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Ban Gu

32 - 92

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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.

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Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ban Gu ranks 825 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 32, Ban Gu ranks 2Before him is Otho. After him is Ban Chao. Among people deceased in 92, Ban Gu ranks 2Before him is Pope Anacletus. After him is Antipas of Pergamum.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ban Gu ranks 229 out of 1,392Before 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).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ban Gu ranks 16Before 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).