343 BC - 278 BC
Qu Yuan (c. 340 BC – 278 BC) was a Chinese poet and aristocrat in the State of Chu during the Warring States period. He is known for his patriotism and contributions to classical poetry and verses, especially through the poems of the Chu Ci anthology (also known as The Songs of the South or Songs of Chu): a volume of poems attributed to or considered to be inspired by his verse writing. Together with the Shi Jing, the Chu Ci is one of the two greatest collections of ancient Chinese verse. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qu Yuan has received more than 582,470 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Qu Yuan is the 446th most popular writer (down from 394th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from China (down from 87th in 2019) and the 4th 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, Qu Yuan ranks 446 out of 5,755. Before him are Mika Waltari, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Comte de Lautréamont, Seneca the Elder, Ágota Kristóf, and Gabriela Mistral. After him are Ève Curie, Livius Andronicus, Richard Bach, Thomas Paine, John Galsworthy, and Ilya Ehrenburg.
1908 - 1979
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 440
1848 - 1907
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 441
1846 - 1870
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 442
54 BC - 39
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 443
1935 - 2011
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 444
1889 - 1957
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 445
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 446
1904 - 2007
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 447
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 448
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 449
1737 - 1809
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 450
1867 - 1933
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 451
1891 - 1967
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 452
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.
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1
331 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 2
354 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 3
340 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 4
Among people born in China, Qu Yuan ranks 98 out of 1,392. Before him are An Lushan (702), Yang Guifei (719), Zhang Heng (78), Tongzhi Emperor (1856), Soong Ching-ling (1893), and Hua Tuo (200). After him are 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Milarepa (1052), Wu Cheng'en (1500), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), Jingtai Emperor (1428), and Lin Biao (1907).
702 - 757
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 92
719 - 756
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 93
78 - 139
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 94
1856 - 1875
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 95
1893 - 1981
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 96
200 - 208
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 97
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 98
1876 - 1933
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 99
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 100
1500 - 1582
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 101
569 - 617
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 102
1428 - 1457
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 103
1907 - 1971
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 104
Among writers born in China, Qu Yuan ranks 4. Before him are Du Fu (712), Lu Xun (1881), and Gao Xingjian (1940). After him are Wu Cheng'en (1500), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Wang Wei (699), Faxian (340), Mo Yan (1955), Bai Juyi (772), Kumārajīva (343), and Jin Yong (1924).
712 - 770
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 1
1881 - 1936
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 3
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 4
1500 - 1582
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 5
1330 - 1400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 6
699 - 759
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 7
340 - 418
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 8
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 9
772 - 846
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 10
343 - 413
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 11
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 12