FILM DIRECTOR

Justin Lin

1971 - Today

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Justin Lin (traditional Chinese: 林詣彬; simplified Chinese: 林诣彬; pinyin: Lín Yìbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Gē-pin, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. His films have grossed over $3 billion USD worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), the Fast & Furious franchise from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) to Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and F9 (2021), and Star Trek Beyond (2016). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Justin Lin has received more than 3,845,843 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Justin Lin is the 1,233rd most popular film director (down from 1,125th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 34th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Taiwanese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Justin Lin ranks 1,233 out of 2,041. Before him are Doug Liman, Zoltan Korda, Curt Goetz, David Ayer, Tony Gilroy, and Gilles Grangier. After him are Naomi Kawase, Shunji Iwai, Jiří Weiss, Sam Simon, Abram Room, and Antonio Mercero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Justin Lin ranks 222. Before him are Bohuslav Sobotka, Big Pun, Stefano Accorsi, David Walliams, Keegan-Michael Key, and Claudia Gerini. After him are Kaitlyn Ashley, Candice Night, Corey Haim, Tsutomu Nihei, Amira Casar, and Erykah Badu.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Justin Lin ranks 46 out of 116. Before him are Lin Chuan (1951), Kai-Fu Lee (1961), Sally Yeh (1961), Ruby Lin (1976), Jerry Yang (1968), and Lisa Su (1969). After him are Chang Chen (1976), Justin Yifu Lin (1952), Christina Chang (1971), Jerry Yan (1977), Collin Chou (1967), and Hsieh Su-wei (1986).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Taiwan

Among film directors born in Taiwan, Justin Lin ranks 2. Before him are Ang Lee (1954).

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