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 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."
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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.
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 212
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 213
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 214
1943 - 2012
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 215
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 216
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 217
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 218
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 219
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 220
1927 - 2006
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 221
1908 - 1997
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 222
1945 - 2020
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 223
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 224
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.
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 29
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 30
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 31
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 32
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 33
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 34
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 35
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 36
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 37
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 38
1956 - 1997
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 39
1956 - 2022
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 40
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 41
1920 - 2003
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 34
1925 - 2003
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 35
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 36
1923 - 2003
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 37
1921 - 2003
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 38
1915 - 2003
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 39
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 40
1953 - 2003
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 41
1912 - 2003
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 42
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 43
1929 - 2003
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 44
1937 - 2003
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 45
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 46
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).
1954 - Present
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 1
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 3
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 4
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 5
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 6
1983 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 7
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 8
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 9
1921 - 2020
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 10
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 11
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 12
Among musicians born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung ranks 1. After him are Herman Li (1976) and Coco Lee (1975).
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 2
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 3