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The world celebrities I know who are still alive are all top figures in their respective fields:

Wealth: William Henry Gates III (1955 65438+28 October-), also known as Bill Gates, is an American businessman and billionaire. He is the founder of Microsoft. According to Forbes magazine, Gates is the richest man in the world. According to another statistic, Gates' wealth is more than that of the poorest 50% people in the world combined.

Li Ka-shing, male, Han nationality. 1928 was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong. Mr. Li Ka-shing is currently Chairman and General Manager of the Board of Directors of Cheung Kong Industrial Group Co., Ltd. and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hutchison Whampoa Limited. 1994 The after-tax profit of the enterprises it manages reached 2.8 billion US dollars. 199565438+in February, the total market value of the three listed companies under Cheung Kong Industrial Group has exceeded 42 billion US dollars.

Politics: George W. Bush, the current president of the United States, was born on July 6, 1946. He is the 43rd president in American history. George W. Bush is the son of former President Bush. 1978 participated in the parliamentary election for the first time and lost to rival Democrat Kent Hans. 1989- 1994 as the manager of Texas Rangers (baseball). 1994 was elected governor of Texas, and 1998 was re-elected. On March 8, 1999, the Election Committee was formally established to participate in the election.

Donald Tsang: Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 1944 10 was born in Hong Kong. 1964 graduated from Hong Kong Huaren College. 198 1 studied at Harvard university in the United States and obtained a master's degree in public administration. Donald Tsang joined the British Hong Kong government from 65438 to 0967 and held several important positions, mainly involving finance and trade. Donald Tsang was the Director-General of Trade at 199 1, the Secretary for the Treasury at193, and the Financial Secretary at195. He is the first China person to hold this important position.

1997 1 In July, the Central People's Government appointed Donald Tsang as the first Financial Secretary of the HKSAR Government on the nomination of Tung Chee-hwa, Chief Executive of the HKSAR. 200 1 May was appointed Chief Secretary for Administration. On March 12, 2005, after the State Council approved Tung Chee-hwa's resignation as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Donald Tsang became the Acting Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the Chief Secretary for Administration in accordance with the provisions of the Hong Kong Basic Law. On June 1, Donald Tsang resigned as Chief Secretary for Administration in order to run for the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which was approved by the State Council. On June 16, Donald Tsang was elected as the new Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. On June 2 1, the State Council held a plenary meeting and decided to appoint Donald Tsang as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He was sworn in on June 24th. On March 25, 2007, he was elected as the third Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Donald Tsang received honorary doctorates from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In 2002, he was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for his "outstanding service to Hong Kong for many years". Donald Tsang married Tsang Pau Siu-Mei and had two sons. When running for the chief executive, Donald Tsang once felt that he came from an ordinary family in Hong Kong. Like most children in Hong Kong, he used to be an ordinary student in Hong Kong, a salesman who made a living, and later became a civil servant. "Without the return of Hong Kong to the motherland, the realization of' Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong' and a high degree of autonomy, and without the encouragement and trust of the central government and the people of Hong Kong, it would be impossible for me to hold a core position in the SAR government."

Sports: Liu Xiang

★ 1983 13 At 9: 28 on July, a boy weighing 9 kg was born in Shanghai. He is Liu Xiang. ★ On August 27th, 2004, in the men's 1 10 hurdles final of Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang won the gold medal with 12 seconds, which tied the record of British athlete colin jackson and created the miracle and myth of China people in short track events!

Science:

Hawking, a British physicist, is the winner of the annual Nobel Prize and the highest science and technology award in China.

Entertainment: Stephen Chow, a Shanghainese, was born in Hongkong on June 22nd. 1962. After graduating from high school, I attended the 1 1 evening training class of TVB, and graduated from 1983 to become a wireless artist. In the same year, he was appointed as the host of the children's program "Space Shuttle 430" and worked for four years. From 65438 to 0987, he was assigned to play a play. His first play was Life's Journey, and then he appeared in other plays, such as He's from Jianghu, and the most acclaimed one was Heroes on Earth, in which his unique performance style appeared. 1988, he was appreciated by director Li Xiuxian and became one of the main actors in "Pioneer of Thunderbolt", winning the Golden Horse Award in Taiwan and the Best Supporting Actor Award in the Hong Kong Academy Awards. His illogical and neurotic acting skills have created a "nonsense" culture and become an important part of Hong Kong mass culture. His films have repeatedly broken box office records. 1992 won the Best Actor Award in the Asia-Pacific Film Festival for his leading role in Death Judge, and 1996 won the Best Actor Award in the first Golden Bauhinia Award of the Hong Kong Film Society for his leading role in The Journey to the West. Shaolin soccer, 200 1 directed and performed, won the title of best director for Star Master.

