Film Director
Ang Lee
Taiwanese director, screenwriter and film producer
1954 - today
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Ang Lee
His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2024). Ang Lee is the 148th most popular film director (down from 101st in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Taiwan and the most popular Taiwanese Film Director.
Ang Lee is most famous for his films Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain.
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#1
Of the 2 Film Directors born in Taiwan, Ang Lee ranks first.
75
Ang Lee's biography appears in 75 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 98% of all Film Directors.
Oct 23
Ang Lee shares a October 23 birthday with Pelé, Ignatius of Loyola, and Peter II of Russia.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Ang Lee ranks 148 out of 2,041. Before him are Sergei Bondarchuk, Volker Schlöndorff, Bille August, Jim Jarmusch, Nikita Mikhalkov, and Wong Kar-wai. After him are Robert Benton, Erich von Stroheim, Masaki Kobayashi, Alexander Dovzhenko, Lasse Hallström, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Sergei Bondarchuk
1920 - 1994
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 142
Volker Schlöndorff
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 143
Bille August
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 144
Jim Jarmusch
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 145
Nikita Mikhalkov
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 146
Wong Kar-wai
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 147
Ang Lee
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 148
Robert Benton
1932 - 2025
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 149
Erich von Stroheim
1885 - 1957
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 150
Masaki Kobayashi
1916 - 1996
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 151
Alexander Dovzhenko
1894 - 1956
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 152
Lasse Hallström
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 153
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 154
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Ang Lee ranks 37. Before him are Gianna Nannini, Jorge Jesus, Chris Gardner, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Dennis Quaid, and Annie Lennox. After him are Carlos Ghosn, Condoleezza Rice, Paolo Gentiloni, Ron Howard, Ash Carter, and Johnny Logan.
Others Born in 1954
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Gianna Nannini
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 31
Jorge Jesus
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 32
Chris Gardner
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 33
Velupillai Prabhakaran
MAFIOSO
1954 - 2009
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 34
Dennis Quaid
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 35
Annie Lennox
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 36
Ang Lee
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 37
Carlos Ghosn
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 38
Condoleezza Rice
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 39
Paolo Gentiloni
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 40
Ron Howard
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 41
Ash Carter
PHYSICIST
1954 - 2022
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 42
Johnny Logan
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 43
In Taiwan
Among people born in Taiwan, Ang Lee ranks 4 out of 116. Before him are Teresa Teng (1953), Tsai Ing-wen (1956), and Lee Teng-hui (1923). After him are Jensen Huang (1963), Momofuku Ando (1910), Chen Shui-bian (1950), William Lai (1959), Yuan T. Lee (1936), Joan Lin (1953), Terry Gou (1950), and Jerry Yang (1968).
Others born in Taiwan
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Teresa Teng
SINGER
1953 - 1995
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 1
Tsai Ing-wen
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 2
Lee Teng-hui
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2020
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 3
Ang Lee
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 4
Jensen Huang
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 5
Momofuku Ando
INVENTOR
1910 - 2007
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 6
Chen Shui-bian
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 7
William Lai
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 8
Yuan T. Lee
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 9
Joan Lin
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 10
Terry Gou
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 11
Jerry Yang
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 12
Among Film Directors In Taiwan
Among film directors born in Taiwan, Ang Lee ranks 1. After him is Justin Lin (1971).
