FILM DIRECTOR
Bong Joon-ho
1969 - Today
Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호, Korean pronunciation: [poːŋ tɕuːnho → poːŋdʑunɦo]; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bong Joon-ho has received more than 8,426,088 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Bong Joon-ho is the 420th most popular film director (down from 344th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 86th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
8.4M
Page Views (PV)
55.76
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
5.49
Effective Languages (L*)
4.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Bong Joon-ho ranks 420 out of 2,041. Before him are Sergiu Nicolaescu, M. Night Shyamalan, J. J. Abrams, Aleksandar Petrović, Merian C. Cooper, and Claude Zidi. After him are Lo Wei, Édouard Molinaro, Richard Brooks, Michael Anderson, Taylor Hackford, and Jean Eustache.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSergiu Nicolaescu
1930 - 2013
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 414
M. Night Shyamalan
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 415
J. J. Abrams
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 416
Aleksandar Petrović
1929 - 1994
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 417
Merian C. Cooper
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 418
Claude Zidi
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 419
Bong Joon-ho
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 420
Lo Wei
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 421
Édouard Molinaro
1928 - 2013
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 422
Richard Brooks
1912 - 1992
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 423
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 424
Taylor Hackford
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 425
Jean Eustache
1938 - 1981
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 426
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Bong Joon-ho ranks 59. Before him are Vítor Baía, Brian Laudrup, Petteri Orpo, Julia Ann, Triple H, and Giorgi Margvelashvili. After him are Robert Miles, Hong Myung-bo, Oleg Salenko, Thomas Vinterberg, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, and Marc Wilmots.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsVítor Baía
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 53
Brian Laudrup
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 54
Petteri Orpo
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 55
Julia Ann
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 56
Triple H
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 57
Giorgi Margvelashvili
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 58
Bong Joon-ho
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 59
Robert Miles
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2017
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 60
Hong Myung-bo
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 61
Oleg Salenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 62
Thomas Vinterberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 63
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 64
Marc Wilmots
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 65
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Bong Joon-ho ranks 109 out of 1,128. Before him are Choi Eun-hee (1926), Kim Ung-yong (1963), Ye Wanyong (1858), Kim Seok-jin (1992), RM (1994), and Byung-Chul Han (1959). After him are Son Heung-min (1992), Hong Myung-bo (1969), Kim Seong-su (1891), Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (1943), Goh Kun (1938), and IU (1993).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsChoi Eun-hee
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 103
Kim Ung-yong
CELEBRITY
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 104
Ye Wanyong
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1926
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 105
Kim Seok-jin
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 106
RM
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 107
Byung-Chul Han
PHILOSOPHER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 108
Bong Joon-ho
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 109
Son Heung-min
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 110
Hong Myung-bo
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 111
Kim Seong-su
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1955
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 112
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 113
Goh Kun
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 114
IU
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 115
Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea
Among film directors born in South Korea, Bong Joon-ho ranks 2. Before him are Kim Ki-duk (1960). After him are Lee Chang-dong (1954), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Kim Ki-young (1919), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Kwak Jae-yong (1959), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Yeon Sang-ho (1978), Lee Cheol-ha (1970), and Na Hong-jin (1974).
Kim Ki-duk
1960 - 2020
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 1
Bong Joon-ho
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 2
Lee Chang-dong
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 3
Im Kwon-taek
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 4
Hong Sang-soo
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 5
Kim Ki-young
1919 - 1998
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 6
Kim Jee-woon
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 7
Kwak Jae-yong
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 8
Hwang Dong-hyuk
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 9
Yeon Sang-ho
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 10
Lee Cheol-ha
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 11
Na Hong-jin
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 12