FILM DIRECTOR
James Wan
1977 - Today
James Wan
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 10,983,367 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). James Wan is the 590th most popular film director (up from 627th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
11M
Page Views (PV)
51.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
4.82
Effective Languages (L*)
4.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of James Wans by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, James Wan ranks 590 out of 1,581. Before him are Gustav von Wangenheim, Norman Taurog, Wojciech Has, Martin Brest, Aleksei Kapler, and Andrzej Munk. After him are Oliver Hirschbiegel, Andrew Niccol, Ted Kotcheff, George Albert Smith, Christopher Doyle, and Bernd Eichinger.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Gustav von Wangenheim
1895 - 1975
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 584
Norman Taurog
1899 - 1981
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 585
Wojciech Has
1925 - 2000
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 586
Martin Brest
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 587
Aleksei Kapler
1904 - 1979
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 588
Andrzej Munk
1921 - 1961
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 589
James Wan
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 590
Oliver Hirschbiegel
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 591
Andrew Niccol
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 592
Ted Kotcheff
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 593
George Albert Smith
1864 - 1959
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 594
Christopher Doyle
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 595
Bernd Eichinger
1949 - 2011
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 596
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, James Wan ranks 42. Before him are Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Milo Ventimiglia, Hasan Salihamidžić, and Arash. After him are Brock Lesnar, Maryam Mirzakhani, Tom Welling, Daddy Yankee, Tom Brady, and John Mayer.
Others Born in 1977
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 36
Sarah Michelle Gellar
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 37
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 38
Milo Ventimiglia
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 39
Hasan Salihamidžić
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 40
Arash
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 41
James Wan
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 42
Brock Lesnar
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 43
Maryam Mirzakhani
1977 - 2017
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 44
Tom Welling
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 45
Daddy Yankee
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 46
Tom Brady
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 47
John Mayer
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 48
In Malaysia
Among people born in Malaysia, James Wan ranks 19 out of 74. Before him are Yusof Ishak (1910), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), Wu Lien-teh (1879), Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930), Anwar Ibrahim (1947), and Abdullah Abdul Kadir (1796). After him are Iskandar of Johor (1932), Ismail Sabri Yaakob (1960), Sirajuddin of Perlis (1943), Tsai Ming-liang (1957), Ling Liong Sik (1943), and Devan Nair (1923).
Others born in Malaysia
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Yusof Ishak
1910 - 1970
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 13
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
1895 - 1960
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 14
Wu Lien-teh
1879 - 1960
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 15
Ahmad Shah of Pahang
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 16
Anwar Ibrahim
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 17
Abdullah Abdul Kadir
1796 - 1854
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 18
James Wan
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 19
Iskandar of Johor
1932 - 2010
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 20
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 21
Sirajuddin of Perlis
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 22
Tsai Ming-liang
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 23
Ling Liong Sik
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 24
Devan Nair
1923 - 2005
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 25
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Malaysia
Among film directors born in Malaysia, James Wan ranks 1. After him are Tsai Ming-liang (1957).
