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 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Bahman Ghobadi is the 1,288th most popular film director (up from 1,318th in 2024), the 413th 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 1,288 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

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Max Hardcore
1956 - 2023
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,282
Peter Berg
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,283
Alfred E. Green
1889 - 1960
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,284
Leon Shamroy
1901 - 1974
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,285
Astrid Henning-Jensen
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 1,286
J. A. Bayona
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 1,287
Bahman Ghobadi
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,288
Geoffrey Unsworth
1914 - 1978
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,289
Antonio Mercero
1936 - 2018
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1,290
Kim Ki-young
1919 - 1998
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1,291
Liviu Ciulei
1923 - 2011
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1,292
Christian de Chalonge
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,293
Arnaud Desplechin
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,294

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Bahman Ghobadi ranks 317. 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

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Jóhann Jóhannsson
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2018
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 311
Sabine Schmitz
PRESENTER
1969 - 2021
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 312
Ilham Tohti
ECONOMIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 313
Dexter Jackson
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 314
Serenity
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 315
Barney Greenway
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 316
Bahman Ghobadi
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 317
Stig Tøfting
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 318
Melinda Clarke
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 319
Kazushi Sakuraba
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 320
Ever Palacios
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 321
Domingos Paciência
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 322
Trudi Canavan
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 323

In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Bahman Ghobadi ranks 413 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

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Abd al-Samad
PAINTER
1500 - 1593
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 407
Dariush Shayegan
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 408
Mina Ahadi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 409
Ali Hatami
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 1996
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 410
Shahram Nazeri
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 411
Dariush
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 412
Bahman Ghobadi
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 413
Sevdaliza
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 414
Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 415
Ali Mirzaei
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 416
Firishta
HISTORIAN
1560 - 1620
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 417
Hadi Khosroshahi
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 418
Yusuf Adil Shah
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1510
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 419