Film Director

James Wan

Malaysian Australian film director, screenwriter, producer and comic book writer

1977 - today

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James Wan

His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2024). James Wan is the 741st most popular film director (down from 546th in 2024), the 26th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 20th in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Film Director.

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#1

James Wan is the most memorable of the 5 notable people born in Kuching, Malaysia.

#1

Of the 2 Film Directors born in Malaysia, James Wan ranks first.

52

James Wan's biography appears in 52 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 94% of all Film Directors.

Feb 26

James Wan shares a February 26 birthday with Victor Hugo, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, James Wan ranks 741 out of 2,041. Before him are Hal Roach, W. S. Van Dyke, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Bruce Beresford, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, and Bryan Singer. After him are Gavin O'Connor, Jaromil Jireš, B. R. Chopra, Mario Salieri, Pierre Schoendoerffer, and Tran Anh Hung.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Hal Roach
1892 - 1992
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 735
W. S. Van Dyke
1889 - 1943
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 736
Aleksei Yuryevich German
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 737
Bruce Beresford
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 738
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 739
Bryan Singer
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 740
James Wan
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 741
Gavin O'Connor
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 742
Jaromil Jireš
1935 - 2001
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 743
B. R. Chopra
1914 - 2008
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 744
Mario Salieri
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 745
Pierre Schoendoerffer
1928 - 2012
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 746
Tran Anh Hung
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 747

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, James Wan ranks 74. Before him are Yoel Romero, Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Joe Hahn, Jeezy, Francesca Albanese, and Andreas Kaplan. After him are Maniche, Brock Lesnar, Yaki Kadafi, Tom Brady, Danny Murphy, and Devon.

Others Born in 1977

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Yoel Romero
MARTIAL ARTS
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 68
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 69
Joe Hahn
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 70
Jeezy
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 71
Francesca Albanese
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 72
Andreas Kaplan
ECONOMIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 73
James Wan
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 74
Maniche
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 75
Brock Lesnar
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 76
Yaki Kadafi
SINGER
1977 - 1996
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 77
Tom Brady
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 78
Danny Murphy
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 79
Devon
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 80