Writer

Lu You

Chinese historian and poet

1125 - 1210

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Lu You

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Lu You is the 1,238th most popular writer (up from 1,464th in 2024), the 325th most popular biography from China (up from 430th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Lu You ranks 1,238 out of 7,302. Before him are Pierre de Marivaux, Egill Skallagrímsson, John William Polidori, Gavrila Derzhavin, B. H. Liddell Hart, and Rasul Gamzatov. After him are Max Nordau, Charles Péguy, Achilles Tatius, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Jan Guillou, and Meng Haoran.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Pierre de Marivaux
1688 - 1763
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,232
Egill Skallagrímsson
904 - 990
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,233
John William Polidori
1795 - 1821
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 1,234
Gavrila Derzhavin
1743 - 1816
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 1,235
B. H. Liddell Hart
1895 - 1970
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 1,236
Rasul Gamzatov
1923 - 2003
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 1,237
Lu You
1125 - 1210
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 1,238
Max Nordau
1849 - 1923
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1,239
Charles Péguy
1873 - 1914
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 1,240
Achilles Tatius
200 - 300
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 1,241
Hayim Nahman Bialik
1873 - 1934
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 1,242
Jan Guillou
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 1,243
Meng Haoran
690 - 740
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 1,244

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1125, Lu You ranks 6. Before him are Jayavarman VII, Eystein II of Norway, Sweyn III of Denmark, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, and Herrad of Landsberg. After him are Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Michael Glykas, Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, Jaufre Rudel, Petronilla of Aquitaine, and Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen. Among people deceased in 1210, Lu You ranks 6. Before him are Qutb al-Din Aibak, Arnaut Daniel, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Hartmann von Aue, and Sverker II of Sweden. After him are Walter Map, and Philippa of Armenia.

Others Born in 1125

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Jayavarman VII
POLITICIAN
1125 - 1218
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 1
Eystein II of Norway
POLITICIAN
1125 - 1157
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 2
Sweyn III of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1125 - 1157
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 3
Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani
WRITER
1125 - 1201
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 4
Herrad of Landsberg
WRITER
1125 - 1195
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 5
Lu You
WRITER
1125 - 1210
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 6
Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1125 - 1157
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 7
Michael Glykas
HISTORIAN
1125 - 1204
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 8
Otto II, Margrave of Meissen
POLITICIAN
1125 - 1190
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 9
Jaufre Rudel
COMPOSER
1125 - 1148
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 10
Petronilla of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
1125 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 11
Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen
POLITICIAN
1125 - 1186
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 12