WRITER

Jung Chang

1952 - Today

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Jung Chang (traditional Chinese: 張戎; simplified Chinese: 张戎; pinyin: Zhāng Róng; Wade–Giles: Chang Jung, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʂɑ́ŋ ɻʊ̌ŋ]; born 25 March 1952) is a Chinese-born British author. She is best known for her family autobiography Wild Swans, selling over 10 million copies worldwide but banned in the People's Republic of China. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jung Chang has received more than 504,423 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Jung Chang is the 2,528th most popular writer (down from 2,413th in 2019), the 655th most popular biography from China (down from 598th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jung Chang ranks 2,528 out of 7,302. Before her are Praxilla, Bernard Werber, Margaret Fuller, Heinrich Hoffmann, John Edward Williams, and John Mandeville. After her are Heinz G. Konsalik, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., and Ottavio Rinuccini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jung Chang ranks 164. Before her are Samir Geagea, Ahmed Nazif, Geraldo Alckmin, Mitch Pileggi, Hugo Broos, and Bernard Stiegler. After her are David Petraeus, Herb Ritts, Diane Venora, Ahmed Ouyahia, Sergio Marchionne, and Ian Hill.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jung Chang ranks 655 out of 1,610. Before her are Ma Huan (1380), Bo Gu (1907), Peng Zhen (1902), Yuan Mei (1716), Xu Zhimo (1897), and Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (392). After her are Wang Huning (1955), Li Bingbing (1973), Jimmy Wang Yu (1943), Empress Wang (-8), Eric Liddell (1902), and Cai Yuanpei (1868).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Jung Chang ranks 66. Before her are Xue Tao (768), Zhou Daguan (1266), Ai Qing (1910), Guan Hanqing (1210), Yuan Mei (1716), and Xu Zhimo (1897). After her are Sima Tan (-165), Tian Han (1898), Lu Ji (261), Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), Tang Xianzu (1550), and Song Yingxing (1587).

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