1910 - 2001
William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, voice actor, and occasional musician who is best known for co-creating Tom and Jerry and providing the vocal effects for the series' title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera. Hanna joined the Harman and Ising animation studio in 1930 and steadily gained skill and prominence while working on cartoons such as Captain and the Kids. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hanna has received more than 3,061,406 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. William Hanna is the 96th most popular film director (down from 81st in 2019), the 648th most popular biography from United States (down from 574th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Film Director.
William Hanna is most famous for his work with partner Joseph Barbera. Together, they created the cartoon characters Tom and Jerry, as well as other cartoons like The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, and Huckleberry Hound.
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Among film directors, William Hanna ranks 96 out of 1,581. Before him are Fred Zinnemann, Andrzej Żuławski, Wolfgang Petersen, Tony Scott, Kenji Mizoguchi, and George A. Romero. After him are Howard Hawks, Walter Hill, Peter Brook, Terrence Malick, Jim Jarmusch, and Sidney Lumet.
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 90
1940 - 2016
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 91
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 92
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 93
1898 - 1956
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 94
1940 - 2017
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 95
1910 - 2001
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 96
1896 - 1977
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 97
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 98
1925 - 2022
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 99
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 100
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 101
1924 - 2011
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 102
Among people born in 1910, William Hanna ranks 25. Before him are Dorothy Hodgkin, Dominique Pire, Chiang Ching-kuo, Kurt Meyer, William Shockley, and Lee Byung-chul. After him are Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Ludwig Stumpfegger, Nathuram Godse, Helenio Herrera, Samuel Barber, and Momofuku Ando. Among people deceased in 2001, William Hanna ranks 21. Before him are Iannis Xenakis, Fred Hoyle, Wilhelm Mohnke, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Ernst Gombrich, and Alberto Korda. After him are Robert Ludlum, Marie José of Belgium, Balthus, John Lee Hooker, Dương Văn Minh, and Nguyễn Văn Thiệu.
1910 - 1994
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 19
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 20
1910 - 1988
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 21
1910 - 1961
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 22
1910 - 1989
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 23
1910 - 1987
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 24
1910 - 2001
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 25
1910 - 1995
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 26
1910 - 1945
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 27
1910 - 1949
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 28
1910 - 1997
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 29
1910 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 30
1910 - 2007
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 31
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 15
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 16
1911 - 2001
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 17
1939 - 2001
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 18
1909 - 2001
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 19
1928 - 2001
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 20
1910 - 2001
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 21
1927 - 2001
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 22
1906 - 2001
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 23
1908 - 2001
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 24
1917 - 2001
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 25
1916 - 2001
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 26
1923 - 2001
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 27
Among people born in United States, William Hanna ranks 648 out of 18,182. Before him are John Cazale (1935), Dennis Ritchie (1941), Bill Cosby (1937), Tommy Hilfiger (1951), Anne Rice (1941), and George A. Romero (1940). After him are Billie Jean King (1943), Howard Hawks (1896), Lady Gaga (1986), Don Shirley (1927), Carrie Fisher (1956), and Walter Hill (1942).
1935 - 1978
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 642
1941 - 2011
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 643
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 644
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 645
1941 - 2021
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 646
1940 - 2017
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 647
1910 - 2001
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 648
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 649
1896 - 1977
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 650
1986 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 651
1927 - 2013
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 652
1956 - 2016
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 653
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 654
Among film directors born in United States, William Hanna ranks 20. Before him are Oliver Stone (1946), Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Terry Gilliam (1940), Chuck Jones (1912), John Huston (1906), and George A. Romero (1940). After him are Howard Hawks (1896), Walter Hill (1942), Terrence Malick (1943), Jim Jarmusch (1953), Sidney Lumet (1924), and Robert Altman (1925).
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 14
1961 - 2018
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 15
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 16
1912 - 2002
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 17
1906 - 1987
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 18
1940 - 2017
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 19
1910 - 2001
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 20
1896 - 1977
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 21
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 22
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 23
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 24
1924 - 2011
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 25
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 26