The Most Famous
WRITERS from Hong Kong
This page contains a list of the greatest Chinese Writers. The pantheon dataset contains 7,302 Writers, 2 of which were born in Hong Kong. This makes Hong Kong the birth place of the 109th most number of Writers behind Thailand, and Myanmar (Burma).
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Chinese Writers of all time. This list of famous Chinese Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Adrienne Clarkson (b. 1939)
With an HPI of 49.22, Adrienne Clarkson is the most famous Chinese Writer. Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages on wikipedia.
Adrienne Louise Clarkson (Chinese: 伍冰枝; née Poy; born February 10, 1939) is a Hong Kong–born Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as the 26th governor general of Canada from 1999 to 2005. Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941, as a refugee from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, and was raised in Ottawa. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic posting came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontarian culture in France and other European countries. In 1999, she was appointed Governor General by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, to replace Roméo LeBlanc as viceroy, a post which she occupied until 2005, when she was succeeded by Michaëlle Jean. While Clarkson's appointment as the Canadian vicereine was generally welcomed at first, she caused some controversy during her time serving as the Queen's representative, mostly due to costs incurred in the operation of her office, as well as a somewhat anti-monarchist attitude toward the position. On October 3, 2005, Clarkson was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. She subsequently published her memoirs, founded the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, and became Colonel-in-Chief of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
2. René de Obaldia (1918 - 2022)
With an HPI of 46.03, René de Obaldia is the 2nd most famous Chinese Writer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
René de Obaldia (22 October 1918 – 27 January 2022) was a French playwright and poet. He was elected to the Académie française on 24 June 1999.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Chinese writers born between 1918 and 1939. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Chinese writers include Adrienne Clarkson. The most famous deceased Chinese writers include René de Obaldia.
