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Table 3 employs a similar strategy as used in Table 2, however, this time I will be attempting to document the Hong Kong celebrity hierarchy with actor Nick Cheung fulfilling the role of ‘standard for fame comparison’.
Table 3: Classified Hong Kong Celebrities
| Name | Hits | Fame | List |
| Jackie Chan | 1,660,000 | 11.87 | A |
| Jet Li | 1,620,000 | 11.76 | |
| Andy Lau | 1,380,000 | 11.06 | |
| Chow Yun-Fat | 1,150,000 | 10.27 | |
| Stephen Chow | 741,000 | 8.36 | |
| Leslie Cheung | 682,000 | 8.00 | |
| Jacky Cheung | 483,000 | 6.50 | |
| Nicholas Tse | 388,000 | 5.55 | |
| Aaron Kwok | 365,000 | 5.29 | |
| Leon Lai | 334,000 | 4.90 | B |
| Eric Tsang | 302,000 | 4.47 | |
| Francis Ng | 239,000 | 3.45 | |
| Eason Chan | 233,000 | 3.34 | |
| Lau Ching-wan | 135,000 | 0.96 | |
| Nick Cheung | 108,000 | 0 | |
| Eric Kot | 53,500 | -3.05 | |
| Nicky Wu | 40,500 | -4.26 | |
| Teddy Robin Kwan | 16,500 | -8.16 | C |
Results
Although a cultural experiment that determines an individual’s celebrity status based on their Google ‘hit’ count is necessarily flawed in nature (consider, briefly, the possible difficulties associated with alternate spelling of names, common names, nicknames, group associations that reduces the incidence of an individual’s name being used, etc.), the Schulman quantitative method for the measurement of fame proves to be a very useful and effective tool for cross-cultural comparisons of celebrity status. Note, for example, how internationally-ranked ‘B’ List Celebrities such as Nicole Kidman and Andy Lau move to the rank of ‘A’ List Celebrity in their native, Australia and Hong Kong, respectively – resulting in the ‘Little Fish in a Big Pond/Big Fish in a Little Pond’ scenario outlined at the start of this paper. Through the construction of ‘statistical snapshots’ like the one shown in Table 3, I hope to allow those unfamiliar with the Hong Kong entertainment industry to quickly and easily recognize the significance attached to certain individuals.
Notes
Schulman, E. (2006). Measuring Fame Quantitatively. III. What Does it Take to Make the 'A' List? Retrieved 19 February, 2007, from http://members.verizon.net/~vze3f8i/air/fame3.html
"Who Is Your Ideal Hero?" (2004). Retrieved 18 February, 2007, from www.chinese-forums.com/archive/index.php/t-934.html
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