WRITER

Wen Tianxiang

1236 - 1283

Wen Tianxiang

Wen Tianxiang (Chinese: 文天祥; pinyin: Wén Tiānxiáng; June 6, 1236 – January 9, 1283), noble title Duke of Xin (信國公), was a Chinese statesman, poet and politician in the last years of the Southern Song dynasty. For his resistance to Kublai Khan's invasion of the Southern Song dynasty, and for his refusal to yield to the Yuan dynasty despite being captured and tortured, he is a popular culture hero symbol of patriotism, righteousness, and resistance against tyranny in China. He is known as one of the 'Three Loyal Princes of the Song' (大宋三忠王), alongside Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie. Wen Tianxiang is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wen Tianxiang has received more than 168,550 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Wen Tianxiang is the 1,557th most popular writer (down from 1,438th in 2019), the 458th most popular biography from China (down from 404th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

170k
Page Views (PV)
63.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.07
Effective Languages (L*)
3.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wen Tianxiang ranks 1,557 out of 7,302. Before him are Junji Ito, Raymond Roussel, Elizabeth Bishop, Pío Baroja, Antoine de Montchrestien, and Ben Shapiro. After him are Liu Cixin, Michael Moorcock, Jeffery Deaver, Marcel Achard, William Heinesen, and Konstantin Simonov.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Junji Ito
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 1,551
Raymond Roussel
1877 - 1933
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 1,552
Elizabeth Bishop
1911 - 1979
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 1,553
Pío Baroja
1872 - 1956
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 1,554
Antoine de Montchrestien
1575 - 1621
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 1,555
Ben Shapiro
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 1,556
Wen Tianxiang
1236 - 1283
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 1,557
Liu Cixin
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 1,558
Michael Moorcock
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 1,559
Jeffery Deaver
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 1,560
Marcel Achard
1899 - 1974
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 1,561
William Heinesen
1900 - 1991
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 1,562
Konstantin Simonov
1915 - 1979
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 1,563

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1236, Wen Tianxiang ranks 4. Before him are Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, Violant of Aragon, and Chungnyeol of Goryeo. After him are Leo II, King of Armenia, Jacopone da Todi, Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Stephen the Posthumous, and Lu Xiufu. Among people deceased in 1283, Wen Tianxiang ranks 3. Before him are Ata-Malik Juvayni, and Zakariya al-Qazwini. After him are Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi, Philip I, Latin Emperor, Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway, and Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany.

Others Born in 1236

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Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi
MATHEMATICIAN
1236 - 1311
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 1
Violant of Aragon
COMPANION
1236 - 1301
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 2
Chungnyeol of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1236 - 1308
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 3
Wen Tianxiang
WRITER
1236 - 1283
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 4
Leo II, King of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1236 - 1289
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 5
Jacopone da Todi
WRITER
1236 - 1306
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 6
Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1236 - 1279
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 7
Stephen the Posthumous
POLITICIAN
1236 - 1271
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
Lu Xiufu
POLITICIAN
1236 - 1279
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 9

Others Deceased in 1283

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Ata-Malik Juvayni
POLITICIAN
1226 - 1283
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1
Zakariya al-Qazwini
GEOGRAPHER
1203 - 1283
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 2
Wen Tianxiang
WRITER
1236 - 1283
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 3
Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi
ASTRONOMER
1220 - 1283
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 4
Philip I, Latin Emperor
POLITICIAN
1243 - 1283
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 5
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway
COMPANION
1261 - 1283
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 6
Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1226 - 1283
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 7