1965 - Today
Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist. De la Iglesia's films combine grotesque and very dark elements such as death and murder: most of his works are considered dark comedies, but are also often considered to have horror and/or drama elements. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Álex de la Iglesia has received more than 340,023 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Álex de la Iglesia is the 782nd most popular film director (up from 857th in 2019), the 1,157th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,186th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Spanish Film Director.
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Among film directors, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 782 out of 1,581. Before him are Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Jerry Schatzberg, František Vláčil, Edgar Wright, Timothy Treadwell, and Stuart Rosenberg. After him are Alex Proyas, Jean Becker, Jack Cardiff, Bob Gale, Alexandre Trauner, and Mick Jackson.
1928 - 1996
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 776
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 777
1924 - 1999
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 778
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 779
1957 - 2003
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 780
1927 - 2007
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 781
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 782
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 783
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 784
1914 - 2009
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 785
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 786
1906 - 1993
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 787
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 788
Among people born in 1965, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 147. Before him are Dominik Hašek, Kyle Chandler, Embeth Davidtz, Dave Lombardo, Mathilda May, and Lennie James. After him are Steve Kerr, Mark Pellegrino, Eugene Kaspersky, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Peter Greene, and Silas Pereira.
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 141
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 142
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 143
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 144
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 145
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 146
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 147
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 148
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 149
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 150
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 151
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 152
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 153
Among people born in Spain, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 1,157 out of 2,932. Before him are José Cadalso (1741), Julio Jiménez (1934), Javi Martínez (1988), Antonio Buero Vallejo (1916), María Blanchard (1881), and Félix de Azara (1742). After him are Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros (1756), Ricardo Blázquez (1942), Benito Floro (1952), Jerónimo Zurita y Castro (1512), Javier Urruticoechea (1952), and Nicolás Monardes (1508).
1741 - 1782
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 1,151
1934 - 2022
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1,152
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1,153
1916 - 2000
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1,154
1881 - 1932
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 1,155
1742 - 1821
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 1,156
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 1,157
1756 - 1829
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 1,158
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 1,159
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 1,160
1512 - 1580
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 1,161
1952 - 2001
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 1,162
1508 - 1588
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 1,163
Among film directors born in Spain, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 14. Before him are Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), Víctor Erice (1940), Néstor Almendros (1930), Vicente Aranda (1926), and Isabel Coixet (1960). After him are Julio Medem (1958), Fernando Trueba (1955), Jaume Collet-Serra (1974), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), Antonio Mercero (1936), and Pilar Miró (1940).
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 8
1871 - 1929
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 9
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 10
1930 - 1992
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 11
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 12
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 13
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 14
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 15
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 16
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 17
1927 - 2017
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 18
1936 - 2018
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 19
1940 - 1997
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 20