WRITER

Cao Yu

1910 - 1996

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Cao Yu (Chinese: 曹禺; Wade–Giles: Tsʻao Yü, September 24, 1910 – December 13, 1996) was a Chinese playwright, often regarded as one of China's most important playwrights of the 20th century. His best-known works are Thunderstorm (1933), Sunrise (1936) and Peking Man (1940). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cao Yu has received more than 81,551 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Cao Yu is the 2,285th most popular writer (down from 2,282nd in 2019), the 614th most popular biography from China (down from 580th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 82k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cao Yu ranks 2,285 out of 7,302. Before him are Heinrich Glarean, Tomé Pires, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Robert Ressler, Harold Bloom, and J.-H. Rosny aîné. After him are Ding Ling, William Steig, Bálint Balassi, José-Maria de Heredia, Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, and Jean Raspail.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Cao Yu ranks 114. Before him are Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Félix Candela, Ruan Lingyu, Lothar Collatz, Fritz Leiber, and John W. Campbell. After him are Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Hazi Aslanov, Bernard Voorhoof, Howlin' Wolf, Jorge Negrete, and Giorgio Perlasca. Among people deceased in 1996, Cao Yu ranks 99. Before him are Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Jo Van Fleet, Jack Churchill, Don Simpson, Greer Garson, and Yulii Khariton. After him are Leo Joseph Suenens, Ai Qing, Tiny Tim, Shams Pahlavi, Petro Shelest, and Hussein Kamel al-Majid.

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In China

Among people born in China, Cao Yu ranks 614 out of 1,610. Before him are Ruan Lingyu (1910), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Jia Yi (-200), Jimmy Lai (1948), Erin Hunter (null), and Kenneth Tsang (1935). After him are Ding Ling (1904), Liu Bocheng (1892), Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), Ma Bufang (1903), Sengcan (529), and Roy Chiao (1927).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Cao Yu ranks 58. Before him are Fan Zhongyan (989), Ji Kang (223), Yuan Zhen (779), Li Shangyin (813), Consort Ban (-48), and Erin Hunter (null). After him are Ding Ling (1904), Xue Tao (768), Zhou Daguan (1266), Ai Qing (1910), Guan Hanqing (1210), and Yuan Mei (1716).

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