FILM DIRECTOR
Vsevolod Meyerhold
1874 - 1940
Vsevolod Meyerhold
Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold (Russian: Всеволод Эмильевич Мейерхольд, romanized: Vsévolod Èmíl'evič Mejerchól'd; born German: Karl Kasimir Theodor Meyerhold; 9 February [O.S. 28 January] 1874 – 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer. His provocative experiments dealing with physical being and symbolism in an unconventional theatre setting made him one of the seminal forces in modern international theatre. During the Great Purge, Meyerhold was arrested in June 1939. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vsevolod Meyerhold has received more than 506,953 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Vsevolod Meyerhold is the 144th most popular film director (down from 137th in 2019), the 290th most popular biography from Russia (up from 291st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Russian Film Director.
Vsevolod Meyerhold was a Russian theater director and theorist who was most famous for his biomechanics, which is a system of physical training that he developed for actors.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
4.60
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Vsevolod Meyerhold ranks 144 out of 2,041. Before him are Volker Schlöndorff, Moustapha Akkad, D. W. Griffith, Michael Cimino, Henri-Georges Clouzot, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. After him are Max Reinhardt, Alice Guy-Blaché, Jonathan Demme, Frances Marion, Louis Malle, and Ettore Scola.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVolker Schlöndorff
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 138
Moustapha Akkad
1930 - 2005
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 139
D. W. Griffith
1875 - 1948
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 140
Michael Cimino
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 141
Henri-Georges Clouzot
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 142
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 143
Vsevolod Meyerhold
1874 - 1940
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 144
Max Reinhardt
1873 - 1943
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 145
Alice Guy-Blaché
1873 - 1968
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 146
Jonathan Demme
1944 - 2017
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 147
Frances Marion
1888 - 1973
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 148
Louis Malle
1932 - 1995
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 149
Ettore Scola
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 150
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1874, Vsevolod Meyerhold ranks 34. Before him are Nicholas Roerich, Reinhold Glière, Antanas Smetona, Inessa Armand, Gustav Holst, and Luigi Einaudi. After him are Josef Suk, Abbas II of Egypt, Joseph Erlanger, Henri Guisan, Auguste Perret, and Charles Lightoller. Among people deceased in 1940, Vsevolod Meyerhold ranks 28. Before him are Spyridon Louis, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Gerda Wegener, Kyösti Kallio, and Lluís Companys. After him are Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Michael Hainisch, Eugène Dubois, Édouard Vuillard, Vito Volterra, and Katharina Schratt.
Others Born in 1874
Go to all RankingsNicholas Roerich
PAINTER
1874 - 1947
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 28
Reinhold Glière
COMPOSER
1874 - 1956
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 29
Antanas Smetona
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 30
Inessa Armand
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1920
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 31
Gustav Holst
COMPOSER
1874 - 1934
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 32
Luigi Einaudi
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1961
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 33
Vsevolod Meyerhold
FILM DIRECTOR
1874 - 1940
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 34
Josef Suk
COMPOSER
1874 - 1935
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 35
Abbas II of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 36
Joseph Erlanger
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1965
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 37
Henri Guisan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1960
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 38
Auguste Perret
ARCHITECT
1874 - 1954
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 39
Charles Lightoller
COMPANION
1874 - 1952
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsSpyridon Louis
ATHLETE
1873 - 1940
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 22
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
INVENTOR
1860 - 1940
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 23
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1940
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 24
Gerda Wegener
PAINTER
1886 - 1940
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 25
Kyösti Kallio
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1940
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 26
Lluís Companys
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1940
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 27
Vsevolod Meyerhold
FILM DIRECTOR
1874 - 1940
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 28
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1940
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 29
Michael Hainisch
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1940
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 30
Eugène Dubois
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1858 - 1940
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 31
Édouard Vuillard
PAINTER
1868 - 1940
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 32
Vito Volterra
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 33
Katharina Schratt
ACTOR
1853 - 1940
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 34
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vsevolod Meyerhold ranks 290 out of 3,761. Before him are Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia (1843), Eduard Limonov (1943), Viktor Vasnetsov (1848), Vladimir K. Zworykin (1888), Alexey Ekimov (1945), and Alexej von Jawlensky (1864). After him are Aleksey Kuropatkin (1848), Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786), Ivan II of Moscow (1326), Alexander Stepanovich Popov (1859), Alexandre Koyré (1892), and Anastasia Romanovna (1530).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsNicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1865
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 284
Eduard Limonov
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 285
Viktor Vasnetsov
PAINTER
1848 - 1926
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 286
Vladimir K. Zworykin
INVENTOR
1888 - 1982
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 287
Alexey Ekimov
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 288
Alexej von Jawlensky
PAINTER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 289
Vsevolod Meyerhold
FILM DIRECTOR
1874 - 1940
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 290
Aleksey Kuropatkin
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 291
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1859
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 292
Ivan II of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1326 - 1359
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 293
Alexander Stepanovich Popov
INVENTOR
1859 - 1906
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 294
Alexandre Koyré
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 295
Anastasia Romanovna
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1560
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 296
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Russia
Among film directors born in Russia, Vsevolod Meyerhold ranks 4. Before him are Andrei Tarkovsky (1932), Konstantin Stanislavski (1863), and Nikita Mikhalkov (1945). After him are Andrei Konchalovsky (1937), Genndy Tartakovsky (1970), Lev Kuleshov (1899), Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893), Leonid Gaidai (1923), Elem Klimov (1933), Eldar Ryazanov (1927), and Ladislas Starevich (1882).
Andrei Tarkovsky
1932 - 1986
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 1
Konstantin Stanislavski
1863 - 1938
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 2
Nikita Mikhalkov
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 3
Vsevolod Meyerhold
1874 - 1940
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 4
Andrei Konchalovsky
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 5
Genndy Tartakovsky
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 6
Lev Kuleshov
1899 - 1970
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 7
Vsevolod Pudovkin
1893 - 1953
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 8
Leonid Gaidai
1923 - 1993
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 9
Elem Klimov
1933 - 2003
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 10
Eldar Ryazanov
1927 - 2015
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 11
Ladislas Starevich
1882 - 1965
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 12