WRITER

Yang Jiang

1911 - 2016

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Yang Jiang (Chinese: 杨绛; Wade–Giles: Yang Chiang; 17 July 1911 – 25 May 2016) was a Chinese playwright, author, and translator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yang Jiang has received more than 930,370 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Yang Jiang is the 3,501st most popular writer (down from 2,989th in 2019), the 786th most popular biography from China (down from 680th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 930k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Xing bie yu jiang jie
Congresses, Chinese literature, Women
2006
Baptism
2007
Xizao
Fiction, Intellectual life, Intellectuals
1988
Dao ying ji
1900
Cadre School Life
1985
Gan xiao liu ji
Biography, Chinese Authors, History
1981

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yang Jiang ranks 3,501 out of 7,302. Before her are Mirko Kovač, Viktor Rydberg, Dunash ben Labrat, Andrew Lang, Bonaventure des Périers, and Hafez Ibrahim. After her are Hulda Garborg, Filip Višnjić, William Cowper, Dennis Lehane, Gonzalo de Berceo, and Martin Gray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Yang Jiang ranks 166. Before her are Roy Rogers, Terry-Thomas, Gian Carlo Menotti, Wolfgang Larrazábal, René Barjavel, and Guy Burgess. After her are Tarō Okamoto, Xiao Hong, Broderick Crawford, Otakar Vávra, Heinz von Foerster, and Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Among people deceased in 2016, Yang Jiang ranks 217. Before her are Naná Vasconcelos, Signe Toly Anderson, Patty Duke, Bernard Fox, Paulo Evaristo Arns, and Jamshid Amouzegar. After her are Jon Polito, Martin Gray, Abu Ali al-Anbari, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Bill Mollison, and Paul Kantner.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Jiang ranks 786 out of 1,610. Before her are Meng Hongwei (1953), Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929), Chen Jiongming (1878), Ricky Hui (1946), Li Yuanchao (1950), and Zhou Fohai (1897). After her are Wan Li (1916), Xie Lingyun (385), Ji Yun (1724), Wei Yuan (1794), Xiao Hong (1911), and Qiu Ying (1494).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Yang Jiang ranks 86. Before her are Sakya Pandita (1182), Shen Congwen (1902), Longchenpa (1308), Yu Hua (1960), Bing Xin (1900), and Sanmao (1943). After her are Xiao Hong (1911), Wang Changling (698), Wu Jingzi (1701), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Zhou Zuoren (1885), and Cui Hao (704).

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