1904 - 2005
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 212,093 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Ba Jin is the 1,465th most popular writer (down from 1,430th in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from China (down from 389th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Chinese Writer.
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Among writers, Ba Jin ranks 1,465 out of 5,755. Before him are Ruy González de Clavijo, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Fritz Gerlich, Jean Chapelain, Joseph Mohr, and Peter Altenberg. After him are Wilhelm Weitling, Kuvempu, Chico Xavier, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Chiara Lubich, and William Heinesen.
1400 - 1412
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,459
1920 - 1984
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,460
1883 - 1934
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,461
1595 - 1674
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,462
1792 - 1848
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,463
1859 - 1919
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,464
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,465
1808 - 1871
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,466
1904 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,467
1910 - 2002
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,468
1830 - 1916
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,469
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,470
1900 - 1991
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,471
Among people born in 1904, Ba Jin ranks 72. Before him are Count Basie, Isamu Noguchi, Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Minoru Genda, Henri Cartan, and Yves Congar. After him are Kuvempu, Rudolf Arnheim, Hans Hartung, Greer Garson, Walther Hewel, and Viktor Brack. Among people deceased in 2005, Ba Jin ranks 66. Before him are Dana Elcar, Urie Bronfenbrenner, Will Eisner, Robert Moog, Carlo Maria Giulini, and Richard Smalley. After him are Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, Aenne Burda, Jef Raskin, Narriman Sadek, and Maurice Trintignant.
1904 - 1984
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 66
1904 - 1988
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 67
1904 - 1974
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 68
1904 - 1989
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 69
1904 - 2008
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 70
1904 - 1995
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 71
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 72
1904 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 73
1904 - 2007
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 74
1904 - 1989
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 75
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 76
1904 - 1945
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 77
1904 - 1948
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 78
1927 - 2005
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 60
1917 - 2005
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 61
1917 - 2005
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 62
1934 - 2005
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 63
1914 - 2005
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 64
1943 - 2005
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 65
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 66
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 67
1931 - 2005
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 68
1909 - 2005
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 69
1943 - 2005
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 70
1933 - 2005
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 71
1917 - 2005
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 72
Among people born in China, Ba Jin ranks 415 out of 1,392. Before him are Mi Fu (1051), J. G. Ballard (1930), Gengshi Emperor (null), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Run Run Shaw (1907), and Qian Xuesen (1911). After him are Zhang Lu (101), Zhang Zhongjing (150), Wang Qishan (1948), Emperor Houshao of Han (null), Ma Dai (183), and Emperor Chong of Han (143).
1051 - 1107
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 409
1930 - 2009
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 410
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 411
1012 - 1097
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 412
1907 - 2014
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 413
1911 - 2009
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 414
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 415
101 - 216
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 416
150 - 219
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 417
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 418
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 419
183 - 300
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 420
143 - 145
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 421
Among writers born in China, Ba Jin ranks 33. Before him are Liang Qichao (1873), Qiu Jin (1875), Sima Xiangru (-179), Du Mu (803), Wen Tianxiang (1236), and J. G. Ballard (1930). After him are Gampopa (1079), Li Qingzhao (1084), Qiu Chuji (1148), Li Yu (1610), Liu Zongyuan (773), and Yan Fu (1854).
1873 - 1929
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 27
1875 - 1907
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 28
179 BC - 117 BC
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 29
803 - 852
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 30
1236 - 1283
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 31
1930 - 2009
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 32
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 33
1079 - 1153
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 34
1084 - 1155
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 35
1148 - 1227
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 36
1610 - 1680
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 37
773 - 819
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 38
1854 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 39