhash (1979), Raza Murad (1950), Alok Nath (1956), Rachna Banerjee (1974), Meenakshi Seshadri (1963), and Ishaan Khatter (1995).
Others born in India
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Nithiin
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,237
Karnam Malleswari
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,238
Shraddha Kapoor
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,239
Vinod Khosla
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,240
Dina Pathak
ACTOR
1922 - 2002
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,241
Geeta Phogat
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,242
Shakti Samanta
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,243
Amruta Subhash
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 1,244
Raza Murad
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 1,245
Alok Nath
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,246
Rachna Banerjee
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,247
Meenakshi Seshadri
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,248
Ishaan Khatter
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 1,249
Among Film Directors In India
Among film directors born in India, Shakti Samanta ranks 43. Before him are Aishwarya Rajinikanth (1982), David Dhawan (1955), Mehboob Khan (1907), Basu Chatterjee (1930), Farah Khan (1965), and Puri Jagannadh (1966). After him are Sai Paranjpye (1938), S. S. Rajamouli (1973), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), Rituparno Ghosh (1963), Ram Gopal Varma (1962), and Prakash Jha (1952).
Aishwarya Rajinikanth
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 37
David Dhawan
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 38
Mehboob Khan
1907 - 1964
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 39
Basu Chatterjee
1930 - 2020
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 40
Farah Khan
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 41
Puri Jagannadh
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 42
Shakti Samanta
1926 - 2009
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 43
Sai Paranjpye
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 44
S. S. Rajamouli
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 45
Rajkumar Hirani
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 46
Rituparno Ghosh
1963 - 2013
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 47
Ram Gopal Varma
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 48
Prakash Jha
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 49
