32 - 92
Ban Gu (AD 32–92) was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han, the second of China's 24 dynastic histories. He also wrote a number of fu, a major literary form, part prose and part poetry, which is particularly associated with the Han era. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ban Gu has received more than 111,021 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ban Gu is the 825th most popular writer (up from 929th in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from China (up from 248th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Writer.
Ban gu is most famous for being the inventor of the game go.
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Among writers, Ban Gu ranks 825 out of 5,755. Before him are Bernard-Henri Lévy, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria, Bhāsa, Viktor Shklovsky, Laura de Noves, and Frank Wedekind. After him are Ibn al-Jawzi, Madame Roland, Ian McEwan, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, and Edgar Wallace.
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 819
190 - 264
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 820
200 - 300
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 821
1893 - 1984
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 822
1310 - 1348
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 823
1864 - 1918
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 824
32 - 92
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 825
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 826
1754 - 1793
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 827
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 828
1724 - 1803
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 829
1813 - 1851
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 830
1875 - 1932
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 831
Among people born in 32, Ban Gu ranks 2. Before him is Otho. After him is Ban Chao. Among people deceased in 92, Ban Gu ranks 2. Before him is Pope Anacletus. After him is Antipas of Pergamum.
1 - 92
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 1
32 - 92
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2
100 - 92
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 3
Among people born in China, Ban Gu ranks 229 out of 1,392. Before him are Abaoji (872), Wang Yangming (1472), Zhang Zuolin (1875), Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Emperor Yuan of Han (-75), and Bi Sheng (990). After him are Empress Wanrong (1906), Zhao Bing (1271), Pujie (1907), Di Renjie (630), Guo Jia (170), and Liu Hui (225).
872 - 926
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 223
1472 - 1529
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 224
1875 - 1928
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 225
1200 - 1301
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 226
75 BC - 33 BC
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 227
990 - 1052
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 228
32 - 92
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 229
1906 - 1946
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 230
1271 - 1279
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 231
1907 - 1994
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 232
630 - 700
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 233
170 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 234
225 - 295
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 235
Among writers born in China, Ban Gu ranks 16. Before him are Bai Juyi (772), Kumārajīva (343), Jin Yong (1924), Kang Youwei (1858), Su Shi (1037), and Zhang Sanfeng (1200). After him are Cao Xueqin (1724), Tao Yuanming (365), Cai Yan (177), Lao She (1899), Lin Yutang (1895), and Meng Haoran (690).
772 - 846
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 10
343 - 413
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 11
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 12
1858 - 1927
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 13
1037 - 1101
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 14
1200 - 1301
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 15
32 - 92
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 16
1724 - 1763
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 17
365 - 427
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 18
177 - 250
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 19
1899 - 1966
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 20
1895 - 1976
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 21
690 - 740
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 22