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Simon Yam

1955 - Today

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Simon Yam Tat-wah (Chinese: 任達華; born 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Yam has received more than 981,137 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Yam is the 2,825th most popular actor (up from 3,210th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 35th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chinese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Simon Yam ranks 2,825 out of 13,578. Before him are Katherine Kelly Lang, Patty Duke, Fatma Girik, Madeleine Renaud, Jon Cryer, and Lydia Shum. After him are Eileen Brennan, Andrey Makarevich, Susana Dosamantes, Roy Thinnes, Lena Endre, and Benoît Poelvoorde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Simon Yam ranks 186. Before him are Philip H. Dybvig, Azar Nafisi, Rodoljub Roki Vulović, Tomas Arana, Antje Jackelén, and Svetozar Marović. After him are Lena Endre, Şivan Perwer, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Jimmy Smits, Gilbert Gottfried, and Maxime Bossis.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Simon Yam ranks 34 out of 115. Before him are Adam Cheng (1947), Yuen Wah (1950), Leung Chun-ying (1954), Robin Shou (1960), Johnnie To (1955), and Aaron Kwok (1965). After him are Corey Yuen (1951), George Lam (1947), Anthony Wong (1961), Ronny Yu (1950), Wayne Wang (1949), and Adrienne Clarkson (1939).

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Among ACTORS In Hong Kong

Among actors born in Hong Kong, Simon Yam ranks 18. Before him are Eric Tsang (1953), Tony Leung Ka-fai (1958), Lam Ching-ying (1952), Adam Cheng (1947), Yuen Wah (1950), and Robin Shou (1960). After him are George Lam (1947), Anthony Wong (1961), Rosamund Kwan (1962), Karen Mok (1970), Nancy Kwan (1939), and Deanie Ip (1947).

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Television and Movie Roles

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