FILM DIRECTOR

James Wan

1977 - Today

James Wan

James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the Saw and Insidious franchises and the creator of The Conjuring Universe. The lattermost is the highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Wan is also the founder of film and television production company, Atomic Monster. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Wan is the 738th most popular film director (down from 545th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 20th in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Wan ranks 738 out of 2,041. Before him are Hal Roach, W. S. Van Dyke, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Bruce Beresford, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, and Bryan Singer. After him are Gavin O'Connor, Jaromil Jireš, B. R. Chopra, Mario Salieri, Pierre Schoendoerffer, and Tran Anh Hung.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Hal Roach
1892 - 1992
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 732
W. S. Van Dyke
1889 - 1943
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 733
Aleksei Yuryevich German
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 734
Bruce Beresford
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 735
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 736
Bryan Singer
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 737
James Wan
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 738
Gavin O'Connor
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 739
Jaromil Jireš
1935 - 2001
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 740
B. R. Chopra
1914 - 2008
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 741
Mario Salieri
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 742
Pierre Schoendoerffer
1928 - 2012
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 743
Tran Anh Hung
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 744

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, James Wan ranks 73. Before him are Tetsuya Nishiwaki, Yoel Romero, Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Joe Hahn, Jeezy, and Andreas Kaplan. After him are Maniche, Brock Lesnar, Yaki Kadafi, Tom Brady, Danny Murphy, and Devon.

Others Born in 1977

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Tetsuya Nishiwaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 67
Yoel Romero
MARTIAL ARTS
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 68
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 69
Joe Hahn
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 70
Jeezy
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 71
Andreas Kaplan
ECONOMIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 72
James Wan
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 73
Maniche
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 74
Brock Lesnar
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 75
Yaki Kadafi
SINGER
1977 - 1996
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 76
Tom Brady
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 77
Danny Murphy
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 78
Devon
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 79