FILM DIRECTOR

Xie Jin

1923 - 2008

Xie Jin

Xie Jin (Chinese: 谢晋; 21 November 1923 – 18 October 2008) was a Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film Woman Basketball Player No. 5, and is considered one of the Third Generation directors of China. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xie Jin has received more than 104,015 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Xie Jin is the 950th most popular film director (down from 845th in 2019), the 879th most popular biography from China (down from 789th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

100k
Page Views (PV)
55.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.10
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Xie Jin ranks 950 out of 2,041. Before him are Jasmila Žbanić, Hideo Nakata, Ben Sharpsteen, Giorgi Shengelaia, Idrissa Ouédraogo, and Peter R. Hunt. After him are Erika Lust, Matt Reeves, Justine Triet, Emeric Pressburger, Antonio Pietrangeli, and Serge Bourguignon.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Jasmila Žbanić
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 944
Hideo Nakata
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 945
Ben Sharpsteen
1895 - 1980
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 946
Giorgi Shengelaia
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 947
Idrissa Ouédraogo
1954 - 2018
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 948
Peter R. Hunt
1925 - 2002
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 949
Xie Jin
1923 - 2008
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 950
Erika Lust
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 951
Matt Reeves
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 952
Justine Triet
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 953
Emeric Pressburger
1902 - 1988
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 954
Antonio Pietrangeli
1919 - 1968
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 955
Serge Bourguignon
1928 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 956

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Xie Jin ranks 301. Before him are Pierre Chaunu, John Pulman, Karl-Heinz Metzner, Juan Acuña, Stefan Bozhkov, and George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood. After him are Red Garland, Devan Nair, Vatroslav Mimica, Eric Sykes, Forbes Burnham, and Haydée Santamaría. Among people deceased in 2008, Xie Jin ranks 220. Before him are Mario Rigoni Stern, Leonard Rosenman, Janwillem van de Wetering, Ollie Johnston, David Gale, and Kurt Furgler. After him are Luis de Souza Ferreira, Ibrahim Nasir, Neil Aspinall, Horst Stein, Anton Allemann, and Monica Lovinescu.

Others Born in 1923

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Pierre Chaunu
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 295
John Pulman
SNOOKER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 296
Karl-Heinz Metzner
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1994
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 297
Juan Acuña
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2001
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 298
Stefan Bozhkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 299
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2011
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 300
Xie Jin
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 301
Red Garland
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1984
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 302
Devan Nair
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 303
Vatroslav Mimica
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2020
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 304
Eric Sykes
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 305
Forbes Burnham
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1985
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 306
Haydée Santamaría
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1980
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 307