1924 - 2018
Louis Cha Leung-yung (Chinese: 查良鏞; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (Chinese: 金庸), was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Pao in 1959 and served as its first editor-in-chief. He was Hong Kong's most famous writer, and is named along with Gu Long and Liang Yusheng as the "Three Legs of the Tripod of Wuxia". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jin Yong has received more than 1,421,480 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Jin Yong is the 709th most popular writer (down from 650th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from China (down from 171st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Chinese Writer.
Jin Yong is one of the most famous and well-known authors of wuxia novels. He is best known for his novel, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
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Among writers, Jin Yong ranks 709 out of 5,755. Before him are Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Frederick Forsyth, Chevalier d'Éon, Joseph Campbell, and Tukaram. After him are Alexander Blok, Louise Hay, Bruno Schulz, David Irving, Claudian, and Aratus.
1886 - 1965
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 703
1784 - 1817
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 704
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 705
1728 - 1810
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 706
1904 - 1987
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 707
1608 - 1650
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 708
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 709
1880 - 1921
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 710
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 711
1892 - 1942
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 712
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 713
370 - 404
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 714
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 715
Among people born in 1924, Jin Yong ranks 32. Before him are Sidney Lumet, Georges Charpak, Jovanka Broz, Ezer Weizman, Lee Marvin, and Robert Solow. After him are Eva Marie Saint, Kōbō Abe, Lys Assia, Amílcar Cabral, Dmitry Yazov, and Roger Guillemin. Among people deceased in 2018, Jin Yong ranks 27. Before him are Peter Grünberg, Hubert de Givenchy, Billy Graham, Ursula K. Le Guin, Arto Paasilinna, and Arvid Carlsson. After him are Stéphane Audran, Lys Assia, Richard E. Taylor, Paul Allen, Jamal Khashoggi, and Robert Venturi.
1924 - 2011
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 26
1924 - 2010
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 27
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 28
1924 - 2005
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 29
1924 - 1987
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 30
1924 - 2023
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 31
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 32
1924 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 33
1924 - 1993
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 34
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 35
1924 - 1973
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 36
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 37
1924 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 38
1939 - 2018
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 21
1927 - 2018
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 22
1918 - 2018
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 23
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 24
1942 - 2018
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 25
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 26
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 27
1932 - 2018
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 28
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 29
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 30
1953 - 2018
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 31
1958 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 32
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 33
Among people born in China, Jin Yong ranks 192 out of 1,392. Before him are Zhang Liang (-290), Peng Dehuai (1898), Emperor Suzong of Tang (711), Ma Chao (176), Meng Tian (-250), and Yuan Shu (155). After him are Donnie Yen (1963), Wang Zhaojun (-50), Kang Youwei (1858), Li Hongzhang (1823), Yang Chen-Ning (1922), and Xiahou Dun (155).
290 BC - 186 BC
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 186
1898 - 1974
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 187
711 - 762
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 188
176 - 222
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 189
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 190
155 - 199
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 191
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 192
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 193
50 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 194
1858 - 1927
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 195
1823 - 1901
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 196
1922 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 197
155 - 220
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 198
Among writers born in China, Jin Yong ranks 12. Before him are Luo Guanzhong (1330), Wang Wei (699), Faxian (340), Mo Yan (1955), Bai Juyi (772), and Kumārajīva (343). After him are Kang Youwei (1858), Su Shi (1037), Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Ban Gu (32), Cao Xueqin (1724), and Tao Yuanming (365).
1330 - 1400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 6
699 - 759
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 7
340 - 418
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 8
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 9
772 - 846
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 10
343 - 413
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 11
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 12
1858 - 1927
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 13
1037 - 1101
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 14
1200 - 1301
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 15
32 - 92
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 16
1724 - 1763
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 17
365 - 427
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 18