Film Director
Asghar Farhadi
Iranian film director and screenwriter
1972 - today
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Asghar Farhadi
His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2024). Asghar Farhadi is the 582nd most popular film director (up from 591st in 2024), the 277th most popular biography from Iran and the 5th most popular Iranian Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Asghar Farhadi ranks 582 out of 2,041. Before him are Giovanni Pastrone, Damien Chazelle, Patricio Guzmán, Boris Barnet, Henri Langlois, and Otakar Vávra. After him are Arthur Hiller, Moshé Mizrahi, Tom Tykwer, Dan O'Bannon, Hal Ashby, and Jaco Van Dormael.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Giovanni Pastrone
1883 - 1959
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 576
Damien Chazelle
1985 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 577
Patricio Guzmán
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 578
Boris Barnet
1902 - 1965
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 579
Henri Langlois
1914 - 1977
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 580
Otakar Vávra
1911 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 581
Asghar Farhadi
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 582
Arthur Hiller
1923 - 2016
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 583
Moshé Mizrahi
1931 - 2018
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 584
Tom Tykwer
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 585
Dan O'Bannon
1946 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 586
Hal Ashby
1929 - 1988
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 587
Jaco Van Dormael
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 588
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Asghar Farhadi ranks 78. Before him are Dita Von Teese, Jaromír Jágr, Najwa Nimri, Joe Hill, Sarah Clarke, and Billie Joe Armstrong. After him are Carmen Electra, Brian Tyler, Abel Xavier, Omayra Sánchez, Alain Berset, and Toto Wolff.
Others Born in 1972
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Dita Von Teese
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 72
Jaromír Jágr
HOCKEY PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 73
Najwa Nimri
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 74
Joe Hill
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 75
Sarah Clarke
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 76
Billie Joe Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 77
Asghar Farhadi
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 78
Carmen Electra
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 79
Brian Tyler
COMPOSER
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 80
Abel Xavier
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 81
Omayra Sánchez
POLITICIAN
1972 - 1985
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 82
Alain Berset
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 83
Toto Wolff
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 84
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Asghar Farhadi ranks 277 out of NaN. Before him are Kader Abdolah (1954), Ahmad Jannati (1927), Ubayd Zakani (1301), Maryam Rajavi (1953), Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi (1500), and Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930). After him are Jafar Khan (1800), Mehdi Karroubi (1937), Abdolrahim Mousavi (1960), Gholamreza Takhti (1930), Raffi (1835), and Amir Ali Hajizadeh (1962).
Others born in Iran
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Kader Abdolah
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 271
Ahmad Jannati
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2026
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 272
Ubayd Zakani
WRITER
1301 - 1371
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 273
Maryam Rajavi
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 274
Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi
HISTORIAN
1500 - 1454
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 275
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1989
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 276
Asghar Farhadi
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 277
Jafar Khan
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1789
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 278
Mehdi Karroubi
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 279
Abdolrahim Mousavi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - 2026
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 280
Gholamreza Takhti
WRESTLER
1930 - 1968
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 281
Raffi
WRITER
1835 - 1888
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 282
Amir Ali Hajizadeh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - 2025
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 283
Among Film Directors In Iran
Among film directors born in Iran, Asghar Farhadi ranks 5. Before him are Abbas Kiarostami (1940), Jafar Panahi (1960), Barbet Schroeder (1941), and Shirin Neshat (1957). After him are Majid Majidi (1959), Dariush Mehrjui (1939), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Ali Abbasi (1981), and Ali Hatami (1944).
Abbas Kiarostami
1940 - 2016
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 1
Jafar Panahi
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 2
Barbet Schroeder
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 3
Shirin Neshat
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 4
Asghar Farhadi
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 5
Majid Majidi
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 6
Dariush Mehrjui
1939 - 2023
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 7
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 8
Mohammad Rasoulof
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 9
Masoud Kimiai
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 10
Ali Abbasi
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 11
Ali Hatami
1944 - 1996
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 12
