ACTOR

Jet Li

1963 - Today

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Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese-born Singaporean film actor, film producer, martial artist, and retired Wushu champion who was born in Beijing. After three years of training with acclaimed Wushu teacher Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from competitive Wushu at age 19, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor, making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jet Li has received more than 8,889,162 page views. His biography is available in 107 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 103 in 2019). Jet Li is the 168th most popular actor (down from 161st in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from China (up from 77th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Actor.

Jet Li is most famous for his martial arts films, such as "Hero," "Kiss of the Dragon," and "The One."

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 107

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jet Li ranks 168 out of 10,030. Before him are Nick Nolte, Richard Harris, Kevin Costner, Roberto Benigni, Jean-Louis Trintignant, and Ben Affleck. After him are Rock Hudson, Rudolph Valentino, Caitlyn Jenner, Martin Sheen, David Suchet, and Anita Ekberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Jet Li ranks 6. Before him are Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Quentin Tarantino, Whitney Houston, and Michael Jordan. After him are Ronald Koeman, José Mourinho, George Michael, Viktor Orbán, Garry Kasparov, and Till Lindemann.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jet Li ranks 68 out of 1,186. Before him are Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029), Wanli Emperor (1563), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Jiang Qing (1914), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), and Han Fei (-280). After him are 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Sun Ce (175), Hua Guofeng (1921), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Xun Kuang (-313), and Li Si (-280).

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Jet Li ranks 2. Before him are Toshiro Mifune (1920). After him are Donnie Yen (1963), Yoshiko Yamaguchi (1920), Bolo Yeung (1946), Gong Li (1965), Run Run Shaw (1907), Shih Kien (1913), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), Zhou Xuan (1920), and Ti Lung (1946).

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