Film Director

Karan Johar

Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and television host

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 1,741st most popular film director (down from 1,625th in 2024), the 1,041st most popular biography from India (down from 923rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Indian Film Director.

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740k

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Past 12 months

49.06

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Karan Johar's biography appears in 47 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 91% of all Film Directors.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Karan Johar ranks 1,741 out of 2,296. 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

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Claudia Llosa
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 1,735
Ken Hughes
1922 - 2001
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,736
Dan Laustsen
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,737
Ramanand Sagar
1917 - 2005
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 1,738
Rory Kennedy
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,739
Mantas Kvedaravičius
1976 - 2022
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,740
Karan Johar
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,741
Rainer Simon
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,742
Khadija al-Salami
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 1,743
Mari Okada
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 1,744
Huner Saleem
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 1,745
Charles Brabin
1882 - 1957
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 1,746
Lisa Azuelos
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 1,747

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Karan Johar ranks 521. 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

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Yasuhiro Takemoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - 2019
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 515
Chikayuki Mochizuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 516
Yiğit Özşener
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 517
Guillaume Soro
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 518
Arif Erdem
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 519
Eugene Hütz
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 520
Karan Johar
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 521
Daniel Prodan
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - 2016
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 522
Kobe Tai
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 523
Claudia Poll
SWIMMER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 524
Serghei Cleșcenco
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 525
Karla Álvarez
ACTOR
1972 - 2013
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 526
Catherine Ndereba
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 527

In India

Among people born in India, Karan Johar ranks 1,041 out of 2,312. 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

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Asaf Ali
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1953
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,035
Kaifi Azmi
WRITER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,036
Dulquer Salmaan
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,037
Reemma Sen
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 1,038
Charles Correa
ARCHITECT
1930 - 2015
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 1,039
Bhama Srinivasan
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - 2025
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,040
Karan Johar
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,041
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2008
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 1,042
Arunachalam Muruganantham
INVENTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,043
Sushmita Sen
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,044
Deepika Kumari
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 1,045
Nithya Menen
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 1,046
Rajkummar Rao
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 1,047