WRITER

Song Yingxing

1587 - 1666

Song Yingxing

Song Yingxing (Traditional Chinese: 宋應星; Simplified Chinese: 宋应星; Wade Giles: Sung Ying-Hsing; 1587–1666 AD) was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Song Yingxing has received more than 83,548 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Song Yingxing is the 2,847th most popular writer (up from 3,220th in 2019), the 707th most popular biography from China and the 72nd most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

84k
Page Views (PV)
59.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.54
Effective Languages (L*)
2.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Song Yingxing ranks 2,847 out of 7,302. Before him are Mariama Bâ, Fatma Aliye Topuz, Lucius Afranius, Saken Seifullin, Ango Sakaguchi, and Farag Foda. After him are Guiraut Riquier, Peter Wessel Zapffe, William L. Shirer, Heinrich Vogeler, Mahasweta Devi, and Phlegon of Tralles.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Mariama Bâ
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 2,841
Fatma Aliye Topuz
1862 - 1936
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 2,842
Lucius Afranius
150 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 2,843
Saken Seifullin
1894 - 1938
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 2,844
Ango Sakaguchi
1906 - 1955
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 2,845
Farag Foda
1946 - 1992
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 2,846
Song Yingxing
1587 - 1666
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 2,847
Guiraut Riquier
1230 - 1292
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 2,848
Peter Wessel Zapffe
1899 - 1990
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 2,849
William L. Shirer
1904 - 1993
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 2,850
Heinrich Vogeler
1872 - 1942
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 2,851
Mahasweta Devi
1926 - 2016
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 2,852
Phlegon of Tralles
200 - 200
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 2,853

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1587, Song Yingxing ranks 13. Before him are Stefano Landi, Virginia Centurione Bracelli, Magdalene of Bavaria, Esaias van de Velde, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Johannes Fabricius. After him are Virginia Dare, Claes Jansz. Visscher, Yun Seondo, and Khusrau Mirza. Among people deceased in 1666, Song Yingxing ranks 13. Before him are Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Senhime, Luisa de Guzmán, and Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma. After him are Albert Eckhout, Gysbert Japiks, and Pier Francesco Mola.

Others Born in 1587

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Stefano Landi
COMPOSER
1587 - 1639
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 7
Virginia Centurione Bracelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1587 - 1651
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 8
Magdalene of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1587 - 1628
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 9
Esaias van de Velde
PAINTER
1587 - 1630
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 10
Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
POLITICIAN
1587 - 1626
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 11
Johannes Fabricius
ASTRONOMER
1587 - 1616
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 12
Song Yingxing
WRITER
1587 - 1666
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 13
Virginia Dare
CELEBRITY
1587 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 14
Claes Jansz. Visscher
GEOGRAPHER
1587 - 1652
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 15
Yun Seondo
WRITER
1587 - 1671
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 16
Khusrau Mirza
NOBLEMAN
1587 - 1622
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 17

Others Deceased in 1666

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Johann Adam Schall von Bell
ASTRONOMER
1591 - 1666
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 7
Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1666
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
WRITER
1579 - 1666
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 9
Senhime
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1666
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 10
Luisa de Guzmán
COMPANION
1613 - 1666
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 11
Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1635 - 1666
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 12
Song Yingxing
WRITER
1587 - 1666
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 13
Albert Eckhout
PAINTER
1610 - 1666
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 14
Gysbert Japiks
WRITER
1603 - 1666
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 15
Pier Francesco Mola
PAINTER
1612 - 1666
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 16