Bruce Lee
Awards & Honours
57
Awards Won
5
Honours
4
Rankings
5
Covers
3
Records
Bruce Lee's influence extends far beyond the ring and screen. He was named one of TIME's 100 Most Important People of the Century in 1999, the only martial artist to make the list. Rolling Stone ranked him #80 on their 100 Greatest Actors list in 2023. Sports Illustrated placed him #32 on their 50 Greatest Athletes of All Time in 1999. Black Belt Magazine named him Martial Artist of the Century. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars, and statues in Hong Kong, Mostar, Los Angeles, and Seattle. His philosophy of Jeet Kune Do continues to influence martial arts and popular culture worldwide.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Star at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard in the Motion Picture category.
Martial Arts History Museum Hall of Fame
Inducted for his contributions to martial arts.
International Sports Hall of Fame
Inducted as a martial arts pioneer.
WWE Hall of Fame
Inducted as a Celebrity inductee.
Hong Kong Avenue of Stars
Honored with a star and bronze statue.
Rankings & Lists
100 Most Important People of the Century
100 Greatest Actors
50 Greatest Athletes of All Time
Martial Artist of the Century
Magazine Covers
TIME (Asia edition)
June 7, 1993
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
TIME (International edition)
September 27, 1999
The 100 Most Important People of the Century
Rolling Stone
June 7, 1973
Bruce Lee: The Kung Fu King
Entertainment Weekly
March 1993
Bruce Lee: The Man Who Changed Movies
Black Belt Magazine
1967
Bruce Lee: The Fastest Hands in the World
Records & Feats
Highest grossing martial arts film (adjusted for inflation)
Enter the Dragon grossed over US$90 million worldwide in 1973, equivalent to over $500 million today, making it the highest-grossing martial arts film of all time.
First global Chinese movie star
Lee became the first actor of Chinese descent to achieve worldwide fame as a leading man in Hollywood and Hong Kong cinema.
Inventor of the one-inch punch
Lee demonstrated a punch starting one inch from the target that generated explosive power, a feat still studied in biomechanics.