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Mei Lanfang

1894 - 1961

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Mei Lan (22 October 1894 – 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name Mei Lanfang, was a notable Chinese Peking opera artist in modern Chinese theater. Mei was known as the "Queen of Peking Opera". Mei was exclusively known for his female lead roles (dan) and particularly his "verdant-robed girls" (qingyi), young or middle-aged women of grace and refinement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mei Lanfang has received more than 299,860 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Mei Lanfang is the 368th most popular singer (up from 445th in 2019), the 498th most popular biography from China (up from 543rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Singer.

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  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mei Lanfang ranks 368 out of 4,381. Before him are Toby Keith, David Byron, Cecilia Bartoli, Shirley Bassey, Atahualpa Yupanqui, and Mory Kanté. After him are Christa Ludwig, Albert Hammond, Steve Perry, Amr Diab, Arsen Dedić, and Ricky Nelson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Mei Lanfang ranks 69. Before him are Thorleif Haug, Hans Langsdorff, Francisco Craveiro Lopes, Frank Borzage, Wilhelm Schepmann, and King Vidor. After him are Georges Gurvitch, T. V. Soong, E. E. Cummings, Fritz Freitag, Albert Leo Schlageter, and Friedrich Hossbach. Among people deceased in 1961, Mei Lanfang ranks 35. Before him are Mukhtar Auezov, Karl Korsch, Zoltán Tildy, Maria Valtorta, Paul Wittgenstein, and Princess Isabelle of Orléans. After him are Werner Jaeger, Margherita Sarfatti, Gustav Ucicky, Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria, Ludwik Fleck, and Fyodor Kuznetsov.

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In China

Among people born in China, Mei Lanfang ranks 498 out of 1,610. Before him are Ba Jin (1904), 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Peng Liyuan (1962), Gampopa (1079), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), and Shaohao (null). After him are Yao Wenyuan (1931), Zuo Zongtang (1812), T. V. Soong (1894), Dong Qichang (1555), Zhang Xun (1854), and Sun Simiao (581).

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Among SINGERS In China

Among singers born in China, Mei Lanfang ranks 2. Before him are Peng Liyuan (1962). After him are Sam Hui (1948), Shi Pei Pu (1938), Yao Lee (1922), Lu Han (1990), Liu Huan (1963), Han Geng (1984), Wei Wei (1963), Lay Zhang (1991), Song Yuqi (1999), and Sa Dingding (1979).

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