ACTOR

Jackie Chan

1954 - Today

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Fang Shilong (born Chan Kong-sang; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong actor, director, writer, producer, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Before entering the film industry, he was one of the Seven Little Fortunes from the China Drama Academy at the Peking Opera School, where he studied acrobatics, martial arts, and acting. Chan has been acting since the 1960s, performing in more than 150 films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jackie Chan has received more than 36,641,430 page views. His biography is available in 140 different languages on Wikipedia. Jackie Chan is the 24th most popular actor (down from 23rd in 2019), the most popular biography from Hong Kong and the most popular Chinese Actor.

Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. He is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts.

Memorability Metrics

  • 37M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 140

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jackie Chan ranks 24 out of 13,578Before him are Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Bette Davis, Louis de Funès, Marlon Brando, and Jean-Paul Belmondo. After him are Sophia Loren, Danny DeVito, James Stewart, Romy Schneider, Patrick Swayze, and Bud Spencer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Jackie Chan ranks 3Before him are Angela Merkel, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. After him are François Hollande, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Hugo Chávez, Shinzō Abe, Alexander Lukashenko, Viktor Yushchenko, Halimah Yacob, and James Cameron.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan ranks 1 out of 115After him are Sammo Hung (1952), Chow Yun-fat (1955), 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).

Among ACTORS In Hong Kong

Among actors born in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan ranks 1After him are Sammo Hung (1952), Chow Yun-fat (1955), 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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