1956 - 2003
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and was cast in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent pioneers that shaped the identity of Cantopop during the 1980s and became known for his flamboyant, often outrageous stage appearance. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leslie Cheung has received more than 1,677,177 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Leslie Cheung is the 228th most popular musician (up from 268th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 343rd in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Musician.
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Among musicians, Leslie Cheung ranks 228 out of 2,675. Before him are Art Blakey, Peter Tosh, Louis Vierne, Carl Michael Bellman, Georges Prêtre, and Count Basie. After him are Slash, Duff McKagan, Gidon Kremer, Ginger Baker, Paul Stanley, and Narciso Yepes.
1919 - 1990
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 222
1944 - 1987
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 223
1870 - 1937
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 224
1740 - 1795
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 225
1924 - 2017
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 226
1904 - 1984
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 227
1956 - 2003
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 228
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 229
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 230
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 231
1939 - 2019
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 232
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 233
1927 - 1997
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 234
Among people born in 1956, Leslie Cheung ranks 35. Before him are Danny Boyle, Ian Curtis, Joe Satriani, Eric Roberts, Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and Anthony Bourdain. After him are Steve Harris, Aileen Wuornos, Marc Dutroux, Zbigniew Boniek, Kim Cattrall, and Ingemar Stenmark. Among people deceased in 2003, Leslie Cheung ranks 42. Before him are Bertram Brockhouse, Horst Buchholz, David Dacko, Edgar F. Codd, Frederick Chapman Robbins, and Franco Corelli. After him are Mario Beccaria, John Schlesinger, Nǃxau ǂToma, Roberto Bolaño, Bob Hope, and Rasul Gamzatov.
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 29
1956 - 1980
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 30
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 31
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 32
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 33
1956 - 2018
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 34
1956 - 2003
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 35
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 36
1956 - 2002
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 37
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 38
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 39
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 40
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 41
1918 - 2003
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 36
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 37
1930 - 2003
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 38
1923 - 2003
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 39
1916 - 2003
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 40
1921 - 2003
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 41
1956 - 2003
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 42
1920 - 2003
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 43
1926 - 2003
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 44
1944 - 2003
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 45
1953 - 2003
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 46
1903 - 2003
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 47
1923 - 2003
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 48
Among people born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung ranks 7 out of 80. Before him are Jackie Chan (1954), Sammo Hung (1952), Chow Yun-fat (1955), Stanley Ho (1921), Margaret Chan (1947), and Ma Ying-jeou (1950). After him are Carrie Lam (1957), Stephen Chow (1962), Andy Lau (1961), Yuen Biao (1957), Katrina Kaif (1983), and William Anders (1933).
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 1
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 2
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 3
1921 - 2020
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 4
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 5
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 6
1956 - 2003
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 7
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 8
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 9
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 10
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 11
1983 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 12
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 13
Among musicians born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung ranks 1. After him are Herman Li (1976) and Coco Lee (1975).
1956 - 2003
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 1
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 3