WRITER

Ken Liu

1976 - Today

Ken Liu

Ken Liu (born 1976) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. Liu has won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards for his novel translations and original short fiction, which has appeared in F&SF, Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog, Lightspeed, Clarkesworld, and multiple "Year's Best" anthologies. Liu has also written an epic fantasy novel series, The Dandelion Dynasty, which he describes as silkpunk. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Liu has received more than 994,148 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ken Liu is the 6,844th most popular writer (down from 6,091st in 2019), the 1,139th most popular biography from China (down from 991st in 2019) and the 126th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

990k
Page Views (PV)
45.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
2.93
Effective Languages (L*)
3.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ken Liu ranks 6,844 out of 7,302. Before him are Hugh MacDiarmid, John Mortimer, Robert C. Cooper, Michael Arndt, Douglas Murray, and Javier Sicilia. After him are Mariam Petrosyan, Faye Kellerman, Mimoza Ahmeti, Yiyun Li, Javier Valdez Cárdenas, and Dan Barker.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Hugh MacDiarmid
1892 - 1978
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 6,838
John Mortimer
1923 - 2009
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 6,839
Robert C. Cooper
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 6,840
Michael Arndt
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 6,841
Douglas Murray
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 6,842
Javier Sicilia
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 6,843
Ken Liu
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 6,844
Mariam Petrosyan
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 6,845
Faye Kellerman
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 6,846
Mimoza Ahmeti
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 6,847
Yiyun Li
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 6,848
Javier Valdez Cárdenas
1967 - 2017
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 6,849
Dan Barker
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 6,850

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ken Liu ranks 494. Before him are Juan Alfonso Baptista, Ky-Mani Marley, Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Oliver Spasovski, Tatsuhiko Kubo, and Robert James-Collier. After him are Cătălin Hîldan, Jacqueline Aguilera, Hanno Möttölä, Alex Yoong, Martin Helme, and Alberto Entrerríos.

Others Born in 1976

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Juan Alfonso Baptista
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 488
Ky-Mani Marley
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 489
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 490
Oliver Spasovski
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 491
Tatsuhiko Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 492
Robert James-Collier
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 493
Ken Liu
WRITER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 494
Cătălin Hîldan
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - 2000
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 495
Jacqueline Aguilera
CELEBRITY
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 496
Hanno Möttölä
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 497
Alex Yoong
RACING DRIVER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 498
Martin Helme
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 499
Alberto Entrerríos
HANDBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 500

In China

Among people born in China, Ken Liu ranks 1,139 out of 1,610. Before him are Ma Wenge (1968), Yi Siling (1989), Wen Junhui (1996), Feng Kun (1978), Wang Yan (1971), and Chen Longcan (1965). After him are Yiyun Li (1972), Zhuang Xiaoyan (1969), Yu Wenxia (1989), Gao Hongbo (1966), Eric Yuan (1970), and Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (1989).

Others born in China

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Ma Wenge
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 1,133
Yi Siling
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 1,134
Wen Junhui
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 1,135
Feng Kun
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 1,136
Wang Yan
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 1,137
Chen Longcan
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 1,138
Ken Liu
WRITER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 1,139
Yiyun Li
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 1,140
Zhuang Xiaoyan
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 1,141
Yu Wenxia
CELEBRITY
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 1,142
Gao Hongbo
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 1,143
Eric Yuan
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 1,144
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 1,145