1947 - 2007
Edward Yang (Chinese: 楊德昌; pinyin: Yáng Déchāng; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a pioneer in the Taiwanese New Wave of the 1980s, alongside fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Yang was regarded as one of the leading filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Yang has received more than 616,155 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Edward Yang is the 433rd most popular film director (up from 450th in 2019), the 568th most popular biography from China (down from 553rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Film Director.
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Among film directors, Edward Yang ranks 433 out of 1,581. Before him are Édouard Molinaro, Denys Arcand, Kon Ichikawa, Anton Corbijn, Alexander Sokurov, and Curtis Hanson. After him are Jacques Doillon, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Valerio Zurlini, Jafar Panahi, Robert Rossen, and Luis García Berlanga.
1928 - 2013
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 427
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 428
1915 - 2008
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 429
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 430
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 431
1945 - 2016
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 432
1947 - 2007
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 433
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 434
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 435
1926 - 1982
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 436
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 437
1908 - 1966
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 438
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 439
Among people born in 1947, Edward Yang ranks 171. Before him are Porfirio Lobo Sosa, Dan Quayle, Phạm Tuân, Steve Howe, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and Malam Bacai Sanhá. After him are Lois Chiles, Giorgio Chinaglia, Jioji Konrote, Staffan de Mistura, Jerry Rawlings, and Aad de Mos. Among people deceased in 2007, Edward Yang ranks 114. Before him are Mikhail Ulyanov, Teddy Kollek, Ulrich Mühe, Aden Adde, June Almeida, and Raymond Barre. After him are Delbert Mann, Tikhon Khrennikov, Aaron Russo, Viliam Schrojf, Wolfgang Iser, and Benjamin Libet.
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 165
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 166
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 167
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 168
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 169
1947 - 2012
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 170
1947 - 2007
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 171
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 172
1947 - 2012
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 173
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 174
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 175
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 176
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 177
1927 - 2007
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 108
1911 - 2007
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 109
1953 - 2007
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 110
1908 - 2007
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 111
1930 - 2007
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 112
1924 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 113
1947 - 2007
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 114
1920 - 2007
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 115
1913 - 2007
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 116
1943 - 2007
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 117
1931 - 2007
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 118
1926 - 2007
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 119
1916 - 2007
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 120
Among people born in China, Edward Yang ranks 568 out of 1,392. Before him are Li Zhanshu (1950), Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907), Dong Yuan (932), Xia Gui (1195), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), and Ding Ruchang (1836). After him are Joseph Zen (1932), Zhang Zai (1020), Kang Sheng (1898), Zheng Zhilong (1604), Yuan Longping (1930), and Sengge Rinchen (1811).
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 562
1907 - 1946
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 563
932 - 962
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 564
1195 - 1224
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 565
1220 - 1294
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 566
1836 - 1895
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 567
1947 - 2007
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 568
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 569
1020 - 1077
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 570
1898 - 1975
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 571
1604 - 1661
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 572
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 573
1811 - 1865
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 574
Among film directors born in China, Edward Yang ranks 8. Before him are John Woo (1946), Wong Kar-wai (1958), Terence Young (1915), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Chen Kaige (1952), and Lo Wei (1918). After him are King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Chang Cheh (1923), Chloé Zhao (1982), Xie Jin (1923), and Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952).
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 2
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 3
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 4
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 6
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 7
1947 - 2007
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 8
1932 - 1997
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 10
1923 - 2002
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 11
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 12
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 13
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 14