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FILM DIRECTOR

John Badham

1939 - Today

John Badham

John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an English-American television and film director, best known for his films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Dracula (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), and Stakeout (1987). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Badham has received more than 616,570 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). John Badham is the 509th most popular film director (down from 417th in 2019), the 1,932nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,664th in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

620k
Page Views (PV)
53.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.18
Effective Languages (L*)
2.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Badham ranks 509 out of 1,581. Before him are George P. Cosmatos, Grigori Aleksandrov, Paul Thomas Anderson, Glauber Rocha, Moshé Mizrahi, and Peter Yates. After him are Lee Chang-dong, Im Kwon-taek, Tom Holland, Mamoru Hosoda, Yoji Yamada, and Alain Corneau.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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George P. Cosmatos
1941 - 2005
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 503
Grigori Aleksandrov
1903 - 1983
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 504
Paul Thomas Anderson
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 505
Glauber Rocha
1939 - 1981
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 506
Moshé Mizrahi
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 507
Peter Yates
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 508
John Badham
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 509
Lee Chang-dong
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 510
Im Kwon-taek
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 511
Tom Holland
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 512
Mamoru Hosoda
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 513
Yoji Yamada
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 514
Alain Corneau
1943 - 2010
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 515

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, John Badham ranks 177. Before him are Marisa Mell, Festus Mogae, Jack Lang, Takako Shimazu, Paul Winfield, and Glauber Rocha. After him are Ron Rifkin, Hércules Brito Ruas, Flavio Cotti, John Howard, Jason Miller, and John Amos.

Others Born in 1939

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Marisa Mell
1939 - 1992
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 171
Festus Mogae
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 172
Jack Lang
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 173
Takako Shimazu
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 174
Paul Winfield
1939 - 2004
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 175
Glauber Rocha
1939 - 1981
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 176
John Badham
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 177
Ron Rifkin
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 178
Hércules Brito Ruas
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 179
Flavio Cotti
1939 - 2020
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 180
John Howard
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 181
Jason Miller
1939 - 2001
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 182
John Amos
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 183

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Badham ranks 1,932 out of 7,765. Before him are Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), Douglas Mawson (1882), Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), Josephine Butler (1828), Peter Yates (1929), and Mary Astell (1666). After him are Martin Rees (1942), Thom Yorke (1968), Robert Fortune (1812), Adele (1988), John Chadwick (1920), and James Ferguson (1797).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
1776 - 1857
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,926
Douglas Mawson
1882 - 1958
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,927
Aelred of Rievaulx
1110 - 1167
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,928
Josephine Butler
1828 - 1906
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 1,929
Peter Yates
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 1,930
Mary Astell
1666 - 1731
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 1,931
John Badham
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,932
Martin Rees
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,933
Thom Yorke
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,934
Robert Fortune
1812 - 1880
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 1,935
Adele
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 1,936
John Chadwick
1920 - 1998
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,937
James Ferguson
1797 - 1867
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,938