FILM DIRECTOR
Chen Kaige
1952 - Today
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige (Chinese: 陈凯歌; born 12 August 1952) is a Chinese filmmaker and a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema. His films are known for their visual flair and epic storytelling. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chen Kaige has received more than 602,863 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Chen Kaige is the 336th most popular film director (up from 360th in 2019), the 510th most popular biography from China (down from 499th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
600k
Page Views (PV)
57.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
5.43
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Chen Kaiges by language
Over the past year Chen Kaige has had the most page views in the Chinese wikipedia edition with 85,126 views, followed by English (83,839), and Japanese (27,874). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (122.52%), Uzbek (114.01%), and Min Nan (96.31%)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Chen Kaige ranks 336 out of 2,041. Before him are Gustav Ucicky, Samuel Fuller, Jan de Bont, William Kennedy Dickson, Anthony Minghella, and Jean Rouch. After him are Claude Sautet, Sofia Coppola, Tobe Hooper, Arthur Cohn, Henry King, and Kira Muratova.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Gustav Ucicky
1899 - 1961
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 330
Samuel Fuller
1912 - 1997
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 331
Jan de Bont
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 332
William Kennedy Dickson
1860 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 333
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 334
Jean Rouch
1917 - 2004
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 335
Chen Kaige
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 336
Claude Sautet
1924 - 2000
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 337
Sofia Coppola
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 338
Tobe Hooper
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 339
Arthur Cohn
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 340
Henry King
1886 - 1982
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 341
Kira Muratova
1934 - 2018
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 342
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Chen Kaige ranks 108. Before him are Ludmilla Tourischeva, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jonathan Frakes, Fatos Nano, Michael Jeter, and Anne-Marie David. After him are Charles M. Rice, Bola Tinubu, Terry O'Quinn, Chazz Palminteri, Kaija Saariaho, and Rainer Bonhof.
Others Born in 1952
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Ludmilla Tourischeva
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 102
Shohreh Aghdashloo
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 103
Jonathan Frakes
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 104
Fatos Nano
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 105
Michael Jeter
ACTOR
1952 - 2003
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 106
Anne-Marie David
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 107
Chen Kaige
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 108
Charles M. Rice
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 109
Bola Tinubu
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 110
Terry O'Quinn
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 111
Chazz Palminteri
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 112
Kaija Saariaho
COMPOSER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 113
Rainer Bonhof
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 114
In China
Among people born in China, Chen Kaige ranks 510 out of 1,610. Before him are Sun Simiao (581), Shen Yue (441), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Mao Dun (1896), Cao Kun (1862), and Zhu Yujian (1602). After him are Gan Ying (100), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Yesün Temür (1293), Li Yu (1610), Chen Youliang (1320), and Morris Chang (1931).
Others born in China
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Sun Simiao
PHYSICIAN
581 - 682
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 504
Shen Yue
WRITER
441 - 513
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 505
Zhang Chunqiao
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 506
Mao Dun
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 507
Cao Kun
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1938
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 508
Zhu Yujian
POLITICIAN
1602 - 1646
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 509
Chen Kaige
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 510
Gan Ying
EXPLORER
100 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 511
Shing-Tung Yau
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 512
Yesün Temür
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1328
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 513
Li Yu
WRITER
1610 - 1680
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 514
Chen Youliang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1320 - 1363
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 515
Morris Chang
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 516
Among FILM DIRECTORS In China
Among film directors born in China, Chen Kaige ranks 6. Before him are Zhang Yimou (1950), John Woo (1946), Wong Kar-wai (1958), Terence Young (1915), and Yuen Woo-ping (1945). After him are Edward Yang (1947), Lo Wei (1918), King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Xie Jin (1923), and James Wong Howe (1899).
Zhang Yimou
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 1
John Woo
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 2
Wong Kar-wai
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 3
Terence Young
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 4
Yuen Woo-ping
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 5
Chen Kaige
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 6
Edward Yang
1947 - 2007
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 7
Lo Wei
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 8
King Hu
1932 - 1997
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9
Ann Hui
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 10
Xie Jin
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 11
James Wong Howe
1899 - 1976
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 12
