WRITER

Ba Jin

1904 - 2005

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Li Yaotang (simplified Chinese: 李尧棠; traditional Chinese: 李堯棠; pinyin: Lǐ Yáotáng; 25 November 1904 – 17 October 2005), better known by his pen name Ba Jin (Chinese: 巴金; pinyin: Bā Jīn) or his courtesy name Li Feigan (Chinese: 李芾甘; pinyin: Lǐ Fèigān), was a Chinese anarchist, translator, and writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ba Jin has received more than 234,616 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Ba Jin is the 1,657th most popular writer (down from 1,462nd in 2019), the 493rd most popular biography from China (down from 414th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ba Jin ranks 1,657 out of 7,302. Before him are Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Li He, Liu Zongyuan, Christy Brown, Meleager of Gadara, and Alma Karlin. After him are Anagarika Dharmapala, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Egon Kisch, Joseph Needham, Nina Berberova, and Walafrid Strabo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Ba Jin ranks 78. Before him are Isamu Noguchi, Kuvempu, Felix Nussbaum, Luigi Dallapiccola, Yves Congar, and Minoru Genda. After him are Ralph Bunche, Walther Hewel, Edmond Hamilton, Heinz Jost, Lyudmila Rudenko, and George Stevens. Among people deceased in 2005, Ba Jin ranks 71. Before him are Maurice Trintignant, Narriman Sadek, Amrish Puri, Charly Gaul, Dana Elcar, and Clemente Domínguez y Gómez. After him are Richard Pryor, Yao Wenyuan, Will Eisner, Zhang Chunqiao, Vincent Schiavelli, and Augusto Roa Bastos.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ba Jin ranks 493 out of 1,610. Before him are Ni Zan (1301), Tang Yin (1470), Li He (790), He Zizhen (1910), Liu Zongyuan (773), and Marpa Lotsawa (1012). After him are 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Peng Liyuan (1962), Gampopa (1079), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Shaohao (null), and Mei Lanfang (1894).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ba Jin ranks 43. Before him are J. G. Ballard (1930), Wen Tianxiang (1236), Liu Cixin (1963), Eileen Chang (1920), Li He (790), and Liu Zongyuan (773). After him are Gampopa (1079), Shen Yue (441), Mao Dun (1896), Li Yu (1610), Xu Shen (58), and Feng Menglong (1574).

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