1902 - 1988
Shen Congwen (28 December 1902 – 10 May 1988), formerly romanized as Shen Ts'ung-wen, was a Chinese writer who is considered one of the greatest modern Chinese writers, on par with Lu Xun. Regional culture and identity plays a much bigger role in his writing than that of other major early modern Chinese writers. He was known for combining the vernacular style with classical Chinese writing techniques. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shen Congwen has received more than 144,571 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Shen Congwen is the 3,356th most popular writer (down from 3,241st in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from China (down from 666th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Chinese Writer.
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Among writers, Shen Congwen ranks 3,356 out of 5,755. Before him are Angelos Sikelianos, Bragi Boddason, Elia Abu Madi, Casimir Delavigne, Erri De Luca, and Olga Bergholz. After him are Robert Chambers, Remigius of Auxerre, Massimo Bontempelli, Per Petterson, Julius Obsequens, and Étienne Jodelle.
1884 - 1951
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 3,350
800 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 3,351
1890 - 1957
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 3,352
1793 - 1843
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 3,353
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 3,354
1910 - 1975
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 3,355
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 3,356
1802 - 1871
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 3,357
841 - 908
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 3,358
1878 - 1960
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 3,359
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 3,360
400 - 301
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 3,361
1532 - 1573
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 3,362
Among people born in 1902, Shen Congwen ranks 160. Before him are Ferdinand Marian, Nikolay Kamov, Margaret Hamilton, Louis Beel, Lon L. Fuller, and Max Abegglen. After him are Emanuel Feuermann, Moderato Wisintainer, Erik Eriksen, Boris Barnet, Manuel Seoane, and Adolfo Zumelzú. Among people deceased in 1988, Shen Congwen ranks 113. Before him are Pete Maravich, Marcel Bozzuffi, Gaston Eyskens, Sylvester, Arnulfo Arias, and Sewall Wright. After him are Giorgio Almirante, John Houseman, Vasil Mzhavanadze, Irmgard Seefried, Pál Titkos, and Josep Tarradellas.
1902 - 1946
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 154
1902 - 1973
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 155
1902 - 1985
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 156
1902 - 1977
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 157
1902 - 1978
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 158
1902 - 1970
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 159
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 160
1902 - 1942
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 161
1902 - 1986
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 162
1902 - 1972
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 163
1902 - 1965
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 164
1902 - 1975
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 165
1902 - 1973
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 166
1947 - 1988
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 107
1928 - 1988
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 108
1905 - 1988
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 109
1947 - 1988
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 110
1901 - 1988
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 111
1889 - 1988
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 112
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 113
1914 - 1988
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 114
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 115
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 116
1919 - 1988
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 117
1908 - 1988
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 118
1899 - 1988
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 119
Among people born in China, Shen Congwen ranks 732 out of 1,392. Before him are Qiu Ying (1494), Cui Hao (704), Dai Jin (1388), Zhang Qun (1889), Sima Tan (-165), and Peng Shuai (1986). After him are Wan Li (1916), Wang Changling (698), Chang Cheh (1923), Zhang Binglin (1868), Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), and Yun Shouping (1633).
1494 - 1552
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 726
704 - 754
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 727
1388 - 1462
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 728
1889 - 1990
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 729
165 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 730
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 731
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 732
1916 - 2015
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 733
698 - 756
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 734
1923 - 2002
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 735
1868 - 1936
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 736
1883 - 1937
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 737
1633 - 1690
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 738
Among writers born in China, Shen Congwen ranks 80. Before him are Guan Daosheng (1262), Song Yingxing (1587), Bing Xin (1900), Sakya Pandita (1182), Cui Hao (704), and Sima Tan (-165). After him are Wang Changling (698), Song Yu (-298), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Zhou Zuoren (1885), Sanmao (1943), and Xiao Hong (1911).
1262 - 1319
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 74
1587 - 1666
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 75
1900 - 1999
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 76
1182 - 1251
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 77
704 - 754
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 78
165 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 79
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 80
698 - 756
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 81
298 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 82
1939 - 1987
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 83
1885 - 1967
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 84
1943 - 1991
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 85
1911 - 1942
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 86