FILM DIRECTOR

Rian Johnson

1973 - Today

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Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rian Johnson has received more than 9,492,297 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Rian Johnson is the 1,290th most popular film director (down from 1,154th in 2019), the 8,693rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,675th in 2019) and the 329th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rian Johnson ranks 1,290 out of 2,041. Before him are Kjell Grede, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Céline Sciamma, Georgy Tovstonogov, Peter Hall, and Owen Roizman. After him are Nikos Koundouros, Rafael Gil, Iosif Kheifits, André Roosevelt, Alain Jessua, and Buddy Van Horn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Rian Johnson ranks 229. Before him are Nikola Grbić, Edurne Pasaban, Nick Bostrom, Inés Sastre, Matthew McGrory, and Proof. After him are Jared Borgetti, Fabio Lione, Kathleen Robertson, Kiatisuk Senamuang, Aitor Karanka, and Lee Woon-jae.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rian Johnson ranks 8,693 out of 20,380. Before him are DeLisle Stewart (1870), Stephen F. Cohen (1938), John Holt (1923), Penny Pritzker (1959), Proof (1973), and Zach Grenier (1954). After him are Joe Jonas (1989), Robert Atkins (1930), Jenni Rivera (1969), Babyface (1958), Tully Marshall (1864), and Evan Handler (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Rian Johnson ranks 329. Before him are Rebecca Miller (1962), Dudley Nichols (1895), William C. deMille (1878), Joseph Ruben (1950), Wesley Ruggles (1889), and Owen Roizman (1936). After him are Buddy Van Horn (1928), Neil Burger (1963), Nunnally Johnson (1897), David Frankel (1959), Max Hardcore (1956), and Charles Reisner (1887).

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