FILM DIRECTOR
Rakhshān Banietemad
1954 - Today
Rakhshān Banietemad
Rakhshān Banietemad (Persian: رخشان بنیاعتماد; born April 3, 1954, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Her title as the "First Lady of Iranian Cinema" references her prominence as a filmmaker and connotes her social role of merging politics and family in her work. Her signature style focuses on a character representing a part of society to explore while remaining objectively neutral. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rakhshān Banietemad has received more than 48,541 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rakhshān Banietemad is the 1,618th most popular film director, the 451st most popular biography from Iran and the 13th most popular Iranian Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
49k
Page Views (PV)
41.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
1.46
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 1,618 out of 2,041. Before her are John Singleton, John Hillcoat, Rick Rosenthal, Baran bo Odar, Adam Shankman, and Fernando León de Aranoa. After her are Rory Kennedy, Robert Duncan McNeill, Karan Johar, Matthew Barney, Alex Kurtzman, and John R. Leonetti.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Singleton
1968 - 2019
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 1,612
John Hillcoat
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 1,613
Rick Rosenthal
1949 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 1,614
Baran bo Odar
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 1,615
Adam Shankman
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 1,616
Fernando León de Aranoa
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 1,617
Rakhshān Banietemad
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 1,618
Rory Kennedy
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 1,619
Robert Duncan McNeill
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 1,620
Karan Johar
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 1,621
Matthew Barney
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 1,622
Alex Kurtzman
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 1,623
John R. Leonetti
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 1,624
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 586. Before her are Isidore Mvouba, Freddie Prinze, Jutta Kirst, Noureddine Kourichi, Jerry Mateparae, and Ken Wahl. After her are V. K. Sasikala, Vakhtang Blagidze, Mike Hagerty, Costică Dafinoiu, Kimmy Robertson, and Karl Schnabl.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsIsidore Mvouba
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 580
Freddie Prinze
ACTOR
1954 - 1977
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 581
Jutta Kirst
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 582
Noureddine Kourichi
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 583
Jerry Mateparae
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 584
Ken Wahl
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 585
Rakhshān Banietemad
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 586
V. K. Sasikala
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 587
Vakhtang Blagidze
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 588
Mike Hagerty
ACTOR
1954 - 2022
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 589
Costică Dafinoiu
ATHLETE
1954 - 2022
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 590
Kimmy Robertson
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 591
Karl Schnabl
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 592
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 451 out of 631. Before her are Shohreh (1959), Cumrun Vafa (1960), Quli Qutb Shah (1470), Kayhan Kalhor (1963), Parviz Davoodi (1952), and Ali Mirzaei (1929). After her are Iraj Danaeifard (1951), Hamed Haddadi (1985), Ali Divandari (1957), Jasmin Tabatabai (1967), Karim Ansarifard (1990), and Zar Amir Ebrahimi (1981).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsShohreh
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 445
Cumrun Vafa
PHYSICIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 446
Quli Qutb Shah
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1543
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 447
Kayhan Kalhor
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 448
Parviz Davoodi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 449
Ali Mirzaei
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 450
Rakhshān Banietemad
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 451
Iraj Danaeifard
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2018
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 452
Hamed Haddadi
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 453
Ali Divandari
PAINTER
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 454
Jasmin Tabatabai
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 455
Karim Ansarifard
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 456
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 457
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran
Among film directors born in Iran, Rakhshān Banietemad ranks 13. Before her are Majid Majidi (1959), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Ali Hatami (1944), Hossein Shahabi (1967), and Bahman Ghobadi (1969). After her are Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), Ali Abbasi (1981), Samira Makhmalbaf (1980), and Hossein Rajabian (1984).
Majid Majidi
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 7
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 8
Masoud Kimiai
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 9
Ali Hatami
1944 - 1996
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 10
Hossein Shahabi
1967 - 2023
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 11
Bahman Ghobadi
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 12
Rakhshān Banietemad
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 13
Mohammad Rasoulof
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 14
Ali Abbasi
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 15
Samira Makhmalbaf
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 16
Hossein Rajabian
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.26
Rank: 17