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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. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Rian Johnson is the 1,432nd most popular film director (down from 1,292nd in 2024), the 10,401st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,692nd in 2019) and the 384th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rian Johnson ranks 1,432 out of 2,041. Before him are William Desmond Taylor, Robert Burks, Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Francesca Comencini, Len Wiseman, and Albert Serra. After him are Curt Goetz, Gábor Csupó, René Vautier, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, D. A. Pennebaker, and Alice Rohrwacher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Rian Johnson ranks 292. Before him are Sébastien Izambard, Philipp Rösler, Ivica Kralj, Edurne Pasaban, Kiatisuk Senamuang, and Len Wiseman. After him are Thomas Frank, Jakob Cedergren, Sergey Bezrukov, Yuri Landman, Mark Iuliano, and Laurent Lafitte.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rian Johnson ranks 10,401 out of 20,380. Before him are Rachel Nichols (1980), Rosa Smith Eigenmann (1858), Ashley Benson (1989), and Fred Armisen (1966). After him are Annie Montague Alexander (1867), Glenn Medeiros (1970), Mildred Cohn (1913), Tiffany Young (1989), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Larry Williams (1935), Taboo (1975), and Brewster Kahle (1960).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Rian Johnson ranks 384. Before him are Jon Avnet (1949), Norman Z. McLeod (1898), Tom Shadyac (1958), Hugh Wilson (1943), Robert Burks (1909), and Len Wiseman (1973). After him are D. A. Pennebaker (1925), Victor Schertzinger (1888), Brian Helgeland (1961), Judd Apatow (1967), Albert Pyun (1953), and Lee Unkrich (1967).

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