FILM DIRECTOR
Li Han-hsiang
1926 - 1996
Li Han-hsiang
Richard Li Han-hsiang (Chinese: 李翰祥; pinyin: Lǐ Hànxiáng; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi, Liaoning – 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Han-hsiang has received more than 50,494 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Li Han-hsiang is the 1,158th most popular film director (down from 1,139th in 2019), the 935th most popular biography from China (down from 853rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
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Page Views (PV)
53.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.16
Effective Languages (L*)
3.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Li Han-hsiang ranks 1,158 out of 2,041. Before him are María Luisa Bemberg, Pedro Costa, Daniel Mann, Robert Guédiguian, Georg Jacoby, and Arnaud Desplechin. After him are Leonid Trauberg, Abderrahmane Sissako, David R. Ellis, Laurent Cantet, Liviu Ciulei, and Fridrikh Ermler.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaría Luisa Bemberg
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 1,152
Pedro Costa
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1,153
Daniel Mann
1912 - 1991
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 1,154
Robert Guédiguian
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 1,155
Georg Jacoby
1882 - 1964
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,156
Arnaud Desplechin
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,157
Li Han-hsiang
1926 - 1996
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 1,158
Leonid Trauberg
1902 - 1990
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 1,159
Abderrahmane Sissako
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,160
David R. Ellis
1952 - 2013
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,161
Laurent Cantet
1961 - 2024
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,162
Liviu Ciulei
1923 - 2011
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,163
Fridrikh Ermler
1898 - 1967
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,164
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Li Han-hsiang ranks 383. Before him are Heikki Hasu, Alfreda Markowska, Kazuhiko Nishijima, Emmanuel Wamala, Günter de Bruyn, and Garret FitzGerald. After him are Roberto Goyeneche, Miguel León-Portilla, Evelyn Lear, Sverre Stenersen, Bill Black, and Angus Scrimm. Among people deceased in 1996, Li Han-hsiang ranks 261. Before him are Jack Weston, Ludovico Avio, Gesualdo Bufalino, Raymond Salles, Osvaldo Velloso de Barros, and Bob Shaw. After him are Vytautas Žalakevičius, Don McNeill, Sándor Gellér, Joe Seneca, José dos Santos Lopes, and Gino Bramieri.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsHeikki Hasu
SKIER
1926 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 377
Alfreda Markowska
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 378
Kazuhiko Nishijima
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2009
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 379
Emmanuel Wamala
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 380
Günter de Bruyn
WRITER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 381
Garret FitzGerald
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2011
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 382
Li Han-hsiang
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 383
Roberto Goyeneche
SINGER
1926 - 1994
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 384
Miguel León-Portilla
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 385
Evelyn Lear
SINGER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 386
Sverre Stenersen
ATHLETE
1926 - 2005
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 387
Bill Black
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1965
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 388
Angus Scrimm
ACTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 389
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsJack Weston
ACTOR
1924 - 1996
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 255
Ludovico Avio
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1996
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 256
Gesualdo Bufalino
WRITER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 257
Raymond Salles
ATHLETE
1920 - 1996
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 258
Osvaldo Velloso de Barros
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 259
Bob Shaw
WRITER
1931 - 1996
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 260
Li Han-hsiang
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 261
Vytautas Žalakevičius
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1996
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 262
Don McNeill
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 263
Sándor Gellér
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1996
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 264
Joe Seneca
ACTOR
1919 - 1996
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 265
José dos Santos Lopes
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1996
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 266
Gino Bramieri
ACTOR
1928 - 1996
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 267
In China
Among people born in China, Li Han-hsiang ranks 935 out of 1,610. Before him are Liang Guanglie (1940), Hua Luogeng (1910), Ji Pengfei (1910), Jia Zhangke (1970), Ingrid Noll (1935), and Wang Shimin (1592). After him are Jiang Rong (1946), Yang Zhongjian (1897), Hui Liangyu (1944), Gu Kailai (1958), Lidiya Vertinskaya (1923), and Ilham Tohti (1969).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsLiang Guanglie
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2024
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 929
Hua Luogeng
MATHEMATICIAN
1910 - 1985
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 930
Ji Pengfei
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2000
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 931
Jia Zhangke
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 932
Ingrid Noll
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 933
Wang Shimin
PAINTER
1592 - 1680
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 934
Li Han-hsiang
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 935
Jiang Rong
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 936
Yang Zhongjian
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 937
Hui Liangyu
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 938
Gu Kailai
LAWYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 939
Lidiya Vertinskaya
ACTOR
1923 - 2013
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 940
Ilham Tohti
ECONOMIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 941
Among FILM DIRECTORS In China
Among film directors born in China, Li Han-hsiang ranks 16. Before him are Ann Hui (1947), Xie Jin (1923), James Wong Howe (1899), Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Cai Chusheng (1906), and Jia Zhangke (1970). After him are Feng Xiaogang (1958), Chloé Zhao (1982), Zhang Shichuan (1890), Lou Ye (1965), Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), and Zhang Yuan (1963).
Ann Hui
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 10
Xie Jin
1923 - 2008
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 11
James Wong Howe
1899 - 1976
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 12
Tian Zhuangzhuang
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 13
Cai Chusheng
1906 - 1968
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 14
Jia Zhangke
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 15
Li Han-hsiang
1926 - 1996
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 16
Feng Xiaogang
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 17
Chloé Zhao
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 18
Zhang Shichuan
1890 - 1954
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 19
Lou Ye
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 20
Wang Xiaoshuai
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 21
Zhang Yuan
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 22