1972 - Today
Asghar Farhadi (Persian: اصغر فرهادی, [æsˈɢæɾ ɛ fæɾhɑːˈdiː] ; born 7 May 1972) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Iranian cinema as well as world cinema in the 21st century. His films have gained recognition for their focus on the human condition, and portrayals of intimate and challenging stories of internal family conflicts. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Asghar Farhadi has received more than 1,587,699 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Asghar Farhadi is the 484th most popular film director (up from 549th in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Iran (up from 228th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Film Director.
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Among film directors, Asghar Farhadi ranks 484 out of 1,581. Before him are Alexander Kluge, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, John Waters, Patrice Leconte, Aleksandar Petrović, and Yves Allégret. After him are Walter Ruttmann, Václav Vorlíček, Lindsay Anderson, Elio Petri, Seijun Suzuki, and Hal Ashby.
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 478
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 479
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 480
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 481
1929 - 1994
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 482
1907 - 1987
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 483
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 484
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 485
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 486
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 487
1929 - 1982
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 488
1923 - 2017
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 489
1929 - 1988
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 490
Among people born in 1972, Asghar Farhadi ranks 50. Before him are Octavia Spencer, Giovane Élber, Jaromír Jágr, Rhea Seehorn, Hermann Maier, and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. After him are Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Geri Halliwell, Leymah Gbowee, Alf-Inge Håland, Afghan Girl, and Jonny Lee Miller.
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 44
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 45
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 46
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 47
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 48
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 49
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 50
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 51
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 52
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 53
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 54
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 55
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 56
Among people born in Iran, Asghar Farhadi ranks 218 out of 528. Before him are Ibn Khuzayma (838), Gotarzes I (-200), Amir Kabir (1807), Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1135), Ahmad Shamlou (1925), and Ibn al-Faqih (null). After him are Aga Khan I (1800), Shaul Mofaz (1948), Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (1958), Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919), Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani (798), and Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi (1875).
838 - 924
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 212
200 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 213
1807 - 1852
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 214
1135 - 1213
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 215
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 216
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 217
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 218
1800 - 1881
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 219
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 220
1958 - 2020
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 221
1919 - 1979
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 222
798 - 844
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 223
1875 - 1961
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 224
Among film directors born in Iran, Asghar Farhadi ranks 4. Before him are Abbas Kiarostami (1940), Barbet Schroeder (1941), and Jafar Panahi (1960). After him are Shirin Neshat (1957), Majid Majidi (1959), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Dariush Mehrjui (1939), Bahman Ghobadi (1969), Hossein Shahabi (1967), and Samira Makhmalbaf (1980).
1940 - 2016
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 2
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 3
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 4
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 6
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 7
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 8
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 9
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 10
1967 - 2023
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 11
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 12