Film Director

Karan Johar

Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and television host

1972 - today

EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)

Karan Johar

His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Karan Johar is the 1,736th most popular film director (down from 1,625th in 2024), the 1,039th most popular biography from India (down from 923rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Indian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

780k

Page Views

Past 12 months

49.06

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Page views of Karan Johar by language

Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Karan Johar ranks 1,736 out of 2,041. Before him are Claudia Llosa, Ken Hughes, Dan Laustsen, Ramanand Sagar, Rory Kennedy, and Mantas Kvedaravičius. After him are Rainer Simon, Khadija al-Salami, Mari Okada, Huner Saleem, Charles Brabin, and Lisa Azuelos.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Claudia Llosa
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 1,730
Ken Hughes
1922 - 2001
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,731
Dan Laustsen
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,732
Ramanand Sagar
1917 - 2005
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 1,733
Rory Kennedy
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,734
Mantas Kvedaravičius
1976 - 2022
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,735
Karan Johar
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,736
Rainer Simon
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,737
Khadija al-Salami
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 1,738
Mari Okada
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 1,739
Huner Saleem
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 1,740
Charles Brabin
1882 - 1957
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 1,741
Lisa Azuelos
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 1,742

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Karan Johar ranks 520. Before him are Yasuhiro Takemoto, Chikayuki Mochizuki, Yiğit Özşener, Guillaume Soro, Arif Erdem, and Eugene Hütz. After him are Daniel Prodan, Kobe Tai, Claudia Poll, Serghei Cleșcenco, Karla Álvarez, and Catherine Ndereba.

Others Born in 1972

Go to all Rankings

Yasuhiro Takemoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - 2019
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 514
Chikayuki Mochizuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 515
Yiğit Özşener
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 516
Guillaume Soro
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 517
Arif Erdem
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 518
Eugene Hütz
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 519
Karan Johar
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 520
Daniel Prodan
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - 2016
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 521
Kobe Tai
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 522
Claudia Poll
SWIMMER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 523
Serghei Cleșcenco
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 524
Karla Álvarez
ACTOR
1972 - 2013
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 525
Catherine Ndereba
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 526

In India

Among people born in India, Karan Johar ranks 1,039 out of NaN. Before him are Asaf Ali (1888), Kaifi Azmi (1919), Dulquer Salmaan (1986), Reemma Sen (1981), Charles Correa (1930), and Bhama Srinivasan (1935). After him are Harkishan Singh Surjeet (1916), Arunachalam Muruganantham (1961), Sushmita Sen (1975), Deepika Kumari (1994), Nithya Menen (1988), and Rajkummar Rao (1984).

Others born in India

Go to all Rankings

Asaf Ali
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1953
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,033
Kaifi Azmi
WRITER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,034
Dulquer Salmaan
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,035
Reemma Sen
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 1,036
Charles Correa
ARCHITECT
1930 - 2015
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 1,037
Bhama Srinivasan
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - 2025
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,038
Karan Johar
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,039
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2008
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 1,040
Arunachalam Muruganantham
INVENTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,041
Sushmita Sen
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,042
Deepika Kumari
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 1,043
Nithya Menen
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 1,044
Rajkummar Rao
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 1,045