The Most Famous

WRITERS from Taiwan

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This page contains a list of the greatest Taiwanese Writers. The pantheon dataset contains 7,302 Writers, 1 of which were born in Taiwan. This makes Taiwan the birth place of the 150th most number of Writers behind Togo, and Oman.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Taiwanese Writers of all time. This list of famous Taiwanese Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Tsai Chih-chung (b. 1948)

With an HPI of 41.84, Tsai Chih-chung is the most famous Taiwanese Writer.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.

Tsai Chih-chung (Chinese: 蔡志忠; pinyin: Cài Zhìzhōng; C. C. Tsai; Buddhist name Yanyi 延一; born February 2, 1948) is a Taiwanese comic-artist. He is known for his graphical works on Chinese philosophy and literature, most notably on Daoism and Zen Buddhism, which he made accessible and popularized through the use of plain language and engaging illustrations. He also made a name for himself as an award-winning film director, serialized comic strip creator, widely collected painter, champion bridge player, and premiere collector of antique bronze Buddhist statues. He is also a Shaolin monk. Tsai's books have sold over 500 million copies in 59 countries. He currently resides in Hangzhou, China.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Taiwanese writers born between 1948 and 1948. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Taiwanese writers include Tsai Chih-chung. As of April 2024, 1 new Taiwanese writers have been added to Pantheon including Tsai Chih-chung.

Living Taiwanese Writers

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Newly Added Taiwanese Writers (2024)

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