MUSICIAN
Leslie Cheung
1956 - 2003
Leslie Cheung
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 acted 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 2,823,034 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Leslie Cheung is the 218th most popular musician (up from 228th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Musician.
Leslie Cheung is most famous for being a Hong Kong actor and singer. He first gained recognition as an actor for his performance in the 1985 film, "As Tears Go By."
Memorability Metrics
2.8M
Page Views (PV)
60.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
3.88
Effective Languages (L*)
3.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Leslie Cheungs by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Leslie Cheung ranks 218 out of 2,662. Before him are Dr. Alban, Pete Townshend, Duff McKagan, Lucio Dalla, John Cale, and J. J. Cale. After him are Mike Shinoda, Billy Idol, Romano Mussolini, Stéphane Grappelli, Ken Hensley, and Izzy Stradlin.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Dr. Alban
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 212
Pete Townshend
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 213
Duff McKagan
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 214
Lucio Dalla
1943 - 2012
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 215
John Cale
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 216
J. J. Cale
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 217
Leslie Cheung
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 218
Mike Shinoda
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 219
Billy Idol
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 220
Romano Mussolini
1927 - 2006
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 221
Stéphane Grappelli
1908 - 1997
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 222
Ken Hensley
1945 - 2020
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 223
Izzy Stradlin
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 224
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Leslie Cheung ranks 35. Before him are Giuseppe Tornatore, Joe Satriani, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Geena Davis, Dalia Grybauskaitė, and Marc Dutroux. After him are Larry Bird, Michael Connelly, William Fichtner, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Bob Saget, and Steve Harris. Among people deceased in 2003, Leslie Cheung ranks 40. Before him are Alberto Sordi, Celia Cruz, Frank Sheeran, Edgar F. Codd, Franco Corelli, and Denis Thatcher. After him are Roberto Bolaño, Isser Harel, Jack Elam, Helmut Rahn, Valentin Pavlov, and Mario Beccaria.
Others Born in 1956
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Giuseppe Tornatore
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 29
Joe Satriani
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 30
Katerina Sakellaropoulou
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 31
Geena Davis
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 32
Dalia Grybauskaitė
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 33
Marc Dutroux
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 34
Leslie Cheung
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 35
Larry Bird
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 36
Michael Connelly
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 37
William Fichtner
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 38
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
1956 - 1997
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 39
Bob Saget
1956 - 2022
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 40
Steve Harris
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 2003
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Alberto Sordi
1920 - 2003
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 34
Celia Cruz
1925 - 2003
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 35
Frank Sheeran
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 36
Edgar F. Codd
1923 - 2003
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 37
Franco Corelli
1921 - 2003
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 38
Denis Thatcher
1915 - 2003
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 39
Leslie Cheung
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 40
Roberto Bolaño
1953 - 2003
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 41
Isser Harel
1912 - 2003
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 42
Jack Elam
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 43
Helmut Rahn
1929 - 2003
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 44
Valentin Pavlov
1937 - 2003
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 45
Mario Beccaria
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 46
In Hong Kong
Among people born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung ranks 4 out of 106. Before him are Jackie Chan (1954), Sammo Hung (1952), and Chow Yun-fat (1955). After him are Ma Ying-jeou (1950), Stephen Chow (1962), Katrina Kaif (1983), Carrie Lam (1957), Andy Lau (1961), Stanley Ho (1921), Yuen Biao (1957), and Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962).
Others born in Hong Kong
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Jackie Chan
1954 - Present
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 1
Sammo Hung
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2
Chow Yun-fat
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 3
Leslie Cheung
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 4
Ma Ying-jeou
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 5
Stephen Chow
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 6
Katrina Kaif
1983 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 7
Carrie Lam
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 8
Andy Lau
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 9
Stanley Ho
1921 - 2020
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 10
Yuen Biao
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 11
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 12
Among MUSICIANS In Hong Kong
Among musicians born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung ranks 1. After him are Herman Li (1976) and Coco Lee (1975).
Leslie Cheung
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1
Herman Li
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 2
Coco Lee
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 3
