FILM DIRECTOR

Lou Ye

1965 - Today

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Lou Ye (Wade–Giles: Lou Yeh), born 1965, is a Chinese screenwriter-director who is commonly grouped with the "Sixth Generation" directors of Chinese cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lou Ye has received more than 136,227 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Ye is the 1,556th most popular film director (down from 1,519th in 2019), the 1,033rd most popular biography from China (down from 951st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lou Yes by language

Over the past year Lou Ye has had the most page views in the with 51,842 views, followed by English (21,738), and Japanese (9,044). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Spanish (212.23%), Finnish (184.97%), and Catalan (118.60%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lou Ye ranks 1,556 out of 2,041. Before him are Jimmy T. Murakami, Glen Keane, Vera Stroyeva, Nia DaCosta, Maren Ade, and Phyllida Lloyd. After him are James Bridges, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Sergey Mikaelyan, Andy Tennant, Nikolaj Arcel, and Tom Six.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Lou Ye ranks 449. Before him are Paco Llorente, Adam Jones, Iryna Yatchenko, Lee Tergesen, Patrick Vervoort, and Manolo. After him are Foto Strakosha, Salima Ikram, Stacey Kent, Andrii Deshchytsia, Vladimir Luxuria, and Anna Chancellor.

Others Born in 1965

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In China

Among people born in China, Lou Ye ranks 1,033 out of 1,610. Before him are Gao Yuanyuan (1979), Johnny Chan (1957), Hu Shuli (1953), Liu Huan (1963), Chai Ling (1966), and Sun Wen (1973). After him are Chen Guangcheng (1971), Xu Rongmao (1950), Changpeng Zhao (1977), Jing Haipeng (1966), Tyrus Wong (1910), and Sun Zhengcai (1963).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Gao Yuanyuan

    Gao Yuanyuan

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 42.20

    Rank: 1,027

  • Photo of Johnny Chan

    Johnny Chan

    POKER PLAYER

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 42.17

    Rank: 1,028

  • Photo of Hu Shuli

    Hu Shuli

    JOURNALIST

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 42.15

    Rank: 1,029

  • Photo of Liu Huan

    Liu Huan

    SINGER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 42.12

    Rank: 1,030

  • Photo of Chai Ling

    Chai Ling

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 42.12

    Rank: 1,031

  • Photo of Sun Wen

    Sun Wen

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 42.11

    Rank: 1,032

  • Photo of Lou Ye

    Lou Ye

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 42.07

    Rank: 1,033

  • Photo of Chen Guangcheng

    Chen Guangcheng

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 41.82

    Rank: 1,034

  • Photo of Xu Rongmao

    Xu Rongmao

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 41.80

    Rank: 1,035

  • Photo of Changpeng Zhao

    Changpeng Zhao

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 41.66

    Rank: 1,036

  • Photo of Jing Haipeng

    Jing Haipeng

    ASTRONAUT

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 41.66

    Rank: 1,037

  • Photo of Tyrus Wong

    Tyrus Wong

    ARTIST

    1910 - 2016

    HPI: 41.63

    Rank: 1,038

  • Photo of Sun Zhengcai

    Sun Zhengcai

    POLITICIAN

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 41.59

    Rank: 1,039

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Lou Ye ranks 20. Before him are Cai Chusheng (1906), Jia Zhangke (1970), Li Han-hsiang (1926), Feng Xiaogang (1958), Chloé Zhao (1982), and Zhang Shichuan (1890). After him are Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), Zhang Yuan (1963), Diao Yinan (1969), and Domee Shi (1989).

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Filmography

Suzhou River
Director
After getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover.
Apr 4o 20007.163 / 10
Mystery
Director
Lu Jie has no idea her husband is leading a double life, until the day she sees him entering a hotel with a young woman. Her world crumbles. A few hours later, the young woman dies beneath the wheels of a car. The police officer in charge of the case refuses to believe her death was accidental.
May 20o 20126.431 / 10
Summer Palace
Director
The lives of four Beijing University students, from 1988 to the early 2000s.
May 18o 20067.266 / 10