FILM DIRECTOR

Justin Lin

1971 - Today

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Justin Lin (traditional Chinese: 林詣彬; simplified Chinese: 林诣彬; pinyin: Lín Yìbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Gē-pin, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. His films have grossed over US$3 billion worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), the Fast & Furious franchise from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) to Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and F9 (2021), and Star Trek Beyond (2016). He is also known for his work on television programs like Community and True Detective. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Justin Lin is the 1,378th most popular film director (down from 1,233rd in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Taiwan and the 2nd most popular Taiwanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Justin Lin ranks 1,378 out of 2,041. Before him are Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Owen Roizman, Marco Tullio Giordana, Benoît Lamy, Egon Günther, and Felix Sobolev. After him are Laura Poitras, Richard Rush, Guillermo Navarro, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Zoltan Korda, and Joe Roth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Justin Lin ranks 284. Before him are Kevin Randleman, Kid Rock, Eric Stonestreet, Andrus Veerpalu, Sylvie Testud, and Amy Poehler. After him are Shinya Hagihara, Keegan-Michael Key, Regina King, C. S. Lee, Berta Cáceres, and Julianne Nicholson.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Justin Lin ranks 46 out of 116. Before him are Kai-Fu Lee (1961), Vivian Hsu (1975), Ruby Lin (1976), Justin Yifu Lin (1952), Chang Chen (1976), and Richie Jen (1966). After him are Joseph Tsai (1964), Jerry Yan (1977), Lin Chuan (1951), Audrey Tang (1981), Chen Chu (1950), and Fan Chung (1949).

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  • Photo of Kai-Fu Lee

    Kai-Fu Lee

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 54.18

    Rank: 40

  • Photo of Vivian Hsu

    Vivian Hsu

    ACTOR

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 53.69

    Rank: 41

  • Photo of Ruby Lin

    Ruby Lin

    ACTOR

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 53.63

    Rank: 42

  • Photo of Justin Yifu Lin

    Justin Yifu Lin

    ECONOMIST

    1952 - Present

    HPI: 53.26

    Rank: 43

  • Photo of Chang Chen

    Chang Chen

    ACTOR

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 53.13

    Rank: 44

  • Photo of Richie Jen

    Richie Jen

    ACTOR

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 53.08

    Rank: 45

  • Photo of Justin Lin

    Justin Lin

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 52.92

    Rank: 46

  • Photo of Joseph Tsai

    Joseph Tsai

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 52.87

    Rank: 47

  • Photo of Jerry Yan

    Jerry Yan

    ACTOR

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 52.75

    Rank: 48

  • Photo of Lin Chuan

    Lin Chuan

    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 52.45

    Rank: 49

  • Photo of Audrey Tang

    Audrey Tang

    COMPUTER SCIENTIST

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 52.26

    Rank: 50

  • Photo of Chen Chu

    Chen Chu

    POLITICIAN

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 52.23

    Rank: 51

  • Photo of Fan Chung

    Fan Chung

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1949 - Present

    HPI: 51.86

    Rank: 52

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Taiwan

Among film directors born in Taiwan, Justin Lin ranks 2. Before him are Ang Lee (1954).

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