FILM DIRECTOR
Bahman Ghobadi
1969 - Today

Bahman Ghobadi
Bahman Ghobadi (Persian: بهمن قبادی; Kurdish: بههمهن قوبادی, romanized: Behmen Qubadî; born February 1, 1969) is an Iranian Kurdish film director, producer and writer. He belongs to the "new wave" of Iranian cinema. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bahman Ghobadi is the 1,283rd most popular film director (up from 1,316th in 2019), the 409th most popular biography from Iran (up from 414th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Iranian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Bahman Ghobadi ranks 1,283 out of 2,041. Before him are Max Hardcore, Peter Berg, Alfred E. Green, Leon Shamroy, Astrid Henning-Jensen, and J. A. Bayona. After him are Geoffrey Unsworth, Antonio Mercero, Kim Ki-young, Liviu Ciulei, Christian de Chalonge, and Arnaud Desplechin.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax Hardcore
1956 - 2023
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,277
Peter Berg
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,278
Alfred E. Green
1889 - 1960
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,279
Leon Shamroy
1901 - 1974
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,280
Astrid Henning-Jensen
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 1,281
J. A. Bayona
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 1,282
Bahman Ghobadi
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,283
Geoffrey Unsworth
1914 - 1978
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,284
Antonio Mercero
1936 - 2018
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1,285
Kim Ki-young
1919 - 1998
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1,286
Liviu Ciulei
1923 - 2011
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1,287
Christian de Chalonge
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,288
Arnaud Desplechin
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,289
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Bahman Ghobadi ranks 310. Before him are Jóhann Jóhannsson, Sabine Schmitz, Ilham Tohti, Dexter Jackson, Serenity, and Barney Greenway. After him are Stig Tøfting, Melinda Clarke, Kazushi Sakuraba, Ever Palacios, Domingos Paciência, and Trudi Canavan.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsJóhann Jóhannsson
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2018
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 304
Sabine Schmitz
PRESENTER
1969 - 2021
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 305
Ilham Tohti
ECONOMIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 306
Dexter Jackson
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 307
Serenity
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 308
Barney Greenway
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 309
Bahman Ghobadi
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 310
Stig Tøfting
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 311
Melinda Clarke
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 312
Kazushi Sakuraba
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 313
Ever Palacios
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 314
Domingos Paciência
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 315
Trudi Canavan
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 316
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Bahman Ghobadi ranks 409 out of 631. Before him are Abd al-Samad (1500), Dariush Shayegan (1935), Mina Ahadi (1956), Ali Hatami (1944), Shahram Nazeri (1950), and Dariush (1951). After him are Sevdaliza (1987), Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (1939), Ali Mirzaei (1929), Firishta (1560), Hadi Khosroshahi (1939), and Yusuf Adil Shah (1459).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsAbd al-Samad
PAINTER
1500 - 1593
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 403
Dariush Shayegan
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 404
Mina Ahadi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 405
Ali Hatami
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 1996
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 406
Shahram Nazeri
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 407
Dariush
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 408
Bahman Ghobadi
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 409
Sevdaliza
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 410
Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 411
Ali Mirzaei
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 412
Firishta
HISTORIAN
1560 - 1620
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 413
Hadi Khosroshahi
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 414
Yusuf Adil Shah
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1510
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 415
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran
Among film directors born in Iran, Bahman Ghobadi ranks 13. Before him are Dariush Mehrjui (1939), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Ali Abbasi (1981), and Ali Hatami (1944). After him are Hossein Shahabi (1967), Rakhshān Banietemad (1954), Samira Makhmalbaf (1980), and Hossein Rajabian (1984).
Dariush Mehrjui
1939 - 2023
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 7
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 8
Mohammad Rasoulof
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 9
Masoud Kimiai
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 10
Ali Abbasi
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 11
Ali Hatami
1944 - 1996
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 12
Bahman Ghobadi
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 13
Hossein Shahabi
1967 - 2023
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 14
Rakhshān Banietemad
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 15
Samira Makhmalbaf
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 16
Hossein Rajabian
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 17