Film Director

Im Kwon-taek

South Korean film director

1936 - today

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Im Kwon-taek

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Im Kwon-taek is the 624th most popular film director (up from 640th in 2024), the 183rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 157th in 2019) and the 7th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Im Kwon-taek ranks 624 out of 2,041. Before him are King Hu, Luca Guadagnino, Thelma Schoonmaker, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Henning Carlsen, and Mario Camerini. After him are Lawrence Kasdan, Paul Thomas Anderson, John Stagliano, Juraj Herz, Oskar Fischinger, and Peter Hyams.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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King Hu
1932 - 1997
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 618
Luca Guadagnino
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 619
Thelma Schoonmaker
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 620
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 621
Henning Carlsen
1927 - 2014
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 622
Mario Camerini
1895 - 1981
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 623
Im Kwon-taek
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 624
Lawrence Kasdan
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 625
Paul Thomas Anderson
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 626
John Stagliano
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 627
Juraj Herz
1934 - 2018
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 628
Oskar Fischinger
1900 - 1967
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 629
Peter Hyams
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 630

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Im Kwon-taek ranks 246. Before him are Jurij Koch, Metin Oktay, Vyacheslav Kebich, Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Federico Luppi, and Michel Aumont. After him are Pippo Baudo, Ivo Brešan, Joe Spinell, Antonio Gades, Frederick Ballantyne, and Walter Koenig.

Others Born in 1936

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Jurij Koch
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 240
Metin Oktay
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1991
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 241
Vyacheslav Kebich
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 242
Théodore-Adrien Sarr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 243
Federico Luppi
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 244
Michel Aumont
ACTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 245
Im Kwon-taek
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 246
Pippo Baudo
PRESENTER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 247
Ivo Brešan
WRITER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 248
Joe Spinell
ACTOR
1936 - 1989
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 249
Antonio Gades
DANCER
1936 - 2004
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 250
Frederick Ballantyne
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 251
Walter Koenig
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 252