Film Director
Jafar Panahi
Iranian film director
1960 - today
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Jafar Panahi
His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2024). Jafar Panahi is the 188th most popular film director (up from 239th in 2024), the 140th most popular biography from Iran (up from 170th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iranian Film Director.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
+2,354
Jafar Panahi climbed 2,354 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #15,181 to #12,839.
#188 / 2,296
Jafar Panahi ranks #188 of 2,296 Film Directors worldwide, placing them among the top 9% of the profession.
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Jafar Panahi's biography appears in 50 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 93% of all Film Directors.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Jafar Panahi ranks 188 out of 2,296. Before him are Kathryn Bigelow, Ed Wood, Sean Baker, Joris Ivens, Arthur Penn, and Chantal Akerman. After him are G. W. Pabst, Jean Negulesco, Dino Risi, Joel Schumacher, Vincente Minnelli, and Margarethe von Trotta.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Kathryn Bigelow
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 182
Ed Wood
1924 - 1978
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 183
Sean Baker
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 184
Joris Ivens
1898 - 1989
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 185
Arthur Penn
1922 - 2010
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 186
Chantal Akerman
1950 - 2015
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 187
Jafar Panahi
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 188
G. W. Pabst
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 189
Jean Negulesco
1900 - 1993
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 190
Dino Risi
1916 - 2008
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 191
Joel Schumacher
1939 - 2020
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 192
Vincente Minnelli
1903 - 1986
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 193
Margarethe von Trotta
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 194
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Jafar Panahi ranks 42. Before him are Kim Ki-duk, Eric Adams, Hiroyuki Sanada, Damon Hill, BD Wong, and Gustavo Petro. After him are Kelly LeBrock, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, David Duchovny, Reza Pahlavi, Bono, and Yves Leterme.
Others Born in 1960
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Kim Ki-duk
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2020
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 36
Eric Adams
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 37
Hiroyuki Sanada
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 38
Damon Hill
RACING DRIVER
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 39
BD Wong
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 40
Gustavo Petro
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 41
Jafar Panahi
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 42
Kelly LeBrock
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 43
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 44
David Duchovny
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 45
Reza Pahlavi
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 46
Bono
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 47
Yves Leterme
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 48
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Jafar Panahi ranks 140 out of 800. Before him are Phraates IV (-90), Mulla Sadra (1571), Vologases VI (200), Bahram Chobin (500), Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), and Mohammad Khodabanda (1531). After him are Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh (1883), Sasan (200), Anastasius of Persia (550), Mehran Karimi Nasseri (1942), Teispes (-675), and Reza Pahlavi (1960).
Others born in Iran
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Phraates IV
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 134
Mulla Sadra
PHILOSOPHER
1571 - 1636
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 135
Vologases VI
POLITICIAN
200 - 228
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 136
Bahram Chobin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
500 - 592
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 137
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1907
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 138
Mohammad Khodabanda
POLITICIAN
1531 - 1595
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 139
Jafar Panahi
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 140
Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh
WRITER
1883 - 1936
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 141
Sasan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 300
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 142
Anastasius of Persia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 - 628
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 143
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
CELEBRITY
1942 - 2022
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 144
Teispes
POLITICIAN
675 BC - 640 BC
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 145
Reza Pahlavi
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 146
Among Film Directors In Iran
Among film directors born in Iran, Jafar Panahi ranks 2. Before him is Abbas Kiarostami (1940). After him are Barbet Schroeder (1941), Shirin Neshat (1957), Asghar Farhadi (1972), 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
