Film Director
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
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Victor Fleming
His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2024). Victor Fleming is the 123rd most popular film director (down from 122nd in 2024), the 1,070th most popular biography from United States (down from 837th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Film Director.
Victor Fleming is most famous for directing the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Victor Fleming ranks 123 out of 2,041. Before him are William Hanna, Wes Craven, Michael Curtiz, Sam Peckinpah, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Peter Jackson. After him are Claude Lelouch, René Clément, Giuseppe Tornatore, Max Reinhardt, James Gunn, and Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
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William Hanna
1910 - 2001
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 117
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 118
Michael Curtiz
1886 - 1962
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 119
Sam Peckinpah
1925 - 1984
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 120
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898 - 1956
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 121
Peter Jackson
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 122
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 123
Claude Lelouch
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 124
René Clément
1913 - 1996
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 125
Giuseppe Tornatore
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 126
Max Reinhardt
1873 - 1943
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 127
James Gunn
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 128
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1909 - 1993
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 129
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Victor Fleming ranks 30. Before him are Han van Meegeren, Louise Mountbatten, Otto Frank, Risto Ryti, Carl Theodor Dreyer, and Jacob L. Moreno. After him are Vasily Blyukher, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Zalman Shazar, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Pitirim Sorokin, and Mercédès Jellinek. Among people deceased in 1949, Victor Fleming ranks 20. Before him are Louis II, Prince of Monaco, Charles Ponzi, Klaus Mann, Axel Munthe, Angela Hitler, and Elton Mayo. After him are Edward Stettinius Jr., Fyodor Tolbukhin, Nathuram Godse, Kim Koo, Félix d'Herelle, and Henri Giraud.
Others Born in 1889
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Han van Meegeren
PAINTER
1889 - 1947
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 24
Louise Mountbatten
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1965
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 25
Otto Frank
BUSINESSPERSON
1889 - 1980
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 26
Risto Ryti
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1956
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 27
Carl Theodor Dreyer
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1968
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 28
Jacob L. Moreno
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 29
Victor Fleming
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1949
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 30
Vasily Blyukher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1938
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 31
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1962
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 32
Zalman Shazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1974
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 33
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1952
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 34
Pitirim Sorokin
SOCIOLOGIST
1889 - 1968
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 35
Mercédès Jellinek
BUSINESSPERSON
1889 - 1929
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1949
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Louis II, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1949
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 14
Charles Ponzi
EXTREMIST
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 15
Klaus Mann
WRITER
1906 - 1949
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 16
Axel Munthe
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1857 - 1949
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 17
Angela Hitler
PAINTER
1883 - 1949
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 18
Elton Mayo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 19
Victor Fleming
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1949
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 20
Edward Stettinius Jr.
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1949
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 21
Fyodor Tolbukhin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1949
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 22
Nathuram Godse
EXTREMIST
1910 - 1949
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 23
Kim Koo
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1949
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 24
Félix d'Herelle
BIOLOGIST
1873 - 1949
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 25
Henri Giraud
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1949
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 26
In United States
Among people born in United States, Victor Fleming ranks 1,070 out of NaN. Before him are Rick Rubin (1963), Stanley Tucci (1960), Drew Weissman (1959), Ali MacGraw (1939), Alan Arkin (1934), and Wallace Carothers (1896). After him are John Browning (1855), Kamehameha I (1758), Kenneth G. Wilson (1936), Suzi Quatro (1950), Benjamin Thompson (1753), and Judith Butler (1956).
Others born in United States
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Rick Rubin
PRODUCER
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,064
Stanley Tucci
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,065
Drew Weissman
PHYSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1,066
Ali MacGraw
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1,067
Alan Arkin
ACTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,068
Wallace Carothers
CHEMIST
1896 - 1937
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,069
Victor Fleming
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1949
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,070
John Browning
INVENTOR
1855 - 1926
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 1,071
Kamehameha I
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1819
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 1,072
Kenneth G. Wilson
PHYSICIST
1936 - 2013
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 1,073
Suzi Quatro
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 1,074
Benjamin Thompson
PHYSICIST
1753 - 1814
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 1,075
Judith Butler
PHILOSOPHER
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 1,076
Among Film Directors In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Victor Fleming ranks 36. Before him are Walter Hill (1942), Mel Brooks (1926), Jules Dassin (1911), William Hanna (1910), Wes Craven (1939), and Sam Peckinpah (1925). After him are James Gunn (1966), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), David Fincher (1962), Michael Cimino (1939), George A. Romero (1940), and Terrence Malick (1943).
Walter Hill
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 30
Mel Brooks
1926 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 31
Jules Dassin
1911 - 2008
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 32
William Hanna
1910 - 2001
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 33
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 34
Sam Peckinpah
1925 - 1984
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 35
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 36
James Gunn
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 37
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1909 - 1993
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 38
David Fincher
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 39
Michael Cimino
1939 - 2016
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 40
George A. Romero
1940 - 2017
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 41
Terrence Malick
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 42
