FILM DIRECTOR
Yuen Woo-ping
1945 - Today
Yuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping (Chinese: 袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuen Woo-ping has received more than 771,146 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Yuen Woo-ping is the 290th most popular film director (down from 286th in 2019), the 439th most popular biography from China (down from 427th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
770k
Page Views (PV)
57.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.98
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Yuen Woo-pings by language
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Yuen Woo-ping ranks 290 out of 1,581. Before him are William Kennedy Dickson, Ousmane Sembène, Darren Aronofsky, Michael Bay, Germaine Dulac, and Ruggero Deodato. After him are Garry Marshall, Richard Brooks, Mike Nichols, Béla Tarr, M. Night Shyamalan, and Leos Carax.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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William Kennedy Dickson
1860 - 1935
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 284
Ousmane Sembène
1923 - 2007
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 285
Darren Aronofsky
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 286
Michael Bay
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 287
Germaine Dulac
1882 - 1942
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 288
Ruggero Deodato
1939 - 2022
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 289
Yuen Woo-ping
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 290
Garry Marshall
1934 - 2016
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 291
Richard Brooks
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 292
Mike Nichols
1931 - 2014
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 293
Béla Tarr
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 294
M. Night Shyamalan
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 295
Leos Carax
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 296
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Yuen Woo-ping ranks 106. Before him are Franco Battiato, Rita Pavone, Jeremy Rifkin, Jaclyn Smith, Gunther von Hagens, and Micheline Calmy-Rey. After him are Graça Machel, Piero Ferrari, Peter Criss, Elis Regina, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, and Jeffrey C. Hall.
Others Born in 1945
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Franco Battiato
1945 - 2021
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 100
Rita Pavone
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 101
Jeremy Rifkin
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 102
Jaclyn Smith
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 103
Gunther von Hagens
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 104
Micheline Calmy-Rey
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 105
Yuen Woo-ping
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 106
Graça Machel
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 107
Piero Ferrari
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 108
Peter Criss
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 109
Elis Regina
1945 - 1982
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 110
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
1945 - 2013
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 111
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 112
In China
Among people born in China, Yuen Woo-ping ranks 439 out of 1,392. Before him are Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Cao Zhang (190), Wang Zhengjun (-71), Zhou Dunyi (1017), Shih Kien (1913), and Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408). After him are Sheng Shicai (1895), Gan Ying (100), Yao Wenyuan (1931), Hong Tianguifu (1849), Jia Sidao (1213), and Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407).
Others born in China
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Zhang Chunqiao
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 433
Cao Zhang
190 - 223
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 434
Wang Zhengjun
71 BC - 13
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 435
Zhou Dunyi
1017 - 1073
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 436
Shih Kien
1913 - 2009
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 437
Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei
408 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 438
Yuen Woo-ping
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 439
Sheng Shicai
1895 - 1970
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 440
Gan Ying
100 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 441
Yao Wenyuan
1931 - 2005
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 442
Hong Tianguifu
1849 - 1864
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 443
Jia Sidao
1213 - 1275
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 444
Emperor Wen of Liu Song
407 - 453
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 445
Among FILM DIRECTORS In China
Among film directors born in China, Yuen Woo-ping ranks 5. Before him are Zhang Yimou (1950), John Woo (1946), Wong Kar-wai (1958), and Terence Young (1915). After him are Chen Kaige (1952), Lo Wei (1918), Edward Yang (1947), King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Chang Cheh (1923), and Chloé Zhao (1982).
Zhang Yimou
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1
John Woo
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 2
Wong Kar-wai
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 3
Terence Young
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 4
Yuen Woo-ping
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5
Chen Kaige
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 6
Lo Wei
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 7
Edward Yang
1947 - 2007
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 8
King Hu
1932 - 1997
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 9
Ann Hui
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 10
Chang Cheh
1923 - 2002
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 11
Chloé Zhao
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 12
