210 - 263
Ruan Ji (Chinese: 阮籍; pinyin: Ruǎn Jí; Wade–Giles: Juan Chi; 210–263), courtesy name Sizong (Chinese: 嗣宗; pinyin: Sìzōng), was a Chinese musician and poet who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. 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 71,854 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ruan Ji is the 1,877th most popular writer (down from 1,786th in 2019), the 509th most popular biography from China (down from 473rd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Chinese Writer.
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Among writers, Ruan Ji ranks 1,877 out of 5,755. Before him are Vasile Alecsandri, Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Oliver Goldsmith, Jacint Verdaguer, Hirokazu Kanazawa, and Mukaghali Makatayev. After him are Ibn al-Farid, Jón Arason, John Tzetzes, John of Ruusbroec, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, and Augustin Barruel.
1821 - 1890
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 1,871
1740 - 1814
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 1,872
1728 - 1774
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 1,873
1845 - 1902
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,874
1931 - 2019
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,875
1931 - 1976
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 1,876
210 - 263
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,877
1181 - 1234
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,878
1484 - 1550
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,879
1110 - 1180
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,880
1293 - 1381
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,881
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,882
1741 - 1820
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 1,883
Among people born in 210, Ruan Ji ranks 7. Before him are Claudius Gothicus, Denis, Christina of Bolsena, Emperor Ōjin, Herennia Etruscilla, and Dexippus. After him is Julius Saturninus. Among people deceased in 263, Ruan Ji ranks 1.
210 - 270
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 1
210 - 250
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 2
210 - 304
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 3
210 - 310
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 4
210 - 251
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5
210 - 278
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 6
210 - 263
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 7
210 - 280
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 8
Among people born in China, Ruan Ji ranks 509 out of 1,392. Before him are Zhang Juzheng (1525), Lo Wei (1918), Bai Chongxi (1893), Dong Qichang (1555), Liu Penzi (11), and Guo Shoujing (1231). After him are Song Jiaoren (1882), Man Chong (209), Yi Xing (683), Zhou Yongkang (1942), Cheng Yi (1033), and Liang Kai (1200).
1525 - 1582
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 503
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 504
1893 - 1966
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 505
1555 - 1636
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 506
11 - 100
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 507
1231 - 1316
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 508
210 - 263
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 509
1882 - 1913
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 510
209 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 511
683 - 727
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 512
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 513
1033 - 1107
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 514
1200 - 1300
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 515
Among writers born in China, Ruan Ji ranks 47. Before him are Watchman Nee (1903), Lu You (1125), Mao Dun (1896), Liu Cixin (1963), Eileen Chang (1920), and Shen Yue (441). After him are Fan Zhongyan (989), Ji Kang (223), Feng Menglong (1574), Ding Ling (1904), Li He (790), and Ai Qing (1910).
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 41
1125 - 1210
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 42
1896 - 1981
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 43
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 44
1920 - 1995
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 45
441 - 513
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 46
210 - 263
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 47
989 - 1052
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 48
223 - 262
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 49
1574 - 1645
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 50
1904 - 1986
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 51
790 - 816
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 52
1910 - 1996
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 53