WRITER

François Cheng

1929 - Today

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François Cheng (Chinese: 程抱一; pinyin: Chéng Bàoyī; born 30 August 1929) is a Chinese-born French academician, writer, poet, and calligrapher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Cheng has received more than 122,452 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. François Cheng is the 2,969th most popular writer (down from 2,771st in 2019), the 722nd most popular biography from China (down from 656th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, François Cheng ranks 2,969 out of 7,302. Before him are Angela Carter, Louise Weiss, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, Robert Burton, Anvari, and Olha Kobylianska. After him are Karel Havlíček Borovský, Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso, Cornelius Ryan, Silvio Pellico, James Aldridge, and Karim Findi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, François Cheng ranks 210. Before him are Fazil Iskander, Julinho, Liz Sheridan, Anastasios of Albania, Nigel Hawthorne, and Jack Higgins. After him are Bernard Williams, Milton Glaser, Kjell Askildsen, Péter Palotás, Sixten Jernberg, and Horst Frank.

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In China

Among people born in China, François Cheng ranks 722 out of 1,610. Before him are Guan Daosheng (1262), Song Yu (-298), Yang Hui (1238), Han Suyin (1917), David Chiang (1947), and Huang Gongwang (1269). After him are Feng Youlan (1895), Zhang Qun (1889), Cheng Pei-pei (1946), Zhang Gaoli (1946), Andrew Yao (1946), and Faye Wong (1969).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, François Cheng ranks 77. Before him are Tang Xianzu (1550), Song Yingxing (1587), Gu Yanwu (1613), Guan Daosheng (1262), Song Yu (-298), and Han Suyin (1917). After him are Wang Bo (650), Qian Zhongshu (1910), Luo Yixiu (1889), Sakya Pandita (1182), Shen Congwen (1902), and Longchenpa (1308).

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