FILM DIRECTOR
Dariush Mehrjui
1939 - 2023

Dariush Mehrjui
Dariush Mehrjui (Persian: داریوش مهرجویی; 8 December 1939 – 14 October 2023) was an Iranian filmmaker and a member of the Iranian Academy of the Arts. Mehrjui was a founding member of the Iranian New Wave movement of the early 1970s, which also included directors Masoud Kimiai and Nasser Taqvai. His second film, The Cow (1969), is considered to be the first film of this movement. Most of his films are inspired by literature and adapted from Iranian and foreign novels and plays. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dariush Mehrjui is the 727th most popular film director (down from 207th in 2019), the 312th most popular biography from Iran (down from 151st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iranian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Dariush Mehrjui ranks 727 out of 2,041. Before him are Jun'ichi Kōuchi, Alexander Payne, Franco Rossi, Mike Flanagan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, and Olle Hellbom. After him are Herbert Selpin, Luigi Zampa, Hal Roach, W. S. Van Dyke, Aleksei Yuryevich German, and Bruce Beresford.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJun'ichi Kōuchi
1886 - 1970
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 721
Alexander Payne
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 722
Franco Rossi
1919 - 2000
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 723
Mike Flanagan
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 724
Sırrı Süreyya Önder
1962 - 2025
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 725
Olle Hellbom
1925 - 1982
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 726
Dariush Mehrjui
1939 - 2023
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 727
Herbert Selpin
1904 - 1942
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 728
Luigi Zampa
1905 - 1991
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 729
Hal Roach
1892 - 1992
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 730
W. S. Van Dyke
1889 - 1943
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 731
Aleksei Yuryevich German
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 732
Bruce Beresford
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 733
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Dariush Mehrjui ranks 277. Before him are Ekaterina Maximova, Arik Einstein, Stephen Cook, Brigitte Fontaine, Chögyam Trungpa, and Giorgio Ferrini. After him are János Göröcs, Tigran Mansurian, Jean Van Hamme, Néstor Combin, Tetsuya Chiba, and Carmen Salinas. Among people deceased in 2023, Dariush Mehrjui ranks 249. Before him are Francisco J. Ayala, Vassilis Vassilikos, Denny Laine, Edgar Schein, Slim Borgudd, and Antonio Juliano. After him are Tengiz Kitovani, Lowell Weicker, Colin Burgess, Ilya Kabakov, Ernst Tugendhat, and Doyle Brunson.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsEkaterina Maximova
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2009
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 271
Arik Einstein
SINGER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 272
Stephen Cook
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 273
Brigitte Fontaine
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 274
Chögyam Trungpa
WRITER
1939 - 1987
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 275
Giorgio Ferrini
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 1976
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 276
Dariush Mehrjui
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 277
János Göröcs
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 278
Tigran Mansurian
COMPOSER
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 279
Jean Van Hamme
COMIC ARTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 280
Néstor Combin
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 281
Tetsuya Chiba
COMIC ARTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 282
Carmen Salinas
ACTOR
1939 - 2021
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 283
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsFrancisco J. Ayala
BIOLOGIST
1934 - 2023
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 243
Vassilis Vassilikos
WRITER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 244
Denny Laine
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2023
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 245
Edgar Schein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 246
Slim Borgudd
RACING DRIVER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 247
Antonio Juliano
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 248
Dariush Mehrjui
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 249
Tengiz Kitovani
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2023
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 250
Lowell Weicker
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 251
Colin Burgess
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 252
Ilya Kabakov
PAINTER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 253
Ernst Tugendhat
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 254
Doyle Brunson
POKER PLAYER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 255
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Dariush Mehrjui ranks 312 out of 631. Before him are Ahmad Shamlou (1925), Subh-i-Azal (1831), Mahmoud Shabestari (1288), Sami Yusuf (1980), Jamshid Amouzegar (1923), and Saib Tabrizi (1592). After him are Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel (1945), Simin Daneshvar (1921), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Al-Birjandi (null), Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari (1906), and Suleiman II of Persia (1714).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsAhmad Shamlou
WRITER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 306
Subh-i-Azal
WRITER
1831 - 1912
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 307
Mahmoud Shabestari
WRITER
1288 - 1340
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 308
Sami Yusuf
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 309
Jamshid Amouzegar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 310
Saib Tabrizi
WRITER
1592 - 1676
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 311
Dariush Mehrjui
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 312
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 313
Simin Daneshvar
WRITER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 314
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 315
Al-Birjandi
MATHEMATICIAN
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 316
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1986
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 317
Suleiman II of Persia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1714 - 1763
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 318
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran
Among film directors born in Iran, Dariush Mehrjui ranks 7. Before him are Abbas Kiarostami (1940), Jafar Panahi (1960), Barbet Schroeder (1941), Shirin Neshat (1957), Asghar Farhadi (1972), and Majid Majidi (1959). After him are Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Ali Abbasi (1981), Ali Hatami (1944), and Bahman Ghobadi (1969).
Abbas Kiarostami
1940 - 2016
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 1
Jafar Panahi
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 2
Barbet Schroeder
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 3
Shirin Neshat
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 4
Asghar Farhadi
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 5
Majid Majidi
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 6
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