Wu Zongxian, who dropped out of his hometown earlier to seek development in Taipei, dropped out of school because in the eyes of his teachers, he was "a rotten wood that could not be carved" and asserted that "he would be mediocre and incompetent all his life", and this "rotten wood" was rented on a balcony the size of a bed in someone else's house when the family's economic resources were cut off and everyone around him was desperate for it, and it became Taiwan Province Province. His "Wu's Wulitou Funny Style" is unique in the Jianghu, sweeping across the Taiwan Strait, Singapore and Malaysia, becoming the most popular entertainment host in the whole Chinese world 10 years! Be shocked as a variety man!

Zhang Yimou (1951.1.14-) is a director, photographer and actor. People from Xi, Shaanxi.

1968 after graduating from junior high school, he jumped the queue to work in the rural areas of Ganxian County, Shaanxi Province, and then worked as a worker in the Eighth National Cotton Mill in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province.

1978 studied in the photography department of Beijing Film Academy.

1982 worked as a photographer in Guangxi Film Studio after graduation.

Award list of Zhang Yimou's film works

"One and Eight" Zhang Jun Executioner Director Zhang Yimou Photography

1984 China film excellent photography award

"Yellow Land" Chen Kaige Director Zhang Yimou Photography

1985 The 5th Golden Rooster Award: Best Photography Award

1985 Nantes, Africa and Latin America International Film Festival: Best Photography Award.

1985 Hawaii International Film Festival: Best Photography Award, Special Jury Award.

1985 Lucano International Film Festival: Yin Bao Prize.

1986 the 5th hong kong film awards: one of the top ten Chinese films.

1986 London International Film Festival: Grand Prize

"Great Parade" Chen Kaige Director Zhang Yimou Photography

1986 Montreal international film festival: special award of judges

Old Well is directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Wu.

1986- 1987 government award of the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television:

1988 11th Hundred Flowers Award: Best Feature Film Award and Best Actor Award (Zhang Yimou)

1988 The 8th Golden Rooster Award: Best Feature Film Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award (Zhang Yimou)

1988 the 7th hong kong film awards: one of the top ten Chinese films.

1987 The 1st Tokyo International Film Festival: Best Film Award, Best Actor Award (Zhang Yimou), Special Jury Award, Tokyo Governor Award.

Red Sorghum directed by Zhang Yimou

1986- 1987 government award of the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television

1988 11th Hundred Flowers Award: Best Feature Film Award.

1988 The 8th Golden Rooster Award: Best Feature Film Award, Best Photography Award, Best Music Award and Best Recording Award.

1988 Golden Bear Award, Grand Prize of the 38th West Berlin International Film Festival

The 5th Zimbabwe International Film Festival (1988): Best Film Award, Best Director Award, Novel Award and Best Artistic Achievement Award.

1989 The 35th Sydney International Film Festival in Australia: Sydney Film Criticism Award

1987 Morocco's First Marache International Film Festival: Director's Grand Atlas Gold Award

Gold medal in the production of Grand Atlas

1989 The 6th Brussels International Film Festival in Belgium;

Best film award of Belgian French Radio Young Audience Committee

1989 The 5th Montpellier International Film Festival: Silver panda award.

1989 the 8th hong kong film awards: one of the top ten Chinese films.

1990 Annual Award of the GDR Film Association: Nomination Award.

1990 Cuban film of the year award: one of the top ten best feature films

Code-named Jaguar directed by Zhang Yimou.

1989 The 12th Hundred Flowers Award: Best Supporting Actress (Gong Li)

Zhang Yimou, director of Cheng Xiaodong, starred in The Love of Qin Servants in Ancient and Modern Wars.

1990 40th West Berlin International Film Festival: Entertainment Film Honor Award

1990 annual Spanish film exhibition: technical award of science and technology film.

199 1 10th Hong Kong Film Awards: Best Film Score and Best Actress Nomination.

199 1 Paris Fantasy Action Film Exhibition: Grand Prize

Ju Dou is directed by Zhang Yimou.

