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 36,373 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 1,080th most popular biography from China (down from 968th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Zhang Yuans by language

Over the past year Zhang Yuan has had the most page views in the with 7,937 views, followed by English (1,638), and Russian (1,289). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (181.71%), Catalan (124.08%), and Czech (96.17%)

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 1,080 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: 39.84

    Rank: 1,074

  • Photo of Guo Jingjing

    Guo Jingjing

    ATHLETE

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 39.83

    Rank: 1,075

  • Photo of Raymond Lam

    Raymond Lam

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 39.73

    Rank: 1,076

  • Photo of Zhao Hongbo

    Zhao Hongbo

    SKATER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 39.72

    Rank: 1,077

  • Photo of Liu Shishi

    Liu Shishi

    ACTOR

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 39.70

    Rank: 1,078

  • Photo of Xi Mingze

    Xi Mingze

    CELEBRITY

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 39.66

    Rank: 1,079

  • Photo of Zhang Yuan

    Zhang Yuan

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 39.64

    Rank: 1,080

  • Photo of Sun Yang

    Sun Yang

    SWIMMER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 39.59

    Rank: 1,081

  • Photo of Li Xiaopeng

    Li Xiaopeng

    COACH

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 39.56

    Rank: 1,082

  • Photo of Tong Wen

    Tong Wen

    WRESTLER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 39.52

    Rank: 1,083

  • Photo of Wu Lei

    Wu Lei

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 39.52

    Rank: 1,084

  • Photo of Zheng Jie

    Zheng Jie

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 39.40

    Rank: 1,085

  • Photo of Wang Yifu

    Wang Yifu

    ATHLETE

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 39.33

    Rank: 1,086

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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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Filmography

Green Tea
Director
A mysterious woman frequents tea shops and other places looking for the right man. A cup of green tea will show you the way to find your true love.
Aug 18o 20037.1 / 10
Little Red Flowers
Director
Liang is a four-year-old little rebel, possessed of a pair of luminous eyes and a precociously indomitable will. His father deposits him at a well-appointed residential kindergarten in post-1949 Beijing, since his parents are often away. Life at the kindergarten appears rich and colourful, made up of a variety of cheerfully sunny rituals and games meant to train these children to be good members of society.
Apr 8o 20066.319 / 10
East Palace, West Palace
Director
A young gay man, identified as a writer, encounters a local policeman, who arrests him for public cruising in a park. The policeman is more than professionally curious about the young man, who seems to have the cop's number and suddenly kisses him.
Nov 11o 19966.3 / 10