Writer
Gao Xingjian
1940 - today
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Gao Xingjian
His biography is available in 92 different languages on Wikipedia. Gao Xingjian is the 276th most popular writer (up from 312th in 2024), the 52nd most popular biography from China (up from 59th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Writer.
Gao Xingjian is most famous for his Nobel Prize winning novel, "Soul Mountain."
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Among Writers
Among writers, Gao Xingjian ranks 276 out of 7,302. Before him are Snorri Sturluson, Jami, Arthur C. Clarke, Quintilian, Elfriede Jelinek, and Peter Handke. After him are Pär Lagerkvist, Anna Komnene, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Valmiki, and Germaine de Staël.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Snorri Sturluson
1179 - 1241
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 270
Jami
1414 - 1492
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 271
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 - 2008
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 272
Quintilian
35 - 96
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 273
Elfriede Jelinek
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 274
Peter Handke
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 275
Gao Xingjian
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 276
Pär Lagerkvist
1891 - 1974
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 277
Anna Komnene
1083 - 1153
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 278
Vladimir Mayakovsky
1893 - 1930
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 279
Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803 - 1882
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 280
Valmiki
80 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 281
Germaine de Staël
1766 - 1817
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 282
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Gao Xingjian ranks 20. Before him are Constantine II of Greece, Annie Ernaux, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Qaboos bin Said al Said, Ringo Starr, and Stuart Sutcliffe. After him are Raul Julia, Michael Gambon, J. M. G. Le Clézio, J. M. Coetzee, Burhanuddin Rabbani, and Joachim Gauck.
Others Born in 1940
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Constantine II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2023
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 14
Annie Ernaux
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 15
Nursultan Nazarbayev
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 16
Qaboos bin Said al Said
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 17
Ringo Starr
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 18
Stuart Sutcliffe
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1962
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 19
Gao Xingjian
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 20
Raul Julia
ACTOR
1940 - 1994
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 21
Michael Gambon
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 22
J. M. G. Le Clézio
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 23
J. M. Coetzee
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 24
Burhanuddin Rabbani
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 25
Joachim Gauck
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 26
In China
Among people born in China, Gao Xingjian ranks 52 out of NaN. Before him are Lu Xun (1881), Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029), Nurhaci (1559), Yuan Shikai (1859), Mozi (-470), and Hong Taiji (1592). After him are Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Li Ching-Yuen (1677), Han Fei (-280), Sun Quan (182), and Yongzheng Emperor (1678).
Others born in China
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Lu Xun
WRITER
1881 - 1936
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 46
Mahmud al-Kashgari
LINGUIST
1029 - 1101
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 47
Nurhaci
POLITICIAN
1559 - 1626
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 48
Yuan Shikai
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 49
Mozi
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 50
Hong Taiji
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1643
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 51
Gao Xingjian
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 52
Emperor Gaozu of Tang
POLITICIAN
566 - 635
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 53
Shunzhi Emperor
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1661
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 54
Li Ching-Yuen
PHYSICIAN
1677 - 1933
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 55
Han Fei
PHILOSOPHER
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 56
Sun Quan
POLITICIAN
182 - 252
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 57
Yongzheng Emperor
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1735
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 58
Among Writers In China
Among writers born in China, Gao Xingjian ranks 4. Before him are Li Bai (701), Du Fu (712), and Lu Xun (1881). After him are Wu Cheng'en (1500), Qu Yuan (-343), Mo Yan (1955), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Bai Juyi (772), Su Shi (1037), Kumārajīva (343), and Faxian (340).
Li Bai
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 1
Du Fu
712 - 770
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 2
Lu Xun
1881 - 1936
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 3
Gao Xingjian
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 4
Wu Cheng'en
1500 - 1582
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 5
Qu Yuan
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 6
Mo Yan
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 7
Luo Guanzhong
1330 - 1400
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 8
Bai Juyi
772 - 846
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 9
Su Shi
1037 - 1101
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 10
Kumārajīva
343 - 413
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 11
Faxian
340 - 418
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 12