1990 the 9th hong kong film awards: one of the top ten Chinese films.

1990 43rd Cannes film festival: the first luis Bunuel special prize.

1990 The 35th Vaya do Ridders International Film Festival: Golden Ear Award.

The audience chose the best film award.

1990 Chicago International Film Festival: Golden Hugo Award

The 63rd American Academy Awards: Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

"Hanging the Red Lantern High" directed by Zhang Yimou.

199 1 the 10th hong kong film awards: one of the top ten Chinese films.

199 1 The 48th Venice International Film Festival in Italy;

Silver lion

International Film Critics Association Award

Catholic Film Critics Association Award

Special award for careful modeling

Villa Nyota Special Award

1992 The 64th American Academy Awards: Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

1992 Italian National Oscar Award (David Award) Best Foreign Language Film Award

Nomination for Best Actress in Foreign Language Film (Gong Li)

1992 The Film Association of Milan, Italy awarded Audience Review this year: the first best foreign language film celebrity award.

1992 British National Film Academy Award: Best Foreign Language Film Award.

The Story of Qiu Ju directed by Zhang Yimou.

1988 The 1st Changchun International Film Festival: Golden Cup Award

1992 The 49th Venice International Film Festival in Italy;

Best Film Award: Golden Lion Award

Best Actress Award (Gong Li)

Government Award of Ministry of Radio, Film and Television 1992- 1993

1992 15th Hundred Flowers Award: Best Film Award and Best Actress (Gong Li)

1993 the 12th hong kong film awards: one of the top ten Chinese films.

"Alive" directed by Zhang Yimou

1994 The 47th Cannes International Film Festival: Jury Award

Best Actor Award (Ge You)

Humanitarian spirit award

1994 13th hong kong film awards: one of the top ten Chinese films.

American Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film

1994 Best Foreign Language Film of Los Angeles Film Critics Association

1994 American film golden globe award: nomination for best foreign language film

1994 British National Academy Award: Best Foreign Language Film Award

Shake, Shake, Shake to Waipoqiao, directed by Zhang Yimou.

1995 The 48th Cannes International Film Festival: Best Technology Award

1995 National Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film

1995 American film critics association best foreign language film award free demonstration award

1995 Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Photography Award (Lv Le)

1995 New York Film Critics Association: Best Photography Award (Lv Le)

1995 American film golden globe award: nomination for best foreign language film

1996 nomination for best photography in the American Film Academy Award (Lv Le)

1996 new york film magazine selected 1995 as the top ten films in the world.

1996 was selected by American film magazines 1995 as the top ten best films in the world.

Director Zhang Yimou's "No One Can Be Less".

1999 The 6th Beijing University Student Film Festival: Best Feature Film Award

1999 Italian 56th Venice International Film Festival Award: "Golden Lion Award"

1999 Catholic film critic's "Children and Film" Best Film Award

1999 UNESCO Best Film Award

1999 Italian film magazine best film award

1999 American International Youth Cultural Center, Youth Film Association's Best Film Award for Youth and Dreams.

1999 10th Iran International Youth Film Festival: Best Film Award, Third Prize for Children's Education.

1999 Golden Rooster Award of the 19th China Film: Best Director Award

1999 22nd Hundred Flowers Award: Best Feature Film Award.

1999 1998 China Film Watch Award: Excellent Feature Film Award and Best Director Award.

1999 23rd S?o Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil: Best Audience Film Award.

1999 european film awards: nomination for best foreign language film

American Young Artists Award 2000 Film Organization: 1999 Best International Film Award.

Best Performance Award (Wei Minzhi)

Japanese films in 2000: ranked third among the top ten best films in the world in 2000.

The readers of the Japanese film "Ten Daily" ranked second among the top ten best films in the world in 2000.

My Father and Mother was directed by Zhang Yimou.

The 50th Berlin International Film Festival in 2000: Silver Bear Award, Jury Award.

Catholicism and Christianity jointly awarded the "Humanitarian Spirit Award"

In 2000, he was awarded the Barker Award by the Italian Film Critics Association and the Italian Journalists Association.

2000 China Government Watch Award: Best Film Award.

23rd Hundred Flowers Award in 2000;

Best feature film award

Best Actress Award (Zhang Ziyi)

Golden Rooster Award of 20th Chinese Film in 2000;

Best film award

Best Director Award

Best Photography Award (Hou Yong)

Best Art Award (Juiping Cao)

Japanese film in 2000: the fourth among the top ten best films in the world in 2000.

