Most Famous Chinese Actors

China has produced 117 notable actors throughout history, led by Gong Li. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Gong Li — Chinese Actor (Born 1965) , ranked #3061
  2. Zhang Yimou — Chinese Film (Born 1951) , ranked #3130
  3. Chow Yun-fat — Chinese Actor (Born 1955) , ranked #3744
  4. Andy Lau — Chinese Actor (Born 1961) , ranked #3818
  5. Zhao Wei — Chinese Actor (Born 1976) , ranked #5349
  6. Shu Qi — Chinese Actor (Born 1976) , ranked #5687
  7. Anita Mui — Chinese Actor (1963–2003) , ranked #5767
  8. James Wong Howe — Chinese Film (1899–1976) , ranked #7540
  9. Zhou Xun — Chinese Actor (Born 1974) , ranked #8870
  10. Tang Wei — Chinese Actor (Born 1979) , ranked #9549
  11. Bai Ling — Chinese Actor (Born 1966) , ranked #10067
  12. Li Bingbing — Chinese Actor (Born 1973) , ranked #11093
  13. Run Run Shaw — Chinese Film (1907–2014) , ranked #12991
  14. Jia Zhangke — Chinese Film (Born 1970) , ranked #13084
  15. Liu Yifei — Chinese Actor (Born 1987) , ranked #14962
  16. Jiang Wen — Chinese Actor (Born 1963) , ranked #15096
  17. Zhang Jingchu — Chinese Actor (Born 1980) , ranked #22508
  18. Ann Hui — Chinese Actor (Born 1947) , ranked #22918
  19. Han Geng — Chinese Actor (Born 1984) , ranked #25419
  20. Liu Ye (actor) — Chinese Actor (Born 1978) , ranked #27516