FILM DIRECTOR

Ronny Yu

1950 - Today

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Ronny Yu Yan-Tai (Chinese: 于仁泰) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and movie writer. He has worked on both Hong Kong and American films. He is mostly known for his work in the American horror genre, such as Bride of Chucky (1998) and Freddy vs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronny Yu has received more than 391,426 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronny Yu is the 860th most popular film director (up from 1,030th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 44th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ronny Yu ranks 860 out of 2,041. Before him are Phillip Noyce, Jamie Uys, Gregory Hoblit, Jan Němec, Krsto Papić, and J. A. Bayona. After him are Jean Becker, Yash Chopra, Shinobu Hashimoto, Eugeniusz Bodo, Wolfgang Becker, and Kim Ki-young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Ronny Yu ranks 290. Before him are Mark Blum, Miho Kaneda, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Phillip Noyce, Ajita Wilson, and Debbie Allen. After him are Lenny Kuhr, Rino Gaetano, András Adorján, Michael Tomasello, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, and Klaus Wunder.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Ronny Yu ranks 38 out of 115. Before him are Johnnie To (1955), Aaron Kwok (1965), Simon Yam (1955), Corey Yuen (1951), George Lam (1947), and Anthony Wong (1961). After him are Wayne Wang (1949), Adrienne Clarkson (1939), Ringo Lam (1955), Rosamund Kwan (1962), Karen Mok (1970), and Nancy Kwan (1939).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hong Kong

Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Ronny Yu ranks 4. Before him are James Wong (1959), Johnnie To (1955), and Corey Yuen (1951). After him are Wayne Wang (1949), Ringo Lam (1955), Benny Chan (1961), Stanley Tong (1960), and Peter Chan (1962).

Chinese born Film Directors

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