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Run Run Shaw

1907 - 2014

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Sir Run Run Shaw (born Shao Renleng; 19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong businessman, filmmaker, and philanthropist. He was one of the foremost influential movie moguls in the East Asian and Hong Kong entertainment industry. He founded the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest film production companies in Hong Kong, and TVB, the dominant television company in Hong Kong. A well-known philanthropist, Shaw donated billions of Hong Kong dollars to educational institutions in Hong Kong and mainland China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Run Run Shaw is the 1,348th most popular actor (down from 1,070th in 2019), the 464th most popular biography from China (down from 445th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Run Run Shaw ranks 1,348 out of 13,578. Before him are Guy Pearce, Ashley Judd, James Tolkan, Emily Watson, Sean Hayes, and Alun Armstrong. After him are David Strathairn, Kurt Gerron, George Sanders, Mandy Patinkin, Vahide Perçin, and Dharmendra.

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Among people born in 1907, Run Run Shaw ranks 96. Before him are Altiero Spinelli, Nicolaus von Below, Avraham Stern, Anne Desclos, Mahadevi Varma, and Herbert Kappler. After him are Pavel Sudoplatov, Cesar Romero, Manfred von Ardenne, Pedro Arrupe, Frithjof Schuon, and Takeo Miki. Among people deceased in 2014, Run Run Shaw ranks 99. Before him are Ralph H. Baer, Valeri Kubasov, Christopher Jones, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Jack Bruce, and Fred Phelps. After him are Menahem Golan, Joan Rivers, Mário Coluna, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Riz Ortolani, and Sabah.

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In China

Among people born in China, Run Run Shaw ranks 464 out of 1,610. Before him are 10th Dalai Lama (1816), Cai Yong (133), Wei Qing (-150), Shen Yue (441), Liu Zongyuan (773), and Chen Kaige (1952). After him are Lei Feng (1940), Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Emperor Yizong of Tang (833), Xu Shen (58), 9th Dalai Lama (1805), and Ma Dai (183).

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Run Run Shaw ranks 9. Before him are Bolo Yeung (1946), Donnie Yen (1963), Gong Li (1965), Ruan Lingyu (1910), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), and Yuen Biao (1957). After him are Yoshiko Yamaguchi (1920), Shih Kien (1913), Zhou Xuan (1920), Na Moon-hee (1941), Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), and Cheng Pei-pei (1946).

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