1037 - 1101
Su Shi (simplified Chinese: 苏轼; traditional Chinese: 蘇軾; pinyin: Sū Shì; 8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan (子瞻), art name Dongpo (東坡), was a Chinese poet, essayist, stateman, calligrapher, painter, gastronome, and travel writer who lived during the Song dynasty. A major personality of the Song era, Su was an important figure in Song Dynasty politics, he had a lengthy career in bureaucracy, taking various provincial posts and briefly serving as a senior official at the imperial court. Despite his high hopes to serve the country, Su's political career was filled with frustrations due to his out-spoken criticism, and he often fell victim to political rivalries between the radical and the conservative forces. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Su Shi has received more than 605,271 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Su Shi is the 743rd most popular writer (down from 674th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from China (down from 180th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Writer.
Su Shi is famous for his poetry and calligraphy.
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Among writers, Su Shi ranks 743 out of 5,755. Before him are Natalia Ginzburg, Nikolai Ostrovsky, Jamal Khashoggi, Ann Radcliffe, Aelia Eudocia, and Joseph Murphy. After him are Zosimus, Olga Tokarczuk, Solomon Northup, Karl Harrer, Sidonius Apollinaris, and Adunis.
1916 - 1991
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 737
1904 - 1936
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 738
1958 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 739
1764 - 1823
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 740
401 - 460
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 741
1898 - 1981
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 742
1037 - 1101
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 743
460 - 520
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 744
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 745
1808 - 1863
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 746
1890 - 1926
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 747
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 748
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 749
Among people born in 1037, Su Shi ranks 1. Among people deceased in 1101, Su Shi ranks 5. Before him are Mahmud al-Kashgari, Bruno of Cologne, Roger I of Sicily, and John Skylitzes. After him are Hugh, Count of Vermandois, Su Song, Conrad II of Italy, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, Urraca of Zamora, Akka Mahadevi, and Emperor Daozong of Liao.
1029 - 1101
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 1
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 2
1031 - 1101
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 3
1040 - 1101
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 4
1037 - 1101
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 5
1057 - 1101
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 6
1020 - 1101
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 7
1074 - 1101
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 8
1035 - 1101
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 9
1033 - 1101
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 10
1130 - 1101
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 11
1032 - 1101
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 12
Among people born in China, Su Shi ranks 199 out of 1,392. Before him are Donnie Yen (1963), Wang Zhaojun (-50), Kang Youwei (1858), Li Hongzhang (1823), Yang Chen-Ning (1922), and Xiahou Dun (155). After him are John Woo (1946), Emperor Ling of Han (156), Li Peng (1928), Wu Sangui (1612), Jiang Wei (202), and Emperor Ming of Han (28).
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 193
50 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 194
1858 - 1927
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 195
1823 - 1901
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 196
1922 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 197
155 - 220
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 198
1037 - 1101
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 199
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 200
156 - 189
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 201
1928 - 2019
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 202
1612 - 1678
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 203
202 - 264
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 204
28 - 75
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 205
Among writers born in China, Su Shi ranks 14. Before him are Faxian (340), Mo Yan (1955), Bai Juyi (772), Kumārajīva (343), Jin Yong (1924), and Kang Youwei (1858). After him are Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Ban Gu (32), Cao Xueqin (1724), Tao Yuanming (365), Cai Yan (177), and Lao She (1899).
340 - 418
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 8
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 9
772 - 846
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 10
343 - 413
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 11
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 12
1858 - 1927
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 13
1037 - 1101
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 14
1200 - 1301
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 15
32 - 92
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 16
1724 - 1763
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 17
365 - 427
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 18
177 - 250
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 19
1899 - 1966
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 20