FILM DIRECTOR

Ang Lee

1954 - Today

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Ang Lee (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades including three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ang Lee has received more than 6,098,834 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Ang Lee is the 101st most popular film director (up from 103rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Taiwanese Film Director.

Ang Lee is most famous for his films Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ang Lee ranks 101 out of 2,041. Before him are René Clair, George Cukor, Sidney Lumet, Michael Mann, Zhang Yimou, and Sam Peckinpah. After him are Marcel Carné, Jean-Pierre Melville, Walter Hill, Mel Brooks, Joris Ivens, and John Carpenter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ang Lee ranks 24. Before him are Fernando Santos, Kazuo Ishiguro, Oprah Winfrey, Dieter Bohlen, Stieg Larsson, and Ray Liotta. After him are Jorge Jesus, Serzh Sargsyan, Annie Lennox, Harald Schumacher, Condoleezza Rice, and Matt Groening.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Ang Lee ranks 4 out of 116. Before him are Tsai Ing-wen (1956), Teresa Teng (1953), and Lee Teng-hui (1923). After him are Momofuku Ando (1910), William Lai (1959), Chen Shui-bian (1950), Yuan T. Lee (1936), Terry Gou (1950), Chen Chien-jen (1951), Teruo Nakamura (1919), and Shu Qi (1976).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Taiwan

Among film directors born in Taiwan, Ang Lee ranks 1. After him are Justin Lin (1971).

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