1955 - Today
John To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Intensely prolific, To has made films in a variety of genres, though in the West he is best known for his action and crime movies, which have earned him critical respect and a cult following, which includes American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.To's biggest international successes include Breaking News, Election, Election 2 (a.k.a. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnnie To has received more than 430,842 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Johnnie To is the 747th most popular film director (down from 728th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 34th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Film Director.
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Among film directors, Johnnie To ranks 747 out of 1,581. Before him are Steven Zaillian, Atom Egoyan, Giuseppe Rotunno, Konrad Wolf, Mark Robson, and Sean S. Cunningham. After him are Jean Rollin, Eugeniusz Bodo, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Giuseppe Amato, Chris Carter, and Pupi Avati.
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 741
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 742
1923 - 2021
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 743
1925 - 1982
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 744
1913 - 1978
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 745
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 746
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 747
1938 - 2010
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 748
1899 - 1943
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 749
1893 - 1979
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 750
1899 - 1964
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 751
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 752
1938 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 753
Among people born in 1955, Johnnie To ranks 184. Before him are Kate Mulgrew, Melinda Culea, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Herbert Prohaska, Dominique Rocheteau, and Philippe Streiff. After him are DJ Kool Herc, Paul Simonon, Şivan Perwer, Simon Yam, Irina Khakamada, and Teresa Ann Savoy.
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 178
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 179
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 180
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 181
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 182
1955 - 2022
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 183
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 184
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 185
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 186
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 187
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 188
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 189
1955 - 2017
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 190
Among people born in Hong Kong, Johnnie To ranks 33 out of 106. Before him are John Tong Hon (1939), Leung Chun-ying (1954), Robin Shou (1960), Alan Tam (1950), Tony Leung Ka-fai (1958), and Adam Cheng (1947). After him are Corey Yuen (1951), Simon Yam (1955), Nancy Kwan (1939), Adrienne Clarkson (1939), Anthony Wong (1961), and Wayne Wang (1949).
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 27
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 28
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 29
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 30
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 31
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 32
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 33
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 34
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 35
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 36
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 37
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 38
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 39
Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Johnnie To ranks 2. Before him are James Wong (1959). After him are Corey Yuen (1951), Wayne Wang (1949), Benny Chan (1961), Ringo Lam (1955), Ronny Yu (1950), Stanley Tong (1960), and Peter Chan (1962).
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 1
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 2
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 3
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 4
1961 - 2020
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 5
1955 - 2018
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 6
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 7
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 8
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 9