WRITER

Du Fu

712 - 770

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Du Fu (Chinese: 杜甫; pinyin: Dù Fǔ; Wade–Giles: Tu Fu; 712–770) was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty. Together with his elder contemporary and friend Li Bai, Du is often considered one of the greatest Chinese poets. His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but Du proved unable to make the necessary accommodations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Du Fu has received more than 731,247 page views. His biography is available in 115 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 113 in 2019). Du Fu is the 105th most popular writer (up from 108th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from China (up from 18th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Writer.

Du Fu is most famous for his poetry.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 80.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 115

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Du Fu ranks 105 out of 7,302. Before him are Jonathan Swift, Ismail I, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Paulo Coelho, and Abu Nuwas. After him are André Gide, Stephen King, Maurice Maeterlinck, August Strindberg, Haruki Murakami, and Apuleius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 712, Du Fu ranks 1. After him is Theuderic IV. Among people deceased in 770, Du Fu ranks 1. After him are Empress Kōken, and Abe no Nakamaro.

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    Du Fu

    WRITER

    712 - 770

    HPI: 80.43

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Theuderic IV

    Theuderic IV

    POLITICIAN

    712 - 737

    HPI: 71.05

    Rank: 2

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In China

Among people born in China, Du Fu ranks 17 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Bai (701), Sima Qian (-145), 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Xi Jinping (1953), Kublai Khan (1215), and Empress Dowager Cixi (1835). After him are Chiang Kai-shek (1887), Wu Zetian (624), Cao Cao (155), Hu Jintao (1942), Xuanzang (602), and Qianlong Emperor (1711).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Du Fu ranks 2. Before him are Li Bai (701). After him are Lu Xun (1881), Gao Xingjian (1940), Qu Yuan (-343), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Wu Cheng'en (1500), Kumārajīva (343), Bai Juyi (772), Mo Yan (1955), Faxian (340), and Su Shi (1037).

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