ACTOR

Gordon Liu

1951 - Today

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Gordon Liu (Lau Kar-fai simplified Chinese: 刘家辉; traditional Chinese: 劉家輝; pinyin: Liú Jiāhuī; Wade–Giles: Liu Chia-hui; Jyutping: Lau4 Gaa1 fai1); born Sin Kam-hei (simplified Chinese: 冼锦熙; traditional Chinese: 冼錦熙; pinyin: Xiǎn Jǐnxī, 22 August 1955) is a Chinese actor and martial artist best known for his martial arts films. He entered the Hong Kong film industry as a stuntman, eventually having minor roles in several kung fu films, including the Shaw Brothers-produced Five Shaolin Masters (1974). He went on to appear in many Shaw Brothers films, often portraying Shaolin monks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon Liu has received more than 1,826,450 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Liu is the 2,979th most popular actor (up from 3,063rd in 2019), the 799th most popular biography from China (down from 754th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Chinese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gordon Liu ranks 2,979 out of 13,578. Before him are Barry Jackson, Harry Baur, John Thaw, Pamela Tiffin, Andrew Robinson, and Nick Cassavetes. After him are Andréa Parisy, August Schellenberg, Rolf Hoppe, Dick Miller, Akio Ōtsuka, and Bo Hopkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Gordon Liu ranks 224. Before him are Kent Nagano, Viviane Reding, Rosa Montero, Catherine Hicks, David Vunagi, and Tatyana Kazankina. After him are Natsuo Kirino, Corey Yuen, Oleg Gazmanov, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bernie Marsden, and Alexei Uchitel.

Others Born in 1951

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In China

Among people born in China, Gordon Liu ranks 799 out of 1,610. Before him are Ji Yun (1724), Wei Yuan (1794), Xiao Hong (1911), Qiu Ying (1494), Saifuddin Azizi (1915), and Chen Jingrun (1933). After him are Dai Jin (1388), Ma Jun (200), Li Li-hua (1924), Leon Lai (1966), Chen Hongshou (1598), and Fang Lizhi (1936).

Others born in China

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    Ji Yun

    POLITICIAN

    1724 - 1805

    HPI: 58.12

    Rank: 793

  • Photo of Wei Yuan

    Wei Yuan

    PHILOSOPHER

    1794 - 1857

    HPI: 58.11

    Rank: 794

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    Xiao Hong

    WRITER

    1911 - 1942

    HPI: 58.08

    Rank: 795

  • Photo of Qiu Ying

    Qiu Ying

    PAINTER

    1494 - 1552

    HPI: 58.06

    Rank: 796

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    Saifuddin Azizi

    POLITICIAN

    1915 - 2003

    HPI: 58.06

    Rank: 797

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    Chen Jingrun

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1933 - 1996

    HPI: 58.05

    Rank: 798

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    Gordon Liu

    ACTOR

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 58.05

    Rank: 799

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    Dai Jin

    PAINTER

    1388 - 1462

    HPI: 58.02

    Rank: 800

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    Ma Jun

    ENGINEER

    200 - 265

    HPI: 58.01

    Rank: 801

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    Li Li-hua

    ACTOR

    1924 - 2017

    HPI: 57.99

    Rank: 802

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    Leon Lai

    ACTOR

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 57.93

    Rank: 803

  • Photo of Chen Hongshou

    Chen Hongshou

    PAINTER

    1598 - 1652

    HPI: 57.89

    Rank: 804

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    Fang Lizhi

    ASTRONOMER

    1936 - 2012

    HPI: 57.85

    Rank: 805

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Gordon Liu ranks 34. Before him are Cheng Pei-pei (1946), Faye Wong (1969), Bai Ling (1966), Wu Ma (1942), Lydia Shum (1945), and Ricky Hui (1946). After him are Li Li-hua (1924), Leon Lai (1966), Liu Yifei (1987), Ching Siu-tung (1953), Carina Lau (1965), and Yu Rongguang (1958).

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