1957 - 2004
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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Among film directors, Theo van Gogh ranks 215 out of 1,581. Before 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.
1900 - 1973
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 209
1910 - 1992
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 210
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 211
1881 - 1959
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 212
1888 - 1954
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 213
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 214
1957 - 2004
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 215
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 216
1928 - 1997
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 217
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 218
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 219
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 220
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 221
Among people born in 1957, Theo van Gogh ranks 32. Before 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 41. Before 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.
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 26
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 27
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 28
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 29
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 30
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 31
1957 - 2004
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 32
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 33
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 34
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 35
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 36
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 37
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 38
1932 - 2004
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 35
1908 - 2004
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 36
1924 - 2004
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 37
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 38
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 39
1918 - 2004
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 40
1957 - 2004
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 41
1920 - 2004
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 42
1909 - 2004
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 43
1925 - 2004
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 44
1912 - 2004
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 45
1912 - 2004
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 46
1929 - 2004
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 47
Among people born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 154 out of 1,427. Before 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).
1922 - 2020
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 148
1566 - 1651
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 149
1938 - 2018
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 150
1547 - 1619
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 151
1519 - 1575
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 152
1730 - 1799
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 153
1957 - 2004
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 154
1928 - 2012
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 155
635 - 705
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 156
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 157
1934 - 2010
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 158
1955 - 2020
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 159
1509 - 1536
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 160
Among film directors born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 3. Before 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).
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 1
1898 - 1989
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2
1957 - 2004
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 3
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 4
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 5
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 6
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 7
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 8
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 9
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 10
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 11
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 12