FILM DIRECTOR

Johnnie To

1955 - Today

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Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnnie To has received more than 478,582 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnnie To is the 663rd most popular film director (up from 745th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Johnnie To ranks 663 out of 2,041. Before him are John Pilger, Bruno Nuytten, Friz Freleng, Paul Thomas Anderson, Stanislav Govorukhin, and Andrew Blake. After him are Robert Z. Leonard, Aleksei Kapler, Richard Linklater, Claude Goretta, Stephen Hopkins, and Joe Johnston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Johnnie To ranks 179. Before him are Philippe Streiff, Paul Greengrass, Alan Sokal, Alberto Iglesias, Mike Porcaro, and Lindsey Graham. After him are Philip H. Dybvig, Azar Nafisi, Rodoljub Roki Vulović, Tomas Arana, Antje Jackelén, and Svetozar Marović.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Johnnie To ranks 32 out of 115. Before him are Tony Leung Ka-fai (1958), Lam Ching-ying (1952), Adam Cheng (1947), Yuen Wah (1950), Leung Chun-ying (1954), and Robin Shou (1960). After him are Aaron Kwok (1965), Simon Yam (1955), Corey Yuen (1951), George Lam (1947), Anthony Wong (1961), and Ronny Yu (1950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hong Kong

Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Johnnie To ranks 2. Before him are James Wong (1959). After him are Corey Yuen (1951), Ronny Yu (1950), Wayne Wang (1949), Ringo Lam (1955), Benny Chan (1961), Stanley Tong (1960), and Peter Chan (1962).

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