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Sammo Hung

1952 - Today

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Samuel "Sammo" Hung Kam-bo (Chinese: 洪金寶; Jyutping: Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a fight choreographer for other actors such as Jackie Chan. Hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre and started the zombie-like jiangshi genre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sammo Hung has received more than 3,019,769 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Sammo Hung is the 364th most popular actor (down from 362nd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Hong Kong and the 2nd most popular Chinese Actor.

Sammo Hung is most famous for his martial arts films such as "Enter the Dragon" and "Drunken Master."

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sammo Hung ranks 364 out of 9,996. Before him are Ellen Burstyn, Penélope Cruz, Don Johnson, Charlize Theron, Carole Lombard, and Albert Finney. After him are Jean-Pierre Cassel, Bourvil, Jürgen Prochnow, Chris Hemsworth, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Hugh Jackman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Sammo Hung ranks 26. Before him are Anneliese Michel, Gary Moore, Salome Zourabichvili, Jeff Goldblum, Vahid Halilhodžić, and Dan Aykroyd. After him are John Goodman, Hun Sen, Douglas Adams, Isabella Rossellini, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Oleg Blokhin.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung ranks 2 out of 106. Before him are Jackie Chan (1954). After him are Chow Yun-fat (1955), Leslie Cheung (1956), 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).

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Among ACTORS In Hong Kong

Among actors born in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung ranks 2. Before him are Jackie Chan (1954). After him are Chow Yun-fat (1955), Stephen Chow (1962), Katrina Kaif (1983), Andy Lau (1961), Yuen Biao (1957), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962), John Lone (1952), Nora Miao (1952), Maggie Cheung (1964), and Yuen Wah (1950).

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