FILM DIRECTOR

Hwang Dong-hyuk

1971 - Today

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Hwang Dong-hyuk (Korean: 황동혁; Hanja: 黃東赫; born May 26, 1971) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 2011 crime drama film Silenced, and for creating the 2021 Netflix survival drama series Squid Game. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hwang Dong-hyuk has received more than 1,378,328 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Hwang Dong-hyuk is the 1,462nd most popular film director (down from 1,280th in 2019), the 409th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 319th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South Korean Film Director.

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  • 43.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hwang Dong-hyuk ranks 1,462 out of 2,041. Before him are Joseph Pevney, Mary Lambert, Rodrigo Prieto, Edward Sedgwick, Jorge Fons, and Christoph Schlingensief. After him are Albert Serra, Gianfranco Rosi, Matti Kassila, Charles Band, Joseph Kosinski, and Brian Helgeland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Hwang Dong-hyuk ranks 313. Before him are Adina Porter, Todd Howard, Niclas Alexandersson, Heiko Herrlich, Moyoco Anno, and Lorena Rojas. After him are Craig Robinson, Barbara Hannigan, Noriko Sakai, Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, Gregory Porter, and Hiroyuki Imaishi.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hwang Dong-hyuk ranks 409 out of 1,128. Before him are Wi Ha-joon (1991), Seo Kang-joon (1993), Jeongyeon (1996), Teddy Park (1978), Jung Yu-mi (1983), and Hwang In-youp (1991). After him are Jang Seo-hee (1972), Go Ara (1990), Onew (1989), Hyuna (1992), Kim Yoo-jung (1999), and Jeong Da-bin (1980).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Korea

Among film directors born in South Korea, Hwang Dong-hyuk ranks 9. Before him are Lee Chang-dong (1954), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Kim Ki-young (1919), Kim Jee-woon (1964), and Kwak Jae-yong (1959). After him are Yeon Sang-ho (1978), Lee Cheol-ha (1970), Na Hong-jin (1974), and Joseph Kahn (1972).

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