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Song Yu

298 BC - 222 BC

Song Yu

Song Yu (Chinese: 宋玉; Wade–Giles: Sung Yü; fl. 298–263 BC) was a Chinese poet from the late Warring States period, and is known as the traditional author of a number of poems in the Verses of Chu (Chu ci 楚辭). Among the Verses of Chu poems usually attributed to Song Yu are those in the Jiu Bian section. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Song Yu has received more than 61,446 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Song Yu is the 3,434th most popular writer, the 739th most popular biography from China and the 82nd most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

61k
Page Views (PV)
50.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.06
Effective Languages (L*)
2.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Song Yu ranks 3,434 out of 5,755. Before him are Robert Ettinger, Anar Rzayev, Breyten Breytenbach, Doria Shafik, Johann Georg von Hahn, and Johann Baptist Allgaier. After him are Georgi Pulevski, Goffredo Mameli, John Aubrey, Cecil Bødker, Alykul Osmonov, and Ibn Warraq.

Others Born in 298 BC

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Song Yu
298 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 222 BC

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Ptolemy III Euergetes
284 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 1
Eucleidas
201 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2
Song Yu
298 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 3

In China

Among people born in China, Song Yu ranks 739 out of 1,392. Before 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). After him are Sun Chuanfang (1885), Andrew Yao (1946), Tang Jiaxuan (1938), Lydia Shum (1945), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), and Nie Rongzhen (1899).

Others born in China

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Wan Li
1916 - 2015
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 733
Wang Changling
698 - 756
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 734
Chang Cheh
1923 - 2002
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 735
Zhang Binglin
1868 - 1936
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 736
Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama
1883 - 1937
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 737
Yun Shouping
1633 - 1690
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 738
Song Yu
298 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 739
Sun Chuanfang
1885 - 1935
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 740
Andrew Yao
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 741
Tang Jiaxuan
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 742
Lydia Shum
1945 - 2008
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 743
Chögyam Trungpa
1939 - 1987
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 744
Nie Rongzhen
1899 - 1992
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 745