FILM DIRECTOR
John Badham
1939 - Today
John Badham
John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an American film and television director. He is best known for directing the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Dracula (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), Stakeout (1987), Bird on a Wire (1990), The Hard Way (1991) and Point of No Return (1993). He is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, a two-time Hugo Award nominee, and a Saturn Award winner. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Badham has received more than 740,499 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John Badham is the 479th most popular film director (up from 510th in 2019), the 1,791st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,927th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
740k
Page Views (PV)
54.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
4.37
Effective Languages (L*)
2.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, John Badham ranks 479 out of 2,041. Before him are Robert Rossen, Richard Lester, Moshé Mizrahi, Larisa Shepitko, Derek Jarman, and André Hunebelle. After him are Edward Zwick, George P. Cosmatos, Juraj Jakubisko, Fernando Meirelles, Elio Petri, and Renny Harlin.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Rossen
1908 - 1966
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 473
Richard Lester
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 474
Moshé Mizrahi
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 475
Larisa Shepitko
1938 - 1979
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 476
Derek Jarman
1942 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 477
André Hunebelle
1896 - 1985
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 478
John Badham
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 479
Edward Zwick
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 480
George P. Cosmatos
1941 - 2005
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 481
Juraj Jakubisko
1938 - 2023
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 482
Fernando Meirelles
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 483
Elio Petri
1929 - 1982
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 484
Renny Harlin
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 485
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, John Badham ranks 170. Before him are Glauber Rocha, Alberto Festa, Wendy Carlos, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Yoshinobu Ishii, and Susan Flannery. After him are Jalaluddin Haqqani, Alfredo Palacio, Russell Means, Judy Chicago, Boris Kolker, and Telesphore Toppo.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsGlauber Rocha
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 1981
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 164
Alberto Festa
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 165
Wendy Carlos
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 166
Jorge Paulo Lemann
BUSINESSPERSON
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 167
Yoshinobu Ishii
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 168
Susan Flannery
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 169
John Badham
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 170
Jalaluddin Haqqani
EXTREMIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 171
Alfredo Palacio
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 172
Russell Means
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1939 - 2012
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 173
Judy Chicago
ARTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 174
Boris Kolker
LINGUIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 175
Telesphore Toppo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 176
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Badham ranks 1,791 out of 8,785. Before him are Shakin' Stevens (1948), Clarke Abel (1780), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), Robert Palmer (1949), and Asma al-Assad (1975). After him are John Fastolf (1380), Tim Rice (1944), Robert Hichens (1882), Sarah Miles (1941), Cynegils (575), and Dorothy L. Sayers (1893).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsShakin' Stevens
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 1,785
Clarke Abel
PHYSICIAN
1780 - 1826
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 1,786
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
WRITER
1806 - 1861
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 1,787
Aelred of Rievaulx
WRITER
1110 - 1167
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 1,788
Robert Palmer
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2003
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 1,789
Asma al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 1,790
John Badham
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 1,791
John Fastolf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1380 - 1459
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 1,792
Tim Rice
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 1,793
Robert Hichens
ATHLETE
1882 - 1940
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,794
Sarah Miles
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,795
Cynegils
NOBLEMAN
575 - 642
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 1,796
Dorothy L. Sayers
WRITER
1893 - 1957
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 1,797
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, John Badham ranks 31. Before him are Sam Mendes (1965), John Guillermin (1925), Michael Anderson (1920), David Yates (1963), Ken Russell (1927), and Derek Jarman (1942). After him are Michael Apted (1941), Mike Leigh (1943), Peter Yates (1929), Ken Annakin (1914), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), and Hugh Hudson (1936).
Sam Mendes
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 25
John Guillermin
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 26
Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 27
David Yates
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 28
Ken Russell
1927 - 2011
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 29
Derek Jarman
1942 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 30
John Badham
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 31
Michael Apted
1941 - 2021
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 32
Mike Leigh
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 33
Peter Yates
1929 - 2011
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 34
Ken Annakin
1914 - 2009
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 35
Paul W. S. Anderson
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 36
Hugh Hudson
1936 - 2023
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 37