Nanfu Wang

Chinese-born American director and filmmaker
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Nanfu Wang

Summary

Nanfu Wang is a human[1]. She was born in Jiangxi[2]. She was born on January 1, 1985[3]. She worked as a film director[4], filmmaker[5], and documentary filmmaker[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nanfu Wang was born in Jiangxi[2].
  • Nanfu Wang was born on January 1, 1985[3].
  • Nanfu Wang held citizenship in People's Republic of China[8].
  • Nanfu Wang worked as a film director[4].
  • Nanfu Wang worked as a filmmaker[5].
  • Nanfu Wang's professions included documentary filmmaker[6].
  • Nanfu Wang was educated at New York University[9].
  • Nanfu Wang received the George Polk Award[10].
  • Nanfu Wang received the MacArthur Fellows Program[11].
  • Nanfu Wang received the BBC 100 Women[12].
  • Nanfu Wang is recorded as female[13].
  • Nanfu Wang's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Nanfu Wang's Commons category is recorded as Nanfu Wang[15].
  • Nanfu Wang's family name is recorded as Wang[16].
  • Nanfu Wang's official website is recorded as https://hooligansparrow.com[17].
  • Nanfu Wang's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[18].
  • Nanfu Wang's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-cn', 'text': '王男栿'}[19].
  • Nanfu Wang's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon[20].
  • Nanfu Wang's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Nanfu Wang[21].

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Origins and Family

Nanfu Wang was born in Jiangxi[2]. She was born on January 1, 1985[3].

Education

Nanfu Wang was educated at New York University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], filmmaker[5], and documentary filmmaker[6].

Recognition

Awards received include George Polk Award[10], a journalism prize[22], in United States[23], founded in 1949[24]; MacArthur Fellows Program[11], a science award[25], in United States[26], founded in 1981[27]; and BBC 100 Women[12], an award[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 2013[30].

Why It Matters

Nanfu Wang ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Nanfu Wang born?

Nanfu Wang was born in Jiangxi[2].

What did Nanfu Wang do for work?

Nanfu Wang worked as film director[4], filmmaker[5], and documentary filmmaker[6].

Where did Nanfu Wang go to school?

Nanfu Wang was educated at New York University[9].

What awards did Nanfu Wang receive?

Honors received include George Polk Award[10], MacArthur Fellows Program[11], and BBC 100 Women[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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