WRITER

Ruan Ji

210 - 263

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Ruan Ji (210–263), courtesy name Sizong, was a Chinese musician, poet, and military officer who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period. He was one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. The guqin melody Jiukuang (酒狂 'Drunken ecstasy', or 'Wine-mad') is believed to have been composed by him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruan Ji has received more than 78,215 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ruan Ji is the 1,908th most popular writer (down from 1,872nd in 2019), the 548th most popular biography from China (down from 508th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 78k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ruan Ji ranks 1,908 out of 7,302. Before him are Erinna, Khushal Khattak, Joseph Addison, Christopher Robin Milne, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, and Viktor Barna. After him are György Konrád, Clark Ashton Smith, Moschus, Eiji Tsuburaya, Surdas, and Gitta Sereny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 210, Ruan Ji ranks 6. Before him are Claudius Gothicus, Denis, Christina of Bolsena, Emperor Ōjin, and Herennia Etruscilla. After him are Dexippus, Julius Saturninus, and Theognostus of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 263, Ruan Ji ranks 1. 

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Others Deceased in 263

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    Ruan Ji

    WRITER

    210 - 263

    HPI: 62.54

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Ruan Ji ranks 548 out of 1,610. Before him are Cheng Yi (1033), Ti Lung (1946), Wang Bi (226), Zhou Xuan (1920), Li Ling (-150), and Osman Batur (1899). After him are Watchman Nee (1903), Li Yu (937), Jia Chong (217), Zhang Zai (1020), Wu Yi (1938), and Gan De (-400).

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    Cheng Yi

    PHILOSOPHER

    1033 - 1107

    HPI: 62.64

    Rank: 542

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    Ti Lung

    ACTOR

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 62.62

    Rank: 543

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    Wang Bi

    PHILOSOPHER

    226 - 249

    HPI: 62.62

    Rank: 544

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    Zhou Xuan

    ACTOR

    1920 - 1957

    HPI: 62.60

    Rank: 545

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    Li Ling

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    150 BC - 73 BC

    HPI: 62.59

    Rank: 546

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    Osman Batur

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1899 - 1951

    HPI: 62.57

    Rank: 547

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    Ruan Ji

    WRITER

    210 - 263

    HPI: 62.54

    Rank: 548

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    Watchman Nee

    WRITER

    1903 - 1972

    HPI: 62.51

    Rank: 549

  • Photo of Li Yu

    Li Yu

    POLITICIAN

    937 - 978

    HPI: 62.50

    Rank: 550

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    Jia Chong

    POLITICIAN

    217 - 282

    HPI: 62.49

    Rank: 551

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    Zhang Zai

    PHILOSOPHER

    1020 - 1077

    HPI: 62.47

    Rank: 552

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    Wu Yi

    POLITICIAN

    1938 - Present

    HPI: 62.46

    Rank: 553

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    Gan De

    ASTRONOMER

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 62.41

    Rank: 554

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Ruan Ji ranks 50. Before him are Gampopa (1079), Shen Yue (441), Mao Dun (1896), Li Yu (1610), Xu Shen (58), and Feng Menglong (1574). After him are Watchman Nee (1903), Fan Zhongyan (989), Ji Kang (223), Yuan Zhen (779), Li Shangyin (813), and Consort Ban (-48).

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