1903 - 1972
Watchman Nee, Ni Tuosheng, or Nee T'o-sheng (Chinese: 倪柝聲; pinyin: Ní Tuòshēng; November 4, 1903 – May 30, 1972), was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher who worked in China during the 20th century. His evangelism was influenced by the Plymouth Brethren. In 1922, he initiated church meetings in Fuzhou, Fujian province, that may be considered the beginning of the local churches. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Watchman Nee has received more than 841,530 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Watchman Nee is the 1,622nd most popular writer (down from 1,579th in 2019), the 469th most popular biography from China (down from 431st in 2019) and the 41st most popular Chinese Writer.
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Among writers, Watchman Nee ranks 1,622 out of 5,755. Before him are David Ogilvy, Barbara Cartland, Tanya Savicheva, Olaus Petri, Raul Hilberg, and Archestratus. After him are Mikhail Zoshchenko, Jane Jacobs, Xenophon of Ephesus, Lajos Zilahy, Juan Donoso Cortés, and Lady Randolph Churchill.
1911 - 1999
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,616
1901 - 2000
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,617
1930 - 1944
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,618
1493 - 1552
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,619
1926 - 2007
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,620
350 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1,621
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1,622
1894 - 1958
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 1,623
1916 - 2006
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1,624
101 - 300
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1,625
1891 - 1974
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1,626
1809 - 1853
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 1,627
1854 - 1921
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 1,628
Among people born in 1903, Watchman Nee ranks 90. Before him are Prince Nicholas of Romania, Walker Evans, Heinz Reinefarth, Yisrael Kristal, Gregor Piatigorsky, and Henry Corbin. After him are Florence Owens Thompson, Charlotte Perriand, Kim Chaek, Otto Abetz, Anny Ondra, and Georges Politzer. Among people deceased in 1972, Watchman Nee ranks 59. Before him are Ghassan Kanafani, Eugène Tisserant, Harlow Shapley, Matvei Zakharov, Stephen Timoshenko, and Lester B. Pearson. After him are Prescott Bush, Jules Romains, C. Rajagopalachari, George Sanders, Chen Yi, and William Dieterle.
1903 - 1978
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 84
1903 - 1975
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 85
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 86
1903 - 2017
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 87
1903 - 1976
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 88
1903 - 1978
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 89
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 90
1903 - 1983
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 91
1903 - 1999
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 92
1903 - 1951
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 93
1903 - 1958
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 94
1903 - 1987
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 95
1903 - 1942
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 96
1936 - 1972
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 53
1884 - 1972
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 54
1885 - 1972
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 55
1898 - 1972
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 56
1878 - 1972
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 57
1897 - 1972
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 58
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 59
1895 - 1972
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 60
1885 - 1972
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 61
1878 - 1972
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 62
1906 - 1972
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 63
1901 - 1972
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 64
1893 - 1972
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 65
Among people born in China, Watchman Nee ranks 469 out of 1,392. Before him are Xu Shen (58), 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Zuo Zongtang (1812), Zhuge Dan (200), Hu Shih (1891), and Zhu Yujian (1602). After him are Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Zhang Jinghui (1871), Shaohao (null), Lu You (1125), Mao Dun (1896), and Wellington Koo (1888).
58 - 147
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 463
1708 - 1757
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 464
1812 - 1885
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 465
200 - 258
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 466
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 467
1602 - 1646
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 468
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 469
1123 - 1189
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 470
1871 - 1959
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 471
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 472
1125 - 1210
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 473
1896 - 1981
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 474
1888 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 475
Among writers born in China, Watchman Nee ranks 41. Before him are Li Qingzhao (1084), Qiu Chuji (1148), Li Yu (1610), Liu Zongyuan (773), Yan Fu (1854), and Xu Shen (58). After him are Lu You (1125), Mao Dun (1896), Liu Cixin (1963), Eileen Chang (1920), Shen Yue (441), and Ruan Ji (210).
1084 - 1155
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 35
1148 - 1227
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 36
1610 - 1680
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 37
773 - 819
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 38
1854 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 39
58 - 147
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 40
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 41
1125 - 1210
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 42
1896 - 1981
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 43
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 44
1920 - 1995
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 45
441 - 513
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 46
210 - 263
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 47