FILM DIRECTOR
Jafar Panahi
1960 - Today
Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panâhi (Persian: جعفر پناهی, [d͡ʒæˈfæɾ pænɒːˈhiː]; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, Panahi achieved international recognition with his feature film debut, The White Balloon (1995). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jafar Panahi has received more than 774,319 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Jafar Panahi is the 239th most popular film director (up from 436th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Iran (up from 211th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iranian Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
770k
Page Views (PV)
59.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
9.36
Effective Languages (L*)
2.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Jafar Panahi ranks 239 out of 2,041. Before him are Edwin S. Porter, Gabriel Axel, Ruggero Deodato, Terence Young, Jacques Becker, and Béla Tarr. After him are Michael Moore, James Ivory, Yılmaz Güney, Bertrand Tavernier, Víctor Erice, and John Sturges.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdwin S. Porter
1870 - 1941
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 233
Gabriel Axel
1918 - 2014
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 234
Ruggero Deodato
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 235
Terence Young
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 236
Jacques Becker
1906 - 1960
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 237
Béla Tarr
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 238
Jafar Panahi
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 239
Michael Moore
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 240
James Ivory
1928 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 241
Yılmaz Güney
1937 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 242
Bertrand Tavernier
1941 - 2021
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 243
Víctor Erice
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 244
John Sturges
1910 - 1992
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 245
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Jafar Panahi ranks 56. Before him are Lepa Brena, Naoki Urasawa, Neil Gaiman, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Damon Hill, and Michael Nyqvist. After him are Jennifer Grey, John Galliano, Hideaki Anno, Walter Zenga, Jonas Gahr Støre, and Jeremy Clarkson.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsLepa Brena
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 50
Naoki Urasawa
COMIC ARTIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 51
Neil Gaiman
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 52
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 53
Damon Hill
RACING DRIVER
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 54
Michael Nyqvist
ACTOR
1960 - 2017
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 55
Jafar Panahi
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 56
Jennifer Grey
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 57
John Galliano
FASHION DESIGNER
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 58
Hideaki Anno
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 59
Walter Zenga
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 60
Jonas Gahr Støre
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 61
Jeremy Clarkson
JOURNALIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 62
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Jafar Panahi ranks 170 out of 631. Before him are Abbas Mirza (1789), Phraates V (-100), Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (897), Vologases III of Parthia (100), Sadegh Hedayat (1903), and Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942). After him are Harpagus (-700), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Mehdi Bazargan (1907), Shaul Mofaz (1948), 'Adud al-Dawla (936), and Al-Baydawi (1201).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsAbbas Mirza
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1833
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 164
Phraates V
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 4
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 165
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
HISTORIAN
897 - 967
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 166
Vologases III of Parthia
POLITICIAN
100 - 200
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 167
Sadegh Hedayat
WRITER
1903 - 1951
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 168
Mir-Hossein Mousavi
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 169
Jafar Panahi
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 170
Harpagus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 171
Tiridates I of Armenia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 172
Mehdi Bazargan
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 173
Shaul Mofaz
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 174
'Adud al-Dawla
POLITICIAN
936 - 983
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 175
Al-Baydawi
PHILOSOPHER
1201 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 176
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran
Among film directors born in Iran, Jafar Panahi ranks 3. Before him are Abbas Kiarostami (1940), and Dariush Mehrjui (1939). After him are Barbet Schroeder (1941), Asghar Farhadi (1972), Shirin Neshat (1957), Majid Majidi (1959), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Ali Hatami (1944), Hossein Shahabi (1967), and Bahman Ghobadi (1969).
Abbas Kiarostami
1940 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 1
Dariush Mehrjui
1939 - 2023
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 2
Jafar Panahi
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 3
Barbet Schroeder
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 4
Asghar Farhadi
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 5
Shirin Neshat
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 6
Majid Majidi
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 7
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 8
Masoud Kimiai
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 9
Ali Hatami
1944 - 1996
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 10
Hossein Shahabi
1967 - 2023
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 11
Bahman Ghobadi
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 12