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WRITER

Bei Dao

1949 - Today

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Bei Dao (simplified Chinese: 北岛; traditional Chinese: 北島; pinyin: Běi Dǎo; lit. 'Northern Island', born August 2, 1949) is the pen name of the Chinese-American writer Zhao Zhenkai (S: 赵振开, T: 趙振開, P: Zhào Zhènkāi). Among the most acclaimed Chinese-language poets of his generation, he is often regarded as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bei Dao has received more than 149,467 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Bei Dao is the 4,210th most popular writer (up from 4,217th in 2019), the 805th most popular biography from China (down from 738th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bei Dao ranks 4,210 out of 5,755Before him are Hervé Guibert, Etgar Keret, Felix Dahn, John Gray, Ō no Yasumaro, and Horst Bienek. After him are Curt Siodmak, Norman Smith, Alain de Botton, Mary Stewart, Ciro Alegría, and Catherine Millet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Bei Dao ranks 333Before him are Jean-Michel Aulas, Zé Mário, Jessica Harper, Arjun Appadurai, Sam Rainsy, and Philippe de Villiers. After him are Rodrigo Rato, Conny Torstensson, William Lane Craig, William Shepherd, Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, and Manny Mori.

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In China

Among people born in China, Bei Dao ranks 805 out of 1,392Before him are Derek Parfit (1942), Chang Wanquan (1949), Shi Zhengli (1964), Wen Yiduo (1899), P. C. Chang (1892), and Zhang Jie (1937). After him are Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), Yu Rongguang (1958), Mervyn Peake (1911), Toshiko Fujita (1950), Zhou Xun (1974), and Guo Boxiong (1942).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Bei Dao ranks 97Before him are Chen Zi'ang (661), Taranatha (1575), Yan Lianke (1958), Yu Dafu (1896), Wen Yiduo (1899), and Zhang Jie (1937). After him are Mervyn Peake (1911), Wang Guowei (1877), Dai Sijie (1954), Zhu Ziqing (1898), Wang Meng (1934), and Ingrid Noll (1935).