1500 - 1582
Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn, c. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wu Cheng'en has received more than 212,881 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Wu Cheng'en is the 460th most popular writer (down from 432nd in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from China (down from 96th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Writer.
Wu Cheng'en is most famous for writing "Journey to the West."
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Among writers, Wu Cheng'en ranks 460 out of 5,794. Before him are Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Louisa May Alcott, Herta Müller, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Harold Pinter, and Tulsidas. After him are Thomas Paine, Statius, J. M. G. Le Clézio, T. S. Eliot, Valmiki, and Theodore Dreiser.
1883 - 1945
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 454
1832 - 1888
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 455
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 456
1848 - 1907
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 457
1930 - 2008
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 458
1532 - 1623
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 459
1500 - 1582
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 460
1737 - 1809
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 461
40 - 96
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 462
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 463
1888 - 1965
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 464
80 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 465
1871 - 1945
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 466
Among people born in 1500, Wu Cheng'en ranks 5. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Mahidevran, Rüstem Pasha, and Benvenuto Cellini. After him are Gülfem Hatun, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Fatma Sultan, Hernando de Soto, Bartolomeo Eustachi, Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger, and Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. Among people deceased in 1582, Wu Cheng'en ranks 4. Before him are Teresa of Ávila, Oda Nobunaga, and Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba. After him are Akechi Mitsuhide, Altan Khan, Takeda Katsuyori, Mori Ranmaru, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Zhang Juzheng, Charlotte of Bourbon, and Oda Nobutada.
1500 - 1558
HPI: 88.24
Rank: 1
1500 - 1581
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 2
1500 - 1561
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 3
1500 - 1571
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 4
1500 - 1582
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 5
1500 - 1561
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 6
1500 - 1580
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 7
1500 - 1573
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 8
1500 - 1542
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 9
1500 - 1574
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 10
1500 - 1453
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 11
1500 - 1540
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 12
1515 - 1582
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 1
1534 - 1582
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 2
1507 - 1582
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 3
1500 - 1582
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 4
1526 - 1582
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 5
1507 - 1582
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 6
1546 - 1582
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 7
1565 - 1582
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 8
1575 - 1582
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 9
1525 - 1582
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 10
1546 - 1582
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 11
1557 - 1582
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 12
Among people born in China, Wu Cheng'en ranks 99 out of 1,186. Before him are Tongzhi Emperor (1856), Yang Shangkun (1907), Sun Jian (155), Qin Er Shi (-229), Yuan Shao (154), and Emperor Yang of Sui (569). After him are Hongxi Emperor (1378), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Soong Ching-ling (1893), and Zhao Ziyang (1919).
1856 - 1875
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 93
1907 - 1998
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 94
155 - 191
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 95
229 BC - 207 BC
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 96
154 - 202
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 97
569 - 617
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 98
1500 - 1582
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 99
1378 - 1425
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 100
927 - 976
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 101
5 BC - 57
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 102
1428 - 1457
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 103
1893 - 1981
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 104
1919 - 2005
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 105
Among writers born in China, Wu Cheng'en ranks 5. Before him are Du Fu (712), Lu Xun (1881), Gao Xingjian (1940), and Qu Yuan (-343). After him are Luo Guanzhong (1330), Mo Yan (1955), Wang Wei (699), Bai Juyi (772), Kumārajīva (343), Jin Yong (1924), and Zhang Sanfeng (1200).
712 - 770
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 1
1881 - 1936
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 3
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 4
1500 - 1582
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 5
1330 - 1400
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 6
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 7
699 - 759
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 8
772 - 846
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 9
343 - 413
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 10
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 11
1200 - 1301
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 12