1521 - 1593
Xu Wei (Chinese: 徐渭; pinyin: Xú Wèi; Wade–Giles: Hsü Wei, 1521–1593), also known as Qingteng Shanren (Chinese: 青藤山人; pinyin: Qīngténg Shānrén), was a Chinese painter, playwright, poet, and tea master during the Ming dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xu Wei has received more than 97,669 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Xu Wei is the 939th most popular painter (down from 870th in 2019), the 616th most popular biography from China (down from 556th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Chinese Painter.
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Among painters, Xu Wei ranks 939 out of 1,421. Before him are Jean François de Troy, Albrecht Adam, Cornelis Engebrechtsz., Giovanna Garzoni, Abanindranath Tagore, and Raden Saleh. After him are Paul Gustav Fischer, Jan Sanders van Hemessen, Tahir Salahov, Jacques-Laurent Agasse, Alonso Berruguete, and Arnold Houbraken.
1679 - 1752
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 933
1786 - 1862
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 934
1468 - 1533
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 935
1600 - 1670
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 936
1871 - 1951
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 937
1811 - 1880
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 938
1521 - 1593
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 939
1860 - 1934
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 940
1500 - 1566
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 941
1928 - 2021
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 942
1767 - 1849
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 943
1488 - 1561
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 944
1660 - 1719
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 945
Among people born in 1521, Xu Wei ranks 9. Before him are Peter Canisius, Christina of Denmark, Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Andrew Avellino, and Philippe de Monte. After him are Richard Chancellor and Thomas Wyatt the Younger. Among people deceased in 1593, Xu Wei ranks 9. Before him are Emperor Ōgimachi, Li Shizhen, Juan de Herrera, Jacques Amyot, Symon Budny, and Maciej Stryjkowski. After him are Louis III, Duke of Württemberg and Abd al-Samad.
1521 - 1597
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 3
1521 - 1590
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 4
1521 - 1553
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 5
1521 - 1577
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 6
1521 - 1608
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 7
1521 - 1603
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 8
1521 - 1593
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9
1521 - 1556
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 10
1521 - 1554
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11
1517 - 1593
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 3
1517 - 1593
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 4
1530 - 1593
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 5
1513 - 1593
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 6
1530 - 1593
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 7
1547 - 1593
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 8
1521 - 1593
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9
1554 - 1593
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 10
1500 - 1593
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 11
Among people born in China, Xu Wei ranks 616 out of 1,392. Before him are Cheng Hao (1032), Charlie Soong (1861), Liu Bocheng (1892), Pan Yuliang (1895), Yang Jiechi (1950), and Yijing (635). After him are Li Hongzhi (1951), Boris Blacher (1903), Xin Qiji (1140), Lu Ji (261), Tao Hongjing (456), and Cheng Pei-pei (1946).
1032 - 1085
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 610
1861 - 1918
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 611
1892 - 1986
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 612
1895 - 1977
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 613
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 614
635 - 713
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 615
1521 - 1593
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 616
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 617
1903 - 1975
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 618
1140 - 1207
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 619
261 - 303
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 620
456 - 536
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 621
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 622
Among painters born in China, Xu Wei ranks 23. Before him are Bada Shanren (1626), Li Cheng (919), Wen Zhengming (1470), Wang Meng (1308), Muqi (1210), and Pan Yuliang (1895). After him are Zao Wou-Ki (1920), Xu Beihong (1895), Huang Tingjian (1045), Zhang Daqian (1899), Huang Gongwang (1269), and Li Tang (1050).
1626 - 1705
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 17
919 - 967
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 18
1470 - 1559
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 19
1308 - 1385
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 20
1210 - 1270
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 21
1895 - 1977
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 22
1521 - 1593
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 23
1920 - 2013
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 24
1895 - 1953
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 25
1045 - 1105
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 26
1899 - 1983
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 27
1269 - 1354
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 28
1050 - 1130
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 29