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FILM DIRECTOR

Theo van Gogh

1957 - 2004

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Theodoor van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 23 July 1957 – 2 November 2004) was a Dutch film director. He directed Submission: Part 1, a short film written by Somali writer and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which criticised the treatment of women in Islam in strong terms. On 2 November 2004, he was murdered by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Islamist who objected to the film's message. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theo van Gogh has received more than 49,743 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Theo van Gogh is the 215th most popular film director (up from 246th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 193rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Film Director.

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  • 47

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  • 3.14

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Theo van Gogh ranks 215 out of 1,581Before him are Robert Siodmak, John Sturges, Wes Anderson, Cecil B. DeMille, Thea von Harbou, and Alfonso Cuarón. After him are Mario Bava, Marco Ferreri, Robert J. Flaherty, Spike Lee, Gus Van Sant, and Joseph Losey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Theo van Gogh ranks 32Before him are Richard E. Grant, Dr. Alban, Ai Weiwei, Kelly McGillis, Rumiko Takahashi, and Rinat Dasayev. After him are Cesare Prandelli, Spike Lee, Michael Madsen, Nick Cave, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, and Caroline Kennedy. Among people deceased in 2004, Theo van Gogh ranks 41Before him are Thomas Klestil, Robert Merle, Matthäus Hetzenauer, Julius Axelrod, Andriyan Nikolayev, and Edward B. Lewis. After him are Arthur Hailey, Norberto Bobbio, John Pople, Herbert C. Brown, Julia Child, and Nicolai Ghiaurov.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 154 out of 1,427Before him are George Blake (1922), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), Wim Kok (1938), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547), Antonis Mor (1519), and Jan Ingenhousz (1730). After him are Gustav Leonhardt (1928), Lambert of Maastricht (635), Piet Keizer (1943), Anton Geesink (1934), Eddie Van Halen (1955), and John of Leiden (1509).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Netherlands

Among film directors born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 3Before him are Paul Verhoeven (1938) and Joris Ivens (1898). After him are Jan de Bont (1943), Anton Corbijn (1955), Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Marleen Gorris (1948), Tom Six (1973), Mike van Diem (1959), Jan Kounen (1964), and Harald Zwart (1965).

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