FILM DIRECTOR

Zhang Yuan

1963 - Today

Photo of Zhang Yuan

Icon of person Zhang Yuan

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. He and his films have won ten awards out of seventeen nominations received at international film festivals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Yuan is the 1,680th most popular film director (up from 1,701st in 2024), the 1,067th most popular biography from China (up from 1,083rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Zhang Yuan by language

Loading...

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Zhang Yuan ranks 1,680 out of 2,041. Before him are Gordon Chan, Lee Daniels, Ruben Fleischer, James McTeigue, Glen Keane, and Srđan Dragojević. After him are Panna Rittikrai, Dani Levy, Dave Filoni, Brad Anderson, Nasir Hussain, and Euzhan Palcy.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Zhang Yuan ranks 626. Before him are Sven Andersson, John Bercow, Ian Brown, Michel Weber, Srđan Dragojević, and Juan Carlos Ablanedo. After him are Jozef Sabovčík, Helen Sharman, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Jörg Woithe, Débora Bloch, and Vladimír Růžička.

Others Born in 1963

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Yuan ranks 1,067 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhai Zhigang (1966), Wei Wei (1963), Raymond Lam (1979), Shan Sa (1972), Huang Zhihong (1965), and Zhang Jingchu (1980). After him are Wu Jing (1974), Zhao Hongbo (1973), Fei-Fei Li (1976), Lü Xiaojun (1984), Li Meisu (1959), and He Zhiwen (1962).

Others born in China

Go to all Rankings
Load previous
  • Photo of Zhai Zhigang

    Zhai Zhigang

    ASTRONAUT

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 49.76

    Rank: 1,061

  • Photo of Wei Wei

    Wei Wei

    SINGER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 49.74

    Rank: 1,062

  • Photo of Raymond Lam

    Raymond Lam

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 49.72

    Rank: 1,063

  • Photo of Shan Sa

    Shan Sa

    WRITER

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 49.71

    Rank: 1,064

  • Photo of Huang Zhihong

    Huang Zhihong

    ATHLETE

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 49.71

    Rank: 1,065

  • Photo of Zhang Jingchu

    Zhang Jingchu

    ACTOR

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 49.70

    Rank: 1,066

  • Photo of Zhang Yuan

    Zhang Yuan

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 49.65

    Rank: 1,067

  • Photo of Wu Jing

    Wu Jing

    ACTOR

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 49.65

    Rank: 1,068

  • Photo of Zhao Hongbo

    Zhao Hongbo

    SKATER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 49.63

    Rank: 1,069

  • Photo of Fei-Fei Li

    Fei-Fei Li

    COMPUTER SCIENTIST

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 49.49

    Rank: 1,070

  • Photo of Lü Xiaojun

    Lü Xiaojun

    ATHLETE

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 49.49

    Rank: 1,071

  • Photo of Li Meisu

    Li Meisu

    ATHLETE

    1959 - Present

    HPI: 49.42

    Rank: 1,072

  • Photo of He Zhiwen

    He Zhiwen

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 49.40

    Rank: 1,073

Load previous

Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Zhang Yuan ranks 22. Before him are Cai Chusheng (1906), Feng Xiaogang (1958), James Wong Howe (1899), Chloé Zhao (1982), Wang Bing (1967), and Lou Ye (1965). After him are Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), Diao Yinan (1969), Domee Shi (1989), Wang Quan'an (1965), Cathy Yan (1983), and Lulu Wang (1983).

Chinese born Film Directors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous