WRITER

Wei Hui

1973 - Today

Wei Hui

Zhou Wei Hui (Chinese: 周卫慧; born 4 January 1973), known simply by her Chinese given name Wei Hui, is a Chinese novelist, living and working in Shanghai and New York City. Her novel Shanghai Baby (上海宝贝) (1999) was banned in the People's Republic of China as "decadent". Her latest novel Marrying Buddha (我的禅) (2005) was censored, modified and published in China under a modified title. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wei Hui has received more than 43,769 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Wei Hui is the 6,825th most popular writer (down from 6,151st in 2019), the 1,132nd most popular biography from China (down from 1,004th in 2019) and the 125th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

44k
Page Views (PV)
45.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.09
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wei Hui ranks 6,825 out of 7,302. Before her are Ann Leckie, James Merrill, Louis MacNeice, William Gilmore Simms, Anna Todd, and Lena Andersson. After her are Federico Andahazi, Michael Goldenberg, Peter Hedges, Bharati Mukherjee, Kofi Awoonor, and David Ignatius.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Ann Leckie
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 6,819
James Merrill
1926 - 1995
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 6,820
Louis MacNeice
1907 - 1963
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 6,821
William Gilmore Simms
1806 - 1870
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 6,822
Anna Todd
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 6,823
Lena Andersson
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 6,824
Wei Hui
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 6,825
Federico Andahazi
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 6,826
Michael Goldenberg
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 6,827
Peter Hedges
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 6,828
Bharati Mukherjee
1940 - 2017
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 6,829
Kofi Awoonor
1935 - 2013
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 6,830
David Ignatius
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 6,831

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Wei Hui ranks 577. Before her are Saulius Štombergas, Monkaen Kaenkoon, Jamie Staff, Alexei Yashin, Valyantsin Byalkevich, and Jordan Prentice. After her are Tomasz Radzinski, Lee Min-sung, Stuart O'Grady, Orly Levy, Lucy Davis, and Erin Daniels.

Others Born in 1973

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Saulius Štombergas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 571
Monkaen Kaenkoon
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 572
Jamie Staff
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 573
Alexei Yashin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 574
Valyantsin Byalkevich
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - 2014
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 575
Jordan Prentice
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 576
Wei Hui
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 577
Tomasz Radzinski
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 578
Lee Min-sung
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 579
Stuart O'Grady
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 580
Orly Levy
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 581
Lucy Davis
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 582
Erin Daniels
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 583