FILM DIRECTOR

Zhang Shichuan

1890 - 1954

Zhang Shichuan

Zhang Shichuan (Wade–Giles: Chang Shih-ch'uan; 1889–1953 or 1890–1954), also credited as S. C. Chang, was a Chinese entrepreneur, film director, and film producer, who is considered a founding father of Chinese cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Shichuan has received more than 33,848 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Shichuan is the 1,432nd most popular film director, the 997th most popular biography from China and the 19th most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

34k
Page Views (PV)
43.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Zhang Shichuan ranks 1,432 out of 2,041. Before him are Irving Rapper, Clive Donner, Patty Jenkins, Edvin Laine, Gábor Csupó, and Jay Roach. After him are Robert Schwentke, René Vautier, Zoltán Huszárik, Vincenzo Natali, Ismail Merchant, and Howard Zieff.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Irving Rapper
1898 - 1999
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 1,426
Clive Donner
1926 - 2010
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 1,427
Patty Jenkins
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 1,428
Edvin Laine
1905 - 1989
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 1,429
Gábor Csupó
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 1,430
Jay Roach
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 1,431
Zhang Shichuan
1890 - 1954
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 1,432
Robert Schwentke
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 1,433
René Vautier
1928 - 2015
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 1,434
Zoltán Huszárik
1931 - 1981
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 1,435
Vincenzo Natali
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 1,436
Ismail Merchant
1936 - 2005
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 1,437
Howard Zieff
1927 - 2009
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 1,438

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Zhang Shichuan ranks 240. Before him are Alfred Neveu, Alma Richards, Hubert Stevens, Hatı Çırpan, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, and Maurice Podoloff. After him are Lewis H. Brereton, Clara Kimball Young, Lydia Zvereva, Samu Fóti, Jennie Fletcher, and Arthur O'Hara Wood. Among people deceased in 1954, Zhang Shichuan ranks 154. Before him are Tomás Monje, Erik Norberg, Väinö Ikonen, Clyde Cessna, John James Shepherd, and Irving Pichel. After him are Eugene Pallette, Charles Perrin, Vera Gaze, Cayetano Saporiti, Alain LeRoy Locke, and John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon.

Others Born in 1890

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Alfred Neveu
ATHLETE
1890 - 1975
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 234
Alma Richards
ATHLETE
1890 - 1963
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 235
Hubert Stevens
ATHLETE
1890 - 1950
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 236
Hatı Çırpan
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1956
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 237
Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1972
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 238
Maurice Podoloff
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1985
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 239
Zhang Shichuan
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1954
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 240
Lewis H. Brereton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1967
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 241
Clara Kimball Young
ACTOR
1890 - 1960
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 242
Lydia Zvereva
PILOT
1890 - 1916
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 243
Samu Fóti
GYMNAST
1890 - 1916
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 244
Jennie Fletcher
SWIMMER
1890 - 1968
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 245
Arthur O'Hara Wood
TENNIS PLAYER
1890 - 1918
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 246

Others Deceased in 1954

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Tomás Monje
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1954
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 148
Erik Norberg
GYMNAST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 149
Väinö Ikonen
ATHLETE
1895 - 1954
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 150
Clyde Cessna
BUSINESSPERSON
1879 - 1954
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 151
John James Shepherd
ATHLETE
1884 - 1954
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 152
Irving Pichel
ACTOR
1891 - 1954
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 153
Zhang Shichuan
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1954
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 154
Eugene Pallette
ACTOR
1889 - 1954
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 155
Charles Perrin
ATHLETE
1875 - 1954
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 156
Vera Gaze
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1954
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 157
Cayetano Saporiti
SOCCER PLAYER
1887 - 1954
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 158
Alain LeRoy Locke
WRITER
1885 - 1954
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 159
John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1954
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 160