WRITER
Yiyun Li
1972 - Today
Yiyun Li
Yiyun Li (born November 4, 1972) is a Chinese-born writer and professor in the United States. Her short stories and novels have won several awards, including the PEN/Hemingway Award and Guardian First Book Award for A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, the 2020 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award for Where Reasons End, and the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for The Book of Goose. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yiyun Li has received more than 359,564 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Yiyun Li is the 6,351st most popular writer (down from 5,686th in 2019), the 1,099th most popular biography from China (down from 979th in 2019) and the 119th most popular Chinese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
31.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.05
Effective Languages (L*)
2.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Yiyun Li ranks 6,351 out of 5,755. Before her are Giuliana Rancic, Zehra Doğan, Tom Bergeron, Lotta Lotass, Sipan Shiraz, and Cleanth Brooks. After her are Edwidge Danticat, Han Han, Rita Dove, Scott Lynch, Tom Holland, and Koenraad Elst.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Giuliana Rancic
1974 - Present
HPI: 31.72
Rank: 6,345
Zehra Doğan
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.69
Rank: 6,346
Tom Bergeron
1955 - Present
HPI: 31.69
Rank: 6,347
Lotta Lotass
1964 - Present
HPI: 31.54
Rank: 6,348
Sipan Shiraz
1967 - 1997
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 6,349
Cleanth Brooks
1906 - 1994
HPI: 31.50
Rank: 6,350
Yiyun Li
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 6,351
Edwidge Danticat
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.40
Rank: 6,352
Han Han
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.39
Rank: 6,353
Rita Dove
1952 - Present
HPI: 31.36
Rank: 6,354
Scott Lynch
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.33
Rank: 6,355
Tom Holland
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.32
Rank: 6,356
Koenraad Elst
1959 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 6,357
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Yiyun Li ranks 762. Before her are Gustavo Borges, Magnus Kihlstedt, Vadim Milov, Ulla Werbrouck, Irom Chanu Sharmila, and Godwin Okpara. After her are Jessica Hynes, Kirstjen Nielsen, Corinne Niogret, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Karin Thürig, and Anastasia Kelesidou.
Others Born in 1972
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Gustavo Borges
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.65
Rank: 756
Magnus Kihlstedt
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.62
Rank: 757
Vadim Milov
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.61
Rank: 758
Ulla Werbrouck
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.59
Rank: 759
Irom Chanu Sharmila
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.56
Rank: 760
Godwin Okpara
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.52
Rank: 761
Yiyun Li
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 762
Jessica Hynes
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.48
Rank: 763
Kirstjen Nielsen
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.48
Rank: 764
Corinne Niogret
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.46
Rank: 765
Anne Dorthe Tanderup
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.45
Rank: 766
Karin Thürig
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.44
Rank: 767
Anastasia Kelesidou
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.44
Rank: 768
In China
Among people born in China, Yiyun Li ranks 1,099 out of 1,392. Before her are Sun Mingming (1983), Ye Jiangchuan (1960), Chen Dong (1978), Gyaincain Norbu (1990), Zhang Xiaoping (1982), and Han Ying (1983). After her are Han Han (1982), Liu Xuan (1979), Kanat Islam (1984), Li Yuchun (1984), Tian Liang (1979), and Lü Lin (1969).
Others born in China
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Sun Mingming
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.98
Rank: 1,093
Ye Jiangchuan
1960 - Present
HPI: 31.85
Rank: 1,094
Chen Dong
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.78
Rank: 1,095
Gyaincain Norbu
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 1,096
Zhang Xiaoping
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.59
Rank: 1,097
Han Ying
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.58
Rank: 1,098
Yiyun Li
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 1,099
Han Han
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.39
Rank: 1,100
Liu Xuan
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.35
Rank: 1,101
Kanat Islam
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.31
Rank: 1,102
Li Yuchun
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.30
Rank: 1,103
Tian Liang
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 1,104
Lü Lin
1969 - Present
HPI: 31.18
Rank: 1,105
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Yiyun Li ranks 119. Before her are Chen Danqing (1953), Ruth Graham (1920), Shan Sa (1972), Woeser (1966), Ken Liu (1976), and Wei Hui (1973). After her are Han Han (1982).
Chen Danqing
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 113
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 114
Shan Sa
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 115
Woeser
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 116
Ken Liu
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 117
Wei Hui
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 118
Yiyun Li
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 119
Han Han
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.39
Rank: 120
