Writer
Kumārajīva
343 - 413
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Kumārajīva
His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Kumārajīva is the 630th most popular writer (down from 528th in 2024), the 141st most popular biography from China (down from 127th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Writer.
Kumārajīva is most famous for translating the Lotus Sutra into Chinese.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Kumārajīva ranks 630 out of 7,302. Before him are Edgar Rice Burroughs, Francisco de Quevedo, Poliziano, Patricia Highsmith, Franz Werfel, and André Chénier. After him are Gabriele Amorth, Kōbō Abe, Meera, Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Aratus.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875 - 1950
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 624
Francisco de Quevedo
1584 - 1645
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 625
Poliziano
1454 - 1494
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 626
Patricia Highsmith
1921 - 1995
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 627
Franz Werfel
1890 - 1945
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 628
André Chénier
1762 - 1794
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 629
Kumārajīva
343 - 413
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 630
Gabriele Amorth
1925 - 2016
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 631
Kōbō Abe
1924 - 1993
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 632
Meera
1498 - 1546
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 633
Samuel Johnson
1709 - 1784
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 634
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772 - 1834
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 635
Aratus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 636
Contemporaries
Among people born in 343, Kumārajīva ranks 1. After him is Emperor Mu of Jin. Among people deceased in 413, Kumārajīva ranks 2. Before him is Gwanggaeto the Great. After him are Synesius, Prudentius, Jovinus, Sebastianus, and Heraclianus.
Others Born in 343
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Others Deceased in 413
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Gwanggaeto the Great
POLITICIAN
374 - 413
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 1
Kumārajīva
WRITER
343 - 413
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 2
Synesius
PHILOSOPHER
370 - 413
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 3
Prudentius
WRITER
348 - 413
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 4
Jovinus
POLITICIAN
310 - 413
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 5
Sebastianus
POLITICIAN
400 - 413
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 6
Heraclianus
POLITICIAN
370 - 413
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 7
In China
Among people born in China, Kumārajīva ranks 141 out of NaN. Before him are Dorgon (1612), Hong Xiuquan (1814), Bolo Yeung (1946), Sun Jian (155), 1st Dalai Lama (1391), and Ziying (-300). After him are Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Wu Sangui (1612), Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662), Edmond H. Fischer (1920), and Bai Qi (-250).
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Dorgon
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1650
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 135
Hong Xiuquan
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 136
Bolo Yeung
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 137
Sun Jian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
155 - 191
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 138
1st Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1391 - 1474
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 139
Ziying
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 206 BC
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 140
Kumārajīva
WRITER
343 - 413
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 141
Ei-ichi Negishi
CHEMIST
1935 - 2021
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 142
Emperor Guangwu of Han
POLITICIAN
5 BC - 57
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 143
Wu Sangui
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1612 - 1678
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 144
Emperor Ruizong of Tang
POLITICIAN
662 - 716
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 145
Edmond H. Fischer
CHEMIST
1920 - 2021
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 146
Bai Qi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
250 BC - 257 BC
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 147
Among Writers In China
Among writers born in China, Kumārajīva ranks 11. Before him are Wu Cheng'en (1500), Qu Yuan (-343), Mo Yan (1955), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Bai Juyi (772), and Su Shi (1037). After him are Faxian (340), Cao Xueqin (1724), Ban Gu (32), Tao Yuanming (365), Wang Wei (699), and Jin Yong (1924).
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
Cao Xueqin
1724 - 1763
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 13
Ban Gu
32 - 92
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 14
Tao Yuanming
365 - 427
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 15
Wang Wei
699 - 759
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 16
Jin Yong
1924 - 2018
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 17
