FILM DIRECTOR
Wolfgang Becker
1954 - 2024
Wolfgang Becker
Wolfgang Becker (22 June 1954 – 12 December 2024) was a German film director and screenwriter, best known to international audiences for his work Good Bye, Lenin! (2003). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang Becker has received more than 81,816 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Becker is the 865th most popular film director (down from 685th in 2019), the 4,123rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,343rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular German Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
82k
Page Views (PV)
49.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
5.53
Effective Languages (L*)
2.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Wolfgang Becker ranks 865 out of 2,041. Before him are J. A. Bayona, Ronny Yu, Jean Becker, Yash Chopra, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Eugeniusz Bodo. After him are Kim Ki-young, Eli Roth, Jeannot Szwarc, Charles Crichton, Michael Winner, and Jack Clayton.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJ. A. Bayona
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 859
Ronny Yu
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 860
Jean Becker
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 861
Yash Chopra
1932 - 2012
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 862
Shinobu Hashimoto
1918 - 2018
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 863
Eugeniusz Bodo
1899 - 1943
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 864
Wolfgang Becker
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 865
Kim Ki-young
1919 - 1998
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 866
Eli Roth
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 867
Jeannot Szwarc
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 868
Charles Crichton
1910 - 1999
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 869
Michael Winner
1935 - 2013
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 870
Jack Clayton
1921 - 1995
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 871
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Wolfgang Becker ranks 245. Before him are Eric Johnson, Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, Mark Tornillo, François Van der Elst, Ingrid Daubechies, and Catherine Bach. After him are Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Louise Erdrich, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Mauro Baldi, Angelo De Donatis, and Roy Jacobsen.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsEric Johnson
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 239
Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 240
Mark Tornillo
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 241
François Van der Elst
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2017
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 242
Ingrid Daubechies
MATHEMATICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 243
Catherine Bach
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 244
Wolfgang Becker
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 245
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
ECONOMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 246
Louise Erdrich
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 247
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
BOXER
1954 - 2021
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 248
Mauro Baldi
RACING DRIVER
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 249
Angelo De Donatis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 250
Roy Jacobsen
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 251
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Becker ranks 4,123 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Remigius Fresenius (1818), Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (1682), Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar (1786), Richard Goldschmidt (1878), Wilhelm Heye (1869), and Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen (1696). After him are Erich Ollenhauer (1901), Rudolf Wolters (1903), Helmuth Rilling (1933), Heinz Stuy (1945), Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg (1767), and George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1591).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsCarl Remigius Fresenius
CHEMIST
1818 - 1897
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 4,117
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1682 - 1719
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 4,118
Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar
PHYSICIAN
1786 - 1845
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 4,119
Richard Goldschmidt
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 4,120
Wilhelm Heye
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1947
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 4,121
Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen
NOBLEMAN
1696 - 1726
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 4,122
Wolfgang Becker
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 4,123
Erich Ollenhauer
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 4,124
Rudolf Wolters
ARCHITECT
1903 - 1983
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 4,125
Helmuth Rilling
MUSICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 4,126
Heinz Stuy
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 4,127
Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
NOBLEMAN
1767 - 1834
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 4,128
George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
NOBLEMAN
1591 - 1669
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,129
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany
Among film directors born in Germany, Wolfgang Becker ranks 43. Before him are Marc Forster (1969), Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (1935), Joseph Vilsmaier (1939), Michael Verhoeven (1938), Uwe Boll (1965), and Edgar Reitz (1932). After him are Percy Adlon (1935), Wolfgang Staudte (1906), Ludwig Berger (1892), Helmut Käutner (1908), Kurt Maetzig (1911), and Helmut Dietl (1944).
Marc Forster
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 37
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 38
Joseph Vilsmaier
1939 - 2020
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 39
Michael Verhoeven
1938 - 2024
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 40
Uwe Boll
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 41
Edgar Reitz
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 42
Wolfgang Becker
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 43
Percy Adlon
1935 - 2024
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 44
Wolfgang Staudte
1906 - 1984
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 45
Ludwig Berger
1892 - 1969
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 46
Helmut Käutner
1908 - 1980
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 47
Kurt Maetzig
1911 - 2012
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 48
Helmut Dietl
1944 - 2015
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 49