ACTOR

Zhou Xuan

1920 - 1957

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Zhou Xiaohong (traditional Chinese: 周小紅; simplified Chinese: 周小红; pinyin: Zhōu Xiǎohóng; Wade–Giles: Chou1 Hsiao3hung2; born Su Pu; August 1, 1920 – September 22, 1957), known professionally as Zhou Xuan (Chinese: 周璇; pinyin: Zhōu Xuán), also romanized as Chow Hsuan (Wade–Giles: Chou1 Hsüan2), was a Chinese singer and film actress. By the 1940s, she had become one of China's Seven Great Singing Stars. Nicknamed the "Golden Voice" (金嗓子; Jīn sǎng zi), she was the best known of the seven, and had a concurrent movie career until 1954. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhou Xuan has received more than 281,454 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Zhou Xuan is the 1,393rd most popular actor (up from 1,480th in 2019), the 544th most popular biography from China (down from 525th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Chinese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Zhou Xuan ranks 1,393 out of 13,578. Before her are Martine Carol, David Bradley, Haya Harareet, Maggie Cheung, Blythe Danner, and George Arliss. After her are George Hamilton, Louis Jouvet, Robin Tunney, Don Cheadle, Sam Rockwell, and Katey Sagal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Zhou Xuan ranks 117. Before her are Heinz Kessler, Ray Harryhausen, Don Taylor, Paik Sun-yup, Mohammed Dib, and Martine Carol. After her are Yevgeny Dragunov, Christopher Robin Milne, DeForest Kelley, Saul Bass, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, and José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell. Among people deceased in 1957, Zhou Xuan ranks 76. Before her are Soemu Toyoda, Johann Rattenhuber, Carlos Castillo Armas, Malcolm Lowry, Kurt von Tippelskirch, and Josef Hofmann. After her are Washington Luís, Josef Lada, Eugenio Castellotti, Shūmei Ōkawa, Irving Baxter, and Hasui Kawase.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhou Xuan ranks 544 out of 1,610. Before her are Yang Xiong (-53), Guo Zongxun (953), Song Jiaoren (1882), Cheng Yi (1033), Ti Lung (1946), and Wang Bi (226). After her are Osman Batur (1899), Ruan Ji (210), Watchman Nee (1903), Li Yu (937), Jia Chong (217), and Zhang Zai (1020).

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  • Photo of Yang Xiong

    Yang Xiong

    PHILOSOPHER

    53 BC - 18

    HPI: 56.73

    Rank: 538

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    Guo Zongxun

    POLITICIAN

    953 - 973

    HPI: 56.66

    Rank: 539

  • Photo of Song Jiaoren

    Song Jiaoren

    POLITICIAN

    1882 - 1913

    HPI: 56.65

    Rank: 540

  • Photo of Cheng Yi

    Cheng Yi

    PHILOSOPHER

    1033 - 1107

    HPI: 56.65

    Rank: 541

  • Photo of Ti Lung

    Ti Lung

    ACTOR

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 56.62

    Rank: 542

  • Photo of Wang Bi

    Wang Bi

    PHILOSOPHER

    226 - 249

    HPI: 56.62

    Rank: 543

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    Zhou Xuan

    ACTOR

    1920 - 1957

    HPI: 56.60

    Rank: 544

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    Osman Batur

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1899 - 1951

    HPI: 56.57

    Rank: 545

  • Photo of Ruan Ji

    Ruan Ji

    WRITER

    210 - 263

    HPI: 56.54

    Rank: 546

  • Photo of Watchman Nee

    Watchman Nee

    WRITER

    1903 - 1972

    HPI: 56.50

    Rank: 547

  • Photo of Li Yu

    Li Yu

    POLITICIAN

    937 - 978

    HPI: 56.49

    Rank: 548

  • Photo of Jia Chong

    Jia Chong

    POLITICIAN

    217 - 282

    HPI: 56.48

    Rank: 549

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    Zhang Zai

    PHILOSOPHER

    1020 - 1077

    HPI: 56.46

    Rank: 550

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Zhou Xuan ranks 13. Before her are Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), Yuen Biao (1957), Run Run Shaw (1907), Shih Kien (1913), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), and Ti Lung (1946). After her are Joan Chen (1961), Na Moon-hee (1941), Zhang Ziyi (1979), Ruan Lingyu (1910), Kenneth Tsang (1935), and Roy Chiao (1927).

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Television and Movie Roles

Street Angel
Xiao Hong
In old Shanghai, two sisters, a prostitute and a singer, try to escape from the local scoundrels with the help of a trumpet player and a newspaper seller.
Jul 24o 19376.6 / 10
Sorrows of the Forbidden City
The film focused on a conflict between Empress Dowager Cixi, her son Guangxi (the nominal emperor) and his wife, Zhenfei.
Nov 10o 19486.7 / 10
Dream of the Red Mansions
Lin Daiyu
Based on the famous 18th century Chinese novel with the same name. Set during the 1700s in China, a prominent family loses its good luck when one of the sons loses the jade chip that was embedded in his mouth.
Jan 1o 19456.5 / 10