2000 Japanese screen 2000:

First place in the best foreign language film

Best Foreign Actress (Zhang Ziyi)

2000 "Japan premiere" 2000: the seventh of the top ten best films in the world.

200 1 Sundance Film Festival, USA: World Movie Audience Choice Award

200 1 Iranian Dawn International Film Festival: Best Actress (Zhang Ziyi)

200 1 The 9th Iran International Film Festival: Best Film Award

"Happy Time" directed by Zhang Yimou.

2000 International Film Week of Valladolid Football Club, Spain;

Jury verdict

Silver Award (second place for best film)

Blog actress (angel)

Hero directed by Zhang Yimou.

The 53rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2003;

Alfred Bauer Award for Special Innovative Works

The 60th American Film Golden Globe Awards in 2002: Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

The 75th American Academy Awards in 2003: Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

2003 Hong Kong Awards:

Best Photography (Du Kefeng)

Best Art Design (Huo Xiaoting Yi Zhou Zhen)

Best clothing design (Emi Wade)

Cheng shaodong

Best Music (Tan Dun)

Best Sound Effect (Tao Jing)

Best Computer Design (Ellen Poon, Murray Pope, Christopher horvath, jonathan ross Bart)

In 2003, the film was "especially valuable" by the film evaluation center (FBW) in Wiesbaden, Germany.

"House of Flying Daggers" directed by Zhang Yimou.

2004 1 1 China Radio, Film and Television Award;

Market Development Award, Best Actress Award, Excellent Film Technology Award, Excellent Producer Award

In 2004, he won the Outstanding Contribution Award of the American Art Directors Association and the Best Director Award of the American Film Critics Association.

The 62nd American Film Golden Globe Awards in 2004: Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

The 77th American Film Academy Awards in 2004: Best Photography Nomination

BAFTA nominations in 2004: best actress, best non-English film, best photography, best scene design, best costume design, best editing, best sound effect, best visual effect, best makeup/hairstyle design.

Zhang Yimou's works

1983 photography of one and eight

1994 "Yellow Land" photography

1985 "military parade" photography

Starring 1986 "Old Well"

1987 director of red sorghum

1988 director code-named jaguar

Starring 1989 "Qin Daxia"

1990 director of chrysanthemum bean

199 1 director of "Raise the Red Lantern"

1992 director of "The Story of Autumn Chrysanthemum"

1993 "Living" Director

1994 director of "Shake, Shake, Shake to Waipoqiao"

1996 director of "speak freely"

1997 Festival Opera House in Florence, Italy

Director of the great opera Turandot.

1998 Beijing Palace Museum

Director of the large-scale open-air live opera Turandot

1998 No Child Left Behind Director

1999 director of my father and mother

Director of Happy Hour in 2000

200 1 screenwriter, director and artistic director of large-scale three-act ballet

Hang a red lantern high

200 1 General Director of China's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games.

In 2002, China directed the propaganda film for bidding for the 20 10 Shanghai World Expo.

Director of Hero in 2002

2003 World Cup Stadium in Korea

Director of the large-scale open-air live opera Turandot

In 2003, he directed House of Flying Daggers.

In 2005, director of "A Thousand Miles Alone"

In 2006, the director of "Golden Flower in the City"

Zhang Yimou individual achievement award

1995 Montreal international film festival: one of the top ten outstanding directors in the world.

1995 Colorado International Film Festival: "Outstanding Achievement Award"

1996 American entertainment weekly: one of the top 20 directors in the contemporary world

1998 American Time Weekly: "Top Ten People in the World"

1999 6th Asian Film Exchange Conference: "Lifetime Achievement Award"

The 1 1 th Palma International Film Festival in 2000: "Outstanding Film Artist Award"

2000 Japanese film "Ten Days": Best Foreign Director in 2000

200 1 reader's selection of Japanese films: best foreign director

The 1st13rd Asian Culture Award in Fukuoka, Japan in 2002: "Grand Prize"

In 2002, the municipal government of Mannheim, Germany and the 5 1 Mannheim Film Festival jointly awarded:

"movie master"

2002 American Second Generation Association: "Elite Award"

2002 South Garifoli Asian Film and Television Committee: "Superstar Gold Star Award"

2005 Hawaii International Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award