FILM DIRECTOR

Zhang Yuan

1963 - Today

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Zhang Yuan (simplified Chinese: 张元; traditional Chinese: 張元; pinyin: Zhāng Yuán; born October 1963) is a Chinese film director who has been described by film scholars as a pioneering member of China's Sixth Generation of filmmakers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Yuan has received more than 38,140 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Zhang Yuan is the 1,700th most popular film director (down from 1,566th in 2019), the 1,085th most popular biography from China (down from 968th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 38k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Zhang Yuan ranks 1,700 out of 2,041. Before him are Cédric Kahn, William Beaudine, Gary Rydstrom, Espen Sandberg, Bill Pope, and Joseph Cedar. After him are Tatsuya Ishihara, Callie Khouri, Wojciech Smarzowski, John Francis Dillon, Lee Daniels, and D. J. Caruso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Zhang Yuan ranks 642. Before him are Diana Gansky, Joel Gretsch, Charlie Clouser, Vladimir Turchinsky, Martín Fiz, and Torben Piechnik. After him are Philip Glenister, Zemfira Meftahatdinova, Cynthia Gibb, Wojciech Smarzowski, Ahmed Al-Maktoum, and Adrián Fernández.

Others Born in 1963

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Yuan ranks 1,085 out of 1,610. Before him are Trinley Thaye Dorje (1983), Guo Jingjing (1981), Raymond Lam (1979), Zhao Hongbo (1973), Liu Shishi (1987), and Xi Mingze (1992). After him are Sun Yang (1991), Li Xiaopeng (1975), Tong Wen (1983), Wu Lei (1991), Zheng Jie (1983), and Wang Yifu (1960).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Trinley Thaye Dorje

    Trinley Thaye Dorje

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 47.85

    Rank: 1,079

  • Photo of Guo Jingjing

    Guo Jingjing

    ATHLETE

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 47.84

    Rank: 1,080

  • Photo of Raymond Lam

    Raymond Lam

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 47.76

    Rank: 1,081

  • Photo of Zhao Hongbo

    Zhao Hongbo

    SKATER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 47.75

    Rank: 1,082

  • Photo of Liu Shishi

    Liu Shishi

    ACTOR

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 47.73

    Rank: 1,083

  • Photo of Xi Mingze

    Xi Mingze

    CELEBRITY

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 47.69

    Rank: 1,084

  • Photo of Zhang Yuan

    Zhang Yuan

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 47.68

    Rank: 1,085

  • Photo of Sun Yang

    Sun Yang

    SWIMMER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 47.64

    Rank: 1,086

  • Photo of Li Xiaopeng

    Li Xiaopeng

    COACH

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 47.61

    Rank: 1,087

  • Photo of Tong Wen

    Tong Wen

    WRESTLER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 47.57

    Rank: 1,088

  • Photo of Wu Lei

    Wu Lei

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 47.57

    Rank: 1,089

  • Photo of Zheng Jie

    Zheng Jie

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 47.46

    Rank: 1,090

  • Photo of Wang Yifu

    Wang Yifu

    ATHLETE

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 47.41

    Rank: 1,091

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Zhang Yuan ranks 22. Before him are Li Han-hsiang (1926), Feng Xiaogang (1958), Chloé Zhao (1982), Zhang Shichuan (1890), Lou Ye (1965), and Wang Xiaoshuai (1966). After him are Diao Yinan (1969), and Domee Shi (1989).

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