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Bruce Lee

1940 - 1973

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Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from Lee's experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, Zen Buddhist and Taoist philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought. With a film career spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruce Lee has received more than 52,259,772 page views. His biography is available in 121 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 113 in 2019). Bruce Lee is the 6th most popular actor, the 22nd most popular biography from United States (down from 20th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Actor.

Bruce Lee is most famous for his martial arts skills. He was a martial artist and actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 52M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 85.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 121

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bruce Lee ranks 6 out of 13,578. Before him are Sylvester Stallone, Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Hopkins, and Alain Delon. After him are Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot, Al Pacino, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert De Niro, and Audrey Hepburn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Bruce Lee ranks 2. Before him is Pelé. After him are Margrethe II of Denmark, Al Pacino, John Lennon, Zodiac Killer, Chuck Norris, Annie Ernaux, Michael Gambon, Constantine II of Greece, Ringo Starr, and Nursultan Nazarbayev. Among people deceased in 1973, Bruce Lee ranks 3. Before him are Pablo Picasso, and J. R. R. Tolkien. After him are David Ben-Gurion, Salvador Allende, Pablo Neruda, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Erich von Manstein, Lyndon B. Johnson, Fulgencio Batista, Abebe Bikila, and Hans Kelsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce Lee ranks 22 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew Johnson (1808), Martin Van Buren (1782), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Martin Scorsese (1942), James K. Polk (1795), and Malcolm X (1925). After him are Joe Biden (1942), Grace Kelly (1929), Franklin Pierce (1804), Elvis Presley (1935), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882), and John F. Kennedy (1917).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bruce Lee ranks 3. Before him are Sylvester Stallone (1946), and Marilyn Monroe (1926). After him are Grace Kelly (1929), Al Pacino (1940), Robert De Niro (1943), Clint Eastwood (1930), Bette Davis (1908), Marlon Brando (1924), Danny DeVito (1944), James Stewart (1908), and Patrick Swayze (1952).

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