WRITER

Wang Meng

1934 - Today

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Wang Meng (Chinese: 王蒙; pinyin: Wáng Méng; born 15 October 1934) is a Chinese writer who served as China's Minister of Culture from 1986 to 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Meng has received more than 20,820 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Meng is the 4,929th most popular writer (down from 4,583rd in 2019), the 906th most popular biography from China (down from 829th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wang Meng ranks 4,929 out of 7,302. Before him are John Hersey, Heinrich Christian Boie, Sam Houser, Mark Frost, Swarnakumari Devi, and Marin Sorescu. After him are Frédérick Tristan, Olavo Bilac, Mary Oliver, Piers Anthony, Eyvindr skáldaspillir, and Sahir Ludhianvi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Wang Meng ranks 358. Before him are Pierre Darmon, Henry Cooper, Norma Croker, Kedarnath Singh, Phil Ramone, and Héctor De Bourgoing. After him are Piers Anthony, Mudar Badran, Curtis Fuller, Inger Berggren, James Franciscus, and Yves Coppens.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Meng ranks 906 out of 1,610. Before him are Chang Wanquan (1949), Liang Shuming (1893), Xiao Zhan (1991), John Hersey (1914), Yan Huiqing (1877), and Li Xi (1956). After him are Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Cai Chusheng (1906), Lisa Lu (1927), He Guoqiang (1943), An Wang (1920), and Karen Lachmann (1916).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Wang Meng ranks 109. Before him are Can Xue (1953), Wang Guowei (1877), Lin Shu (1852), Zhang Jie (1937), Zhu Ziqing (1898), and John Hersey (1914). After him are Ingrid Noll (1935), Jiang Rong (1946), Fang Fang (1955), Ha Jin (1956), You Xie (1958), and Ma Jian (1953).

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