ACTOR

Chow Yun-fat

1955 - Today

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Chow Yun-fat SBS (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility, encompassing action to melodrama and comedy and historical drama, he is the recipient of various accolades, including three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chow Yun-fat has received more than 4,935,731 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Chow Yun-fat is the 389th most popular actor (down from 383rd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Hong Kong and the 3rd most popular Chinese Actor.

Chow Yun-fat is most famous for his roles in the 1995 Hong Kong action film "Hard Boiled" and the 1997 American film "The Replacement Killers."

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Chow Yun-fat ranks 389 out of 13,578. Before him are Joan Fontaine, Ray Liotta, Douglas Fairbanks, Bradley Cooper, Jack Palance, and Anne Bancroft. After him are Hattie McDaniel, Kevin Bacon, Sally Field, Bolo Yeung, Lee Marvin, and Vincent Cassel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Chow Yun-fat ranks 31. Before him are Olga Korbut, Valery Gerasimov, Whoopi Goldberg, Katalin Karikó, Nina Hagen, and Dodi Fayed. After him are Marcelo Bielsa, Donatella Versace, Najib Mikati, Svante Pääbo, Kris Jenner, and Liu Xiaobo.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Chow Yun-fat ranks 3 out of 115. Before him are Jackie Chan (1954), and Sammo Hung (1952). After him are Leslie Cheung (1956), Ma Ying-jeou (1950), Katrina Kaif (1983), Stephen Chow (1962), Andy Lau (1961), Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (1964), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962), Stanley Ho (1921), and John Lone (1952).

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Among ACTORS In Hong Kong

Among actors born in Hong Kong, Chow Yun-fat ranks 3. Before him are Jackie Chan (1954), and Sammo Hung (1952). After him are Katrina Kaif (1983), Stephen Chow (1962), Andy Lau (1961), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962), John Lone (1952), Nora Miao (1952), Maggie Cheung (1964), Jacky Cheung (1961), and Eric Tsang (1953).

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