FILM DIRECTOR

James Wan

1977 - Today

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James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the Saw and Insidious franchises and the creator of The Conjuring Universe. The lattermost is the highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Wan has received more than 11,564,868 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). James Wan is the 544th most popular film director (up from 589th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Wan ranks 544 out of 2,041. Before him are Hugh Hudson, Olivier Assayas, Dadasaheb Phalke, Wojciech Has, Lindsay Anderson, and Henning Carlsen. After him are Marcel L'Herbier, Kenneth Anger, Luigi Zampa, Ralph Bakshi, László Benedek, and Martin Ritt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, James Wan ranks 40. Before him are Antonio Di Natale, Chris Martin, Katheryn Winnick, Fabio Grosso, Maryam Mirzakhani, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. After him are Daddy Yankee, Hasan Salihamidžić, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, André Villas-Boas, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Luis Rubiales.

Others Born in 1977

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, James Wan ranks 20 out of 90. Before him are Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930), P. Ramlee (1929), Yusof Ishak (1910), Jimmy Choo (1948), and Sirajuddin of Perlis (1943). After him are Abdullah Abdul Kadir (1796), Azlan Shah of Perak (1928), Hisamuddin of Selangor (1898), K3 (null), Tsai Ming-liang (1957), and Muhammad V of Kelantan (1969).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Malaysia

Among film directors born in Malaysia, James Wan ranks 1. After him are Tsai Ming-liang (1957).

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