WRITER

Ding Ling

1904 - 1986

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Ding Ling (Chinese: 丁玲; pinyin: Dīng Líng; October 12, 1904 – March 4, 1986), formerly romanized as Ting Ling, was the pen name of Jiang Bingzhi (simplified Chinese: 蒋冰之; traditional Chinese: 蔣冰之; pinyin: Jiǎng Bīngzhī), also known as Bin Zhi (彬芷 Bīn Zhǐ), one of the most celebrated Chinese women authors of the 20th century. She is known for her feminist and socialist realist literature. Ding was active in leftist literary circles connected to the Chinese Communist Party and was imprisoned by the Chinese Nationalist Party for her politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ding Ling has received more than 176,955 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Ding Ling is the 2,285th most popular writer (down from 2,112th in 2019), the 612th most popular biography from China (down from 549th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

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

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Ding Ling ranks 113. Before her are Wang Ming, Margaret Bourke-White, Greer Garson, Arkady Gaidar, Yulii Khariton, and Giuseppe Terragni. After her are Juan José Arévalo, Coleman Hawkins, Leo Joseph Suenens, Ivar Ballangrud, Ellen Church, and István Horthy. Among people deceased in 1986, Ding Ling ranks 97. Before her are Arthur Grumiaux, Nicholas Kaldor, Princess Yolanda of Savoy, Elisabeth Bergner, Pierre Fournier, and Léopold Szondi. After her are Liu Bocheng, Michael, Prince of Montenegro, Christa McAuliffe, Albert Scherrer, Michael J. Smith, and Valentin Kataev.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ding Ling ranks 612 out of 1,610. Before her are Ruan Lingyu (1910), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Jia Yi (-200), Jimmy Lai (1948), Kenneth Tsang (1935), and Cao Yu (1910). After her are Liu Bocheng (1892), Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), Ma Bufang (1903), Sengcan (529), Roy Chiao (1927), and Xue Tao (768).

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  • Photo of Ruan Lingyu

    Ruan Lingyu

    ACTOR

    1910 - 1935

    HPI: 55.31

    Rank: 606

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    Wang Fuzhi

    PHILOSOPHER

    1619 - 1692

    HPI: 55.28

    Rank: 607

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    Jia Yi

    POLITICIAN

    200 BC - 168 BC

    HPI: 55.27

    Rank: 608

  • Photo of Jimmy Lai

    Jimmy Lai

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1948 - Present

    HPI: 55.25

    Rank: 609

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    Kenneth Tsang

    ACTOR

    1935 - 2022

    HPI: 55.22

    Rank: 610

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    Cao Yu

    WRITER

    1910 - 1996

    HPI: 55.21

    Rank: 611

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    Ding Ling

    WRITER

    1904 - 1986

    HPI: 55.21

    Rank: 612

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    Liu Bocheng

    POLITICIAN

    1892 - 1986

    HPI: 55.20

    Rank: 613

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    Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme

    POLITICIAN

    1910 - 2009

    HPI: 55.18

    Rank: 614

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    Ma Bufang

    POLITICIAN

    1903 - 1975

    HPI: 55.14

    Rank: 615

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    Sengcan

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    529 - 606

    HPI: 55.14

    Rank: 616

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    Roy Chiao

    ACTOR

    1927 - 1999

    HPI: 55.13

    Rank: 617

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    Xue Tao

    WRITER

    768 - Present

    HPI: 55.10

    Rank: 618

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ding Ling ranks 58. Before her are Fan Zhongyan (989), Ji Kang (223), Yuan Zhen (779), Li Shangyin (813), Consort Ban (-48), and Cao Yu (1910). After her are Xue Tao (768), Zhou Daguan (1266), Ai Qing (1910), Guan Hanqing (1210), Yuan Mei (1716), and Xu Zhimo (1897).

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