Writer
Qu Yuan
343 BC - 278 BC
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Qu Yuan
His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). Qu Yuan is the 441st most popular writer (down from 412th in 2024), the 97th most popular biography from China (down from 90th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Writer.
Qu Yuan is most famous for his patriotism and his writing. He was a minister of the state of Chu during the Warring States period, but he was banished by King Huai of Chu for his criticism of the king's policies. Qu Yuan wrote a lot of poems about his sadness and anger at being exiled.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Qu Yuan ranks 441 out of 7,302. Before him are Sergei Yesenin, Sándor Márai, Gregory of Tours, Georges Bataille, Fausto Cercignani, and Andrzej Sapkowski. After him are Henri Barbusse, Vuk Karadžić, Jim Corbett, Raymond Chandler, Athenaeus, and Henry James.
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Sergei Yesenin
1895 - 1925
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 435
Sándor Márai
1900 - 1989
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 436
Gregory of Tours
538 - 593
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 437
Georges Bataille
1897 - 1962
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 438
Fausto Cercignani
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 439
Andrzej Sapkowski
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 440
Qu Yuan
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 441
Henri Barbusse
1873 - 1935
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 442
Vuk Karadžić
1787 - 1864
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 443
Jim Corbett
1875 - 1955
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 444
Raymond Chandler
1888 - 1959
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 445
Athenaeus
200 - 223
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 446
Henry James
1843 - 1916
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 447
Contemporaries
Among people born in 343 BC, Qu Yuan ranks 1. Among people deceased in 278 BC, Qu Yuan ranks 1. After him are Metrodorus of Lampsacus, Zipoetes I of Bithynia, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus.
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Go to all RankingsQu Yuan
WRITER
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 1
Metrodorus of Lampsacus
PHILOSOPHER
331 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 2
Zipoetes I of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
354 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 3
Polyaenus of Lampsacus
MATHEMATICIAN
340 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 4
In China
Among people born in China, Qu Yuan ranks 97 out of NaN. Before him are Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), Songtsen Gampo (604), Zhang Fei (167), 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), and Yang Guifei (719). After him are Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Bogd Khan (1869), Dong Zhuo (139), Yu the Great (-2123), Jiajing Emperor (1507), and Yang Shangkun (1907).
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Emperor Gaozong of Tang
POLITICIAN
628 - 683
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 91
Songtsen Gampo
POLITICIAN
604 - 650
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 92
Zhang Fei
MILITARY PERSONNEL
167 - 221
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 93
13th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1933
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 94
Emperor Wen of Sui
POLITICIAN
541 - 604
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 95
Yang Guifei
POLITICIAN
719 - 756
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 96
Qu Yuan
WRITER
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 97
Xianfeng Emperor
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1861
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 98
Bogd Khan
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1924
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 99
Dong Zhuo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
139 - 192
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 100
Yu the Great
POLITICIAN
2123 BC - 2055 BC
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 101
Jiajing Emperor
POLITICIAN
1507 - 1567
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 102
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 103
Among Writers In China
Among writers born in China, Qu Yuan ranks 6. Before him are Li Bai (701), Du Fu (712), Lu Xun (1881), Gao Xingjian (1940), and Wu Cheng'en (1500). After him are Mo Yan (1955), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Bai Juyi (772), Su Shi (1037), Kumārajīva (343), and Faxian (340).
Li Bai
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 1
Du Fu
712 - 770
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 2
Lu Xun
1881 - 1936
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 3
Gao Xingjian
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 4
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
