WRITER

Ha Jin

1956 - Today

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Jin Xuefei (simplified Chinese: 金雪飞; traditional Chinese: 金雪飛; pinyin: Jīn Xuěfēi; born February 21, 1956) is a Chinese American poet and novelist who uses the pen name Ha Jin (哈金). The name Ha comes from his favorite city, Harbin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ha Jin has received more than 278,891 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ha Jin is the 5,598th most popular writer (down from 5,258th in 2019), the 956th most popular biography from China (down from 868th in 2019) and the 114th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ha Jin ranks 5,598 out of 7,302. Before him are Fang Fang, Åsne Seierstad, J. Slauerhoff, Marilyn Ferguson, Otokar Březina, and Cassandra Fedele. After him are Whittaker Chambers, L. J. Smith, James C. Collins, Mark Haddon, Domiziana Giordano, and Rıfat Ilgaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Ha Jin ranks 384. Before him are Hussein Ahmed Salah, Anders Tegnell, Barbara Bonney, Melissa Belote, Henriette Reker, and Kim Jong-hun. After him are David M. Brown, Kelly Curtis, Vladimir Konstantinov, Wendy Crewson, Liam Brady, and Lee Ranaldo.

Others Born in 1956

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In China

Among people born in China, Ha Jin ranks 956 out of 1,610. Before him are Feng Xiaogang (1958), Hu Chunhua (1963), Frank Shu (1943), Liu Chao-shiuan (1943), Fang Fang (1955), and Ma Lin (1980). After him are Ma Long (1988), Li Shufu (1963), Huang Xiaoming (1977), Guo Jinlong (1947), Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (1924), and Xu Qiliang (1950).

Others born in China

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  • 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

  • Photo of Paul Shan Kuo-hsi

    Paul Shan Kuo-hsi

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1924 - 2012

    HPI: 52.86

    Rank: 961

  • Photo of Xu Qiliang

    Xu Qiliang

    POLITICIAN

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 52.84

    Rank: 962

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ha Jin ranks 114. Before him are Zhu Ziqing (1898), John Hersey (1914), Wang Meng (1934), Ingrid Noll (1935), Jiang Rong (1946), and Fang Fang (1955). After him are You Xie (1958), Ma Jian (1953), Liao Yiwu (1958), Su Tong (1963), Liu Xia (1961), and Chen Danqing (1953).

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