WRITER

Fang Fang

1955 - Today

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Fang Fang (Chinese: 方方), pen name of Wang Fang (汪芳; born 11 May 1955), is a Chinese writer, known for her literary depictions of the working poor. She won the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2010. Born in Nanjing, she attended Wuhan University in 1978 to study Chinese. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fang Fang has received more than 285,115 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Fang Fang is the 5,592nd most popular writer (down from 5,132nd in 2019), the 954th most popular biography from China (down from 857th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fang Fang ranks 5,592 out of 7,302. Before her are Lina Morgenstern, Douglas Coupland, Madeleine L'Engle, Luigi Galleani, George Lillo, and Yordan Radichkov. After her are Åsne Seierstad, J. Slauerhoff, Marilyn Ferguson, Otokar Březina, Cassandra Fedele, and Ha Jin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Fang Fang ranks 377. Before her are Zlatko Lagumdžija, Vijay Mallya, Sam Simon, Andy Bechtolsheim, Helge Schneider, and Julie Hagerty. After her are Yōjirō Takita, Apisai Ielemia, King Kong Bundy, Glynis Barber, Leslie Jordan, and Jan Poortvliet.

Others Born in 1955

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In China

Among people born in China, Fang Fang ranks 954 out of 1,610. Before her are Zhou Xiaochuan (1948), Zhao Rukuo (1170), Feng Xiaogang (1958), Hu Chunhua (1963), Frank Shu (1943), and Liu Chao-shiuan (1943). After her are Ma Lin (1980), Ha Jin (1956), Ma Long (1988), Li Shufu (1963), Huang Xiaoming (1977), and Guo Jinlong (1947).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Zhou Xiaochuan

    Zhou Xiaochuan

    POLITICIAN

    1948 - Present

    HPI: 53.62

    Rank: 948

  • Photo of Zhao Rukuo

    Zhao Rukuo

    HISTORIAN

    1170 - 1228

    HPI: 53.57

    Rank: 949

  • Photo of Feng Xiaogang

    Feng Xiaogang

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1958 - Present

    HPI: 53.45

    Rank: 950

  • Photo of Hu Chunhua

    Hu Chunhua

    POLITICIAN

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 53.31

    Rank: 951

  • Photo of Frank Shu

    Frank Shu

    ASTRONOMER

    1943 - 2023

    HPI: 53.27

    Rank: 952

  • Photo of Liu Chao-shiuan

    Liu Chao-shiuan

    POLITICIAN

    1943 - Present

    HPI: 53.18

    Rank: 953

  • Photo of Fang Fang

    Fang Fang

    WRITER

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 53.01

    Rank: 954

  • Photo of Ma Lin

    Ma Lin

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 52.99

    Rank: 955

  • Photo of Ha Jin

    Ha Jin

    WRITER

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 52.98

    Rank: 956

  • Photo of Ma Long

    Ma Long

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 52.97

    Rank: 957

  • Photo of Li Shufu

    Li Shufu

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.89

    Rank: 958

  • Photo of Huang Xiaoming

    Huang Xiaoming

    ACTOR

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 52.87

    Rank: 959

  • Photo of Guo Jinlong

    Guo Jinlong

    POLITICIAN

    1947 - Present

    HPI: 52.87

    Rank: 960

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Fang Fang ranks 113. Before her are Zhang Jie (1937), Zhu Ziqing (1898), John Hersey (1914), Wang Meng (1934), Ingrid Noll (1935), and Jiang Rong (1946). After her are Ha Jin (1956), You Xie (1958), Ma Jian (1953), Liao Yiwu (1958), Su Tong (1963), and Liu Xia (1961).

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