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FILM DIRECTOR

Wayne Wang

1949 - Today

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Wayne Wang (traditional Chinese: 王穎; simplified Chinese: 王颖; pinyin: Wáng Yǐng; Jyutping: Wong4 Wing6; born January 12, 1949) is a Hong Kong-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Considered a pioneer of Asian-American cinema, he was one of the first Chinese-American filmmakers to gain a major foothold in Hollywood. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wayne Wang has received more than 505,385 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Wayne Wang is the 869th most popular film director (up from 950th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 41st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Wayne Wang ranks 869 out of 1,581. Before him are Ludwig Berger, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Christophe Gans, Rob Marshall, John Lee Hancock, and Stuart Gordon. After him are Arturo Ripstein, Carlo Di Palma, Raoul Servais, Benny Chan, Irwin Allen, and Andrew Marton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Wayne Wang ranks 325. Before him are Peter Maffay, Chang Wanquan, Paulo César Carpegiani, Rick Springfield, Israel Finkelstein, and Bob Ezrin. After him are John Akii-Bua, Jean-Michel Aulas, Zé Mário, Jessica Harper, Arjun Appadurai, and Sam Rainsy.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Wayne Wang ranks 39 out of 106. Before him are Johnnie To (1955), Corey Yuen (1951), Simon Yam (1955), Nancy Kwan (1939), Adrienne Clarkson (1939), and Anthony Wong (1961). After him are Benny Chan (1961), Ringo Lam (1955), Aaron Kwok (1965), Rosamund Kwan (1962), Ronny Yu (1950), and Louis Koo (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hong Kong

Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Wayne Wang ranks 4. Before him are James Wong (1959), Johnnie To (1955), and Corey Yuen (1951). After him are Benny Chan (1961), Ringo Lam (1955), Ronny Yu (1950), Stanley Tong (1960), and Peter Chan (1962).

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Filmography

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