FILM DIRECTOR

Peter Chan

1962 - Today

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Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962), also known as Peter Chan, is a Hong Kong-born filmmaker best known for directing films that span a wide range of genres, including romantic comedies, musical dramas, and historical epics. He is recognized as one of the most prominent directors in Chinese cinema, being the first director to win Best Director awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards, the Golden Horse Awards, and the China Golden Rooster Awards. Chan began his career in the film industry in the 1980s, working as an assistant director and producer on films for prominent directors such as John Woo and Jackie Chan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Chan has received more than 287,454 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2019). Peter Chan is the 1,408th most popular film director (down from 1,302nd in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 60th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Peter Chan ranks 1,408 out of 2,041. Before him are Paul Bartel, Ole Bornedal, Alan Rudolph, Kirill Serebrennikov, Haskell Wexler, and Albert Pyun. After him are Sally Menke, Roger Allers, Bruno Delbonnel, Arne Skouen, Basil Dearden, and Joe Roth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Peter Chan ranks 404. Before him are Rakhat Aliyev, Fatma Samoura, Andrew Hampsten, Kevin Chapman, Jeff Stryker, and Cássia Eller. After him are Roger Kingdom, Billy Beane, Pam Shriver, David Koechner, Nick Land, and Mike Judge.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Peter Chan ranks 67 out of 115. Before him are Nicholas Tse (1980), Clara Blandick (1876), Stanley Tong (1960), Freddie Wolff (1910), Joan Lorring (1926), and Jackson Wang (1994). After him are Ching Wan Tang (1947), Anita Yuen (1971), Athena Chu (1971), Sandy Lam (1966), Byron Mann (1967), and Herman Li (1976).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hong Kong

Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Peter Chan ranks 9. Before him are Corey Yuen (1951), Ronny Yu (1950), Wayne Wang (1949), Ringo Lam (1955), Benny Chan (1961), and Stanley Tong (1960).

Chinese born Film Directors

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