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Ho Fan

Chinese photographer, film director and actor (1931–2016)
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Summary

Ho Fan is a human[1]. Born in Shanghai[2], he… he was born on October 8, 1931[3]. He died in San Jose[4]. He died on June 19, 2016[5]. He worked as a photographer[6], film director[7], and film actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (643 views/month, #7,160 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ho Fan was born in Shanghai[2].
  • Ho Fan passed away in San Jose[4].
  • Ho Fan was born on October 8, 1931[3].
  • Ho Fan was born on October 8, 1937[10].
  • Ho Fan died on June 19, 2016[5].
  • Ho Fan held citizenship in British Hong Kong[11].
  • Ho Fan held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Ho Fan's professions included photographer[6].
  • Ho Fan worked as a film director[7].
  • Ho Fan worked as a film actor[8].
  • Ho Fan's education included a stint at New Asia College[13].
  • Ho Fan is recorded as male[14].
  • Ho Fan's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Ho Fan's Commons category is recorded as Fan Ho[16].
  • The cause of death was pneumonia[17].
  • Ho Fan's family name is recorded as He[18].
  • Ho Fan's official website is recorded as https://fanho-forgetmenot.com[19].
  • Ho Fan's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Ho Fan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[21].
  • Ho Fan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '何藩'}[22].
  • Ho Fan's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[23].
  • Ho Fan's P14750 is recorded as C5DD-CA74-89DF-5B76-1139[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Shanghai[2], Ho Fan… Recorded date of birth include October 8, 1931[3] and October 8, 1937[10].

Education

Ho Fan's education included a stint at New Asia College[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[6], film director[7], and film actor[8].

Death and Burial

Ho Fan died on June 19, 2016[5]. He passed away in San Jose[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia[17].

Why It Matters

Ho Fan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (643 views/month, #7,160 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Ho Fan born?

Ho Fan was born in Shanghai[2].

Where did Ho Fan die?

Ho Fan died in San Jose[4].

What did Ho Fan do for work?

Ho Fan worked as photographer[6], film director[7], and film actor[8].

Where did Ho Fan go to school?

Ho Fan was educated at New Asia College[13].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . fanhophotography.com. fanhophotography.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'kk', 'ru', 'vi', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57986|batch #57986]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 282307
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 282307, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → C5DD-CA74-89DF-5B76-1139
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46379|batch #46379]]: HAND ID (2)"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Cause of death → pneumonia
    Occupation → photographer, film director, film actor
    Website → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32158|batch #32158]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (39)"
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