WRITER
Wang Wei
699 - 759
Wang Wei
Wang Wei (Traditional Chinese: 王維; Simplified Chinese: 王维, pinyin: Wáng Wéi, 699–759) was a Chinese musician, painter, poet, and politician of the middle Tang dynasty. He is regarded as one of the most distinguished men of arts and letters of his era. About 400 of his poems survived and 29 of them are included in the 18th-century anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Wei has received more than 47,004 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Wang Wei is the 587th most popular writer (down from 557th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from China (down from 146th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Chinese Writer.
Wang Wei is most famous for his poetry.
Memorability Metrics
47k
Page Views (PV)
65.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
5.29
Effective Languages (L*)
3.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Wang Weis by language
Over the past year Wang Wei has had the most page views in the Chinese wikipedia edition with 92,058 views, followed by Japanese (22,176), and Russian (7,007). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hakka (264.07%), Belarusian (76.58%), and Basque (71.31%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Wang Wei ranks 587 out of 7,302. Before him are Osip Mandelstam, Enid Blyton, Abai Qunanbaiuly, Samuel Butler, Allen Ginsberg, and Su Shi. After him are Vasubandhu, Bruno Schulz, D. H. Lawrence, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Ellen G. White, and Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Osip Mandelstam
1891 - 1938
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 581
Enid Blyton
1897 - 1968
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 582
Abai Qunanbaiuly
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 583
Samuel Butler
1835 - 1902
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 584
Allen Ginsberg
1926 - 1997
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 585
Su Shi
1037 - 1101
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 586
Wang Wei
699 - 759
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 587
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 588
Bruno Schulz
1892 - 1942
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 589
D. H. Lawrence
1885 - 1930
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 590
Alain Robbe-Grillet
1922 - 2008
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 591
Ellen G. White
1827 - 1915
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 592
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
400 - 450
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 593
Contemporaries
Among people born in 699, Wang Wei ranks 1. Among people deceased in 759, Wang Wei ranks 1. After him are Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, Saint Othmar, and Oswulf of Northumbria.
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Go to all RankingsWang Wei
WRITER
699 - 759
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1
Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
POLITICIAN
711 - 759
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 2
Saint Othmar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 759
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 3
Oswulf of Northumbria
POLITICIAN
800 - 759
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 4
In China
Among people born in China, Wang Wei ranks 161 out of 1,610. Before him are Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Huineng (638), Shen Kuo (1031), Yang Chen-Ning (1922), Liu Shan (207), and Su Shi (1037). After him are Sun Bin (-401), Tsung-Dao Lee (1926), Wu Sangui (1612), Tianqi Emperor (1605), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), and Zhu De (1886).
Others born in China
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Khorloogiin Choibalsan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 155
Huineng
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
638 - 713
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 156
Shen Kuo
PHILOSOPHER
1031 - 1095
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 157
Yang Chen-Ning
PHYSICIST
1922 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 158
Liu Shan
POLITICIAN
207 - 271
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 159
Su Shi
WRITER
1037 - 1101
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 160
Wang Wei
WRITER
699 - 759
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 161
Sun Bin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 162
Tsung-Dao Lee
PHYSICIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 163
Wu Sangui
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1612 - 1678
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 164
Tianqi Emperor
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1627
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 165
Emperor Taizong of Song
POLITICIAN
939 - 997
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 166
Zhu De
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1976
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 167
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Wang Wei ranks 13. Before him are Wu Cheng'en (1500), Kumārajīva (343), Bai Juyi (772), Mo Yan (1955), Faxian (340), and Su Shi (1037). After him are Kang Youwei (1858), Cao Xueqin (1724), Tao Yuanming (365), Jin Yong (1924), Ban Gu (32), and Zhang Sanfeng (1200).
Wu Cheng'en
1500 - 1582
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 7
Kumārajīva
343 - 413
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 8
Bai Juyi
772 - 846
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 9
Mo Yan
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 10
Faxian
340 - 418
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 11
Su Shi
1037 - 1101
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 12
Wang Wei
699 - 759
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 13
Kang Youwei
1858 - 1927
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 14
Cao Xueqin
1724 - 1763
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 15
Tao Yuanming
365 - 427
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 16
Jin Yong
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 17
Ban Gu
32 - 92
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 18
Zhang Sanfeng
1200 - 1301
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 19
