FILM DIRECTOR
Jia Zhangke
1970 - Today
Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke (Chinese: 贾樟柯; pinyin: Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dean of the Vancouver Film School of Shanghai University. He graduated from the Literature Department of Beijing Film Academy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jia Zhangke has received more than 636,871 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jia Zhangke is the 1,100th most popular film director (down from 1,062nd in 2019), the 850th most popular biography from China (down from 771st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
640k
Page Views (PV)
45.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
4.25
Effective Languages (L*)
2.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Jia Zhangkes by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Jia Zhangke ranks 1,100 out of 1,581. Before him are José Padilha, Juan José Campanella, Alan Crosland, Fridrikh Ermler, Christopher McQuarrie, and Ted Wilde. After him are Gilles Grangier, Josef von Báky, Tom Hooper, Steve Barron, Nikos Koundouros, and Jiří Weiss.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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José Padilha
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 1,094
Juan José Campanella
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 1,095
Alan Crosland
1894 - 1936
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 1,096
Fridrikh Ermler
1898 - 1967
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 1,097
Christopher McQuarrie
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 1,098
Ted Wilde
1889 - 1929
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 1,099
Jia Zhangke
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 1,100
Gilles Grangier
1911 - 1996
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 1,101
Josef von Báky
1902 - 1966
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 1,102
Tom Hooper
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 1,103
Steve Barron
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1,104
Nikos Koundouros
1926 - 2017
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1,105
Jiří Weiss
1913 - 2004
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1,106
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Jia Zhangke ranks 156. Before him are Johann Mühlegg, Rob Van Dam, Charisma Carpenter, Nathan Jones, Serdar Ortaç, and Louis Koo. After him are Saif Ali Khan, Glenn Medeiros, Nigo, Stéphane Guivarc'h, Jamie Kennedy, and Ken Leung.
Others Born in 1970
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Johann Mühlegg
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 150
Rob Van Dam
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 151
Charisma Carpenter
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 152
Nathan Jones
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 153
Serdar Ortaç
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 154
Louis Koo
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 155
Jia Zhangke
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 156
Saif Ali Khan
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 157
Glenn Medeiros
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 158
Nigo
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 159
Stéphane Guivarc'h
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 160
Jamie Kennedy
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 161
Ken Leung
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 162
In China
Among people born in China, Jia Zhangke ranks 850 out of 1,392. Before him are Hu Die (1908), Hui Liangyu (1944), John Hersey (1914), Lin Shu (1852), He Guoqiang (1943), and Yitang Zhang (1955). After him are Ilham Tohti (1969), Paul Yü Pin (1901), Liang Guanglie (1940), You Xie (1958), Kris Wu (1990), and Li Han-hsiang (1926).
Others born in China
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Hu Die
1908 - 1989
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 844
Hui Liangyu
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 845
John Hersey
1914 - 1993
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 846
Lin Shu
1852 - 1924
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 847
He Guoqiang
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 848
Yitang Zhang
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 849
Jia Zhangke
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 850
Ilham Tohti
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 851
Paul Yü Pin
1901 - 1978
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 852
Liang Guanglie
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 853
You Xie
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 854
Kris Wu
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 855
Li Han-hsiang
1926 - 1996
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 856
Among FILM DIRECTORS In China
Among film directors born in China, Jia Zhangke ranks 15. Before him are King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Chang Cheh (1923), Chloé Zhao (1982), Xie Jin (1923), and Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952). After him are Li Han-hsiang (1926), Feng Xiaogang (1958), James Wong Howe (1899), Diao Yinan (1969), Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), and Lou Ye (1965).
King Hu
1932 - 1997
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 9
Ann Hui
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 10
Chang Cheh
1923 - 2002
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 11
Chloé Zhao
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 12
Xie Jin
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 13
Tian Zhuangzhuang
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 14
Jia Zhangke
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 15
Li Han-hsiang
1926 - 1996
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 16
Feng Xiaogang
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 17
James Wong Howe
1899 - 1976
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 18
Diao Yinan
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 19
Wang Xiaoshuai
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 20
Lou Ye
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.80
Rank: 21
