FILM DIRECTOR
Ang Lee
1954 - Today
Ang Lee
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 two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ang Lee has received more than 5,656,365 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 73 in 2019). Ang Lee is the 103rd most popular film director (up from 118th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Taiwan (up from 4th 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
5.7M
Page Views (PV)
64.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
72
Languages Editions (L)
5.64
Effective Languages (L*)
4.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Ang Lees by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Ang Lee ranks 103 out of 1,581. Before him are Howard Hawks, Walter Hill, Peter Brook, Terrence Malick, Jim Jarmusch, and Sidney Lumet. After him are Jean-Pierre Melville, Robert Altman, Manoel de Oliveira, Victor Fleming, Jules Dassin, and Wes Craven.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Howard Hawks
1896 - 1977
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 97
Walter Hill
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 98
Peter Brook
1925 - 2022
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 99
Terrence Malick
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 100
Jim Jarmusch
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 101
Sidney Lumet
1924 - 2011
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 102
Ang Lee
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 103
Jean-Pierre Melville
1917 - 1973
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 104
Robert Altman
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 105
Manoel de Oliveira
1908 - 2015
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 106
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 107
Jules Dassin
1911 - 2008
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 108
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 109
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Ang Lee ranks 20. Before him are Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Shinzō Abe, Jean-Claude Juncker, Dieter Bohlen, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Abdul Rashid Dostum. After him are Halimah Yacob, Stieg Larsson, Mario Kempes, Andrej Babiš, Annie Lennox, and Serzh Sargsyan.
Others Born in 1954
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Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 14
Shinzō Abe
1954 - 2022
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 15
Jean-Claude Juncker
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 16
Dieter Bohlen
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 17
Kazuo Ishiguro
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 18
Abdul Rashid Dostum
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 19
Ang Lee
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 20
Halimah Yacob
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 21
Stieg Larsson
1954 - 2004
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 22
Mario Kempes
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 23
Andrej Babiš
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 24
Annie Lennox
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 25
Serzh Sargsyan
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 26
In Taiwan
Among people born in Taiwan, Ang Lee ranks 2 out of 97. Before him are Tsai Ing-wen (1956). After him are Teresa Teng (1953), Lee Teng-hui (1923), Teruo Nakamura (1919), Chen Shui-bian (1950), Steve Chen (1978), Yuan T. Lee (1936), Su Tseng-chang (1947), Zheng Keshuang (1670), Brigitte Lin (1954), and Shu Qi (1976).
Others born in Taiwan
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Tsai Ing-wen
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 1
Ang Lee
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 2
Teresa Teng
1953 - 1995
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 3
Lee Teng-hui
1923 - 2020
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 4
Teruo Nakamura
1919 - 1979
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 5
Chen Shui-bian
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 6
Steve Chen
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 7
Yuan T. Lee
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 8
Su Tseng-chang
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 9
Zheng Keshuang
1670 - 1707
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 10
Brigitte Lin
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 11
Shu Qi
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 12
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Taiwan
Among film directors born in Taiwan, Ang Lee ranks 1. After him are Justin Lin (1971).
