FILM DIRECTOR

Werner Herzog

1942 - Today

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Werner Herzog (German: [ˈvɛʁnɐ ˈhɛʁtsoːk]; né Stipetić; born 5 September 1942) is a German filmmaker, actor, opera director, and author. Regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema, his films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unusual talents in obscure fields, or individuals in conflict with nature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Werner Herzog has received more than 10,861,839 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Werner Herzog is the 59th most popular film director (down from 57th in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from Germany (down from 359th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Film Director.

Werner Herzog is a German filmmaker who is most famous for his films and documentaries. His most famous works are Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Fitzcarraldo (1982), and Grizzly Man (2005).

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Werner Herzog ranks 59 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Haneke, Tony Scott, Luc Besson, Paul Verhoeven, Brian De Palma, and Aki Kaurismäki. After him are Abbas Kiarostami, Stephen Hillenburg, Jacques Tati, Claude Chabrol, Sergei Parajanov, and Robert Zemeckis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Werner Herzog ranks 30. Before him are Ted Kaczynski, Daniel Barenboim, Brian Jones, Calvin Klein, Michael Haneke, and Alassane Ouattara. After him are Javier Solana, José Eduardo dos Santos, Lou Reed, Ian McShane, Mohamed ElBaradei, and Giorgio Agamben.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner Herzog ranks 379 out of 7,253. Before him are Chlodio (393), Peter Behrens (1868), Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787), Joachim Löw (1960), Otto Lilienthal (1848), and Caroline Herschel (1750). After him are Rudolf Carnap (1891), Albrecht Kossel (1853), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), Alexandra Feodorovna (1798), Pina Bausch (1940), and Christopher of Bavaria (1416).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Werner Herzog ranks 5. Before him are Leni Riefenstahl (1902), Wim Wenders (1945), Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945), and Michael Haneke (1942). After him are Ernst Lubitsch (1892), F. W. Murnau (1888), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Roland Emmerich (1955), Max Ophüls (1902), and Margarethe von Trotta (1942).

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