Film Director
Karan Johar
1972 - today
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Karan Johar
His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Karan Johar is the 1,733rd most popular film director (down from 1,624th in 2024), the 1,037th most popular biography from India (down from 923rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Indian Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Karan Johar ranks 1,733 out of 2,041. Before him are Claudia Llosa, Ken Hughes, Dan Laustsen, Ramanand Sagar, Rory Kennedy, and Mantas Kvedaravičius. After him are Rainer Simon, Khadija al-Salami, Mari Okada, Huner Saleem, Charles Brabin, and Lisa Azuelos.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClaudia Llosa
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 1,727
Ken Hughes
1922 - 2001
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,728
Dan Laustsen
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,729
Ramanand Sagar
1917 - 2005
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 1,730
Rory Kennedy
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,731
Mantas Kvedaravičius
1976 - 2022
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,732
Karan Johar
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,733
Rainer Simon
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,734
Khadija al-Salami
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 1,735
Mari Okada
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 1,736
Huner Saleem
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 1,737
Charles Brabin
1882 - 1957
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 1,738
Lisa Azuelos
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 1,739
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Karan Johar ranks 520. Before him are Yasuhiro Takemoto, Chikayuki Mochizuki, Yiğit Özşener, Guillaume Soro, Arif Erdem, and Eugene Hütz. After him are Daniel Prodan, Kobe Tai, Claudia Poll, Serghei Cleșcenco, Karla Álvarez, and Catherine Ndereba.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsYasuhiro Takemoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - 2019
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 514
Chikayuki Mochizuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 515
Yiğit Özşener
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 516
Guillaume Soro
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 517
Arif Erdem
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 518
Eugene Hütz
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 519
Karan Johar
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 520
Daniel Prodan
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - 2016
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 521
Kobe Tai
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 522
Claudia Poll
SWIMMER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 523
Serghei Cleșcenco
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 524
Karla Álvarez
ACTOR
1972 - 2013
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 525
Catherine Ndereba
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 526
In India
Among people born in India, Karan Johar ranks 1,037 out of NaN. Before him are Asaf Ali (1888), Kaifi Azmi (1919), Dulquer Salmaan (1986), Reemma Sen (1981), Charles Correa (1930), and Bhama Srinivasan (1935). After him are Harkishan Singh Surjeet (1916), Arunachalam Muruganantham (1961), Sushmita Sen (1975), Deepika Kumari (1994), Nithya Menen (1988), and Rajkummar Rao (1984).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsAsaf Ali
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1953
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,031
Kaifi Azmi
WRITER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,032
Dulquer Salmaan
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,033
Reemma Sen
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 1,034
Charles Correa
ARCHITECT
1930 - 2015
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 1,035
Bhama Srinivasan
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - 2025
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,036
Karan Johar
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,037
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2008
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 1,038
Arunachalam Muruganantham
INVENTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,039
Sushmita Sen
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,040
Deepika Kumari
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 1,041
Nithya Menen
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 1,042
Rajkummar Rao
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 1,043
Among Film Directors In India
Among film directors born in India, Karan Johar ranks 26. Before him are Tapan Sinha (1924), Tariq Anwar (1945), Aparna Sen (1945), S. J. Suryah (1968), Nasir Hussain (1931), and Mani Ratnam (1956). After him are Subhash Ghai (1945), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), V. Shantaram (1901), Imtiaz Ali (1971), and Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963).
Tapan Sinha
1924 - 2009
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 20
Tariq Anwar
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 21
Aparna Sen
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 22
S. J. Suryah
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 23
Nasir Hussain
1931 - 2002
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 24
Mani Ratnam
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 25
Karan Johar
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 26
Subhash Ghai
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 27
Sooraj Barjatya
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 28
Ebrahim Alkazi
1925 - 2020
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 29
V. Shantaram
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 30
Imtiaz Ali
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 31
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 32

















































