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Liao Yiwu

1958 - Today

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Liao Yiwu (Chinese: 廖亦武; pinyin: Liào Yìwǔ; also known as Lao Wei (Chinese: 老威); born 16 June 1958) is a Chinese author, reporter, musician, and poet. He is a critic of China's Communist Party, for which he was imprisoned in 1990. His books, several of which are collections of interviews with ordinary people from the lower rungs of Chinese society, were published in Taiwan and Hong Kong but are banned in mainland China; some have been translated into Spanish, English, French, German, Polish and Czech. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liao Yiwu has received more than 98,949 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Liao Yiwu is the 5,248th most popular writer (down from 4,870th in 2019), the 869th most popular biography from China (down from 776th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 99k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Liao Yiwu ranks 5,248 out of 5,755. Before him are Ma Jian, Conrad Hall, Mateja Matevski, Rebecca Solnit, Monica Lovinescu, and Rick Warren. After him are Farley Mowat, Antonia Fraser, Joe Hill, Fredrik Backman, Jørn Lier Horst, and René Boylesve.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Liao Yiwu ranks 291. Before him are Mark Lester, Lisa Fischer, Kazuaki Nagasawa, Debbie Rowe, Andriy Bal, and Alan Jackson. After him are Harri Kirvesniemi, Andy, Arnaldo Otegi, Dave Finlay, Kuupik Kleist, and Chris Buck.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liao Yiwu ranks 869 out of 1,392. Before him are Hu Chunhua (1963), Vivian Wu (1966), Karen Lachmann (1916), Li Shufu (1963), Wu Wenjun (1919), and Ma Jian (1953). After him are Li Na (1982), Ha Jin (1956), Liu Chao-shiuan (1943), Ni Xialian (1963), Xie Jun (1970), and Lu Han (1990).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Liao Yiwu ranks 109. Before him are Ingrid Noll (1935), John Hersey (1914), Lin Shu (1852), You Xie (1958), Fang Fang (1955), and Ma Jian (1953). After him are Ha Jin (1956), Liu Xia (1961), Su Tong (1963), Chen Danqing (1953), Ruth Graham (1920), and Shan Sa (1972).

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