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, and the 2020 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award for Where Reasons End. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yiyun Li has received more than 221,229 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yiyun Li is the 5,695th most popular writer, the 980th most popular biography from China and the 103rd most popular Chinese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
220k
Page Views (PV)
45.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.58
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Yiyun Li ranks 5,695 out of 5,794. Before her are Espido Freire, Elena Milashina, Marlon James, Sanal Edamaruku, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and Ann Patchett. After her are Mika Brzezinski, George Monbiot, Édouard Louis, Sophie Dahl, Claudia Amengual, and Niloofar Rahmani.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Espido Freire
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 5,689
Elena Milashina
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 5,690
Marlon James
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 5,691
Sanal Edamaruku
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 5,692
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 5,693
Ann Patchett
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 5,694
Yiyun Li
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 5,695
Mika Brzezinski
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 5,696
George Monbiot
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 5,697
Édouard Louis
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 5,698
Sophie Dahl
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 5,699
Claudia Amengual
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 5,700
Niloofar Rahmani
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 5,701
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Yiyun Li ranks 723. Before her are Tim Lobinger, Svetlana Boyko, Sylvie Lubamba, Sim Kwon-ho, Darren Anderton, and Chris Armas. After her are Elena Baranova, Galina Kukleva, Alfonso Obregón, Emily Robison, Lyudmila Galkina, and Elvis Stojko.
Others Born in 1972
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Tim Lobinger
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 717
Svetlana Boyko
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 718
Sylvie Lubamba
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 719
Sim Kwon-ho
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 720
Darren Anderton
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 721
Chris Armas
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 722
Yiyun Li
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 723
Elena Baranova
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 724
Galina Kukleva
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 725
Alfonso Obregón
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 726
Emily Robison
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 727
Lyudmila Galkina
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 728
Elvis Stojko
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 729
In China
Among people born in China, Yiyun Li ranks 980 out of 1,186. Before her are Sun Yue (1985), Tang Lin (1976), Zhu Ting (1994), Kanat Islam (1984), Zhou Suhong (1979), and Xing Huina (1984). After her are Xu Yunlong (1979), Tong Wen (1983), Cai Yun (1980), Chen Yanqing (1979), Han Ying (1983), and Liu Xuan (1979).
Others born in China
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Sun Yue
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 974
Tang Lin
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 975
Zhu Ting
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 976
Kanat Islam
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 977
Zhou Suhong
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 978
Xing Huina
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 979
Yiyun Li
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 980
Xu Yunlong
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 981
Tong Wen
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 982
Cai Yun
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 983
Chen Yanqing
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 984
Han Ying
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 985
Liu Xuan
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 986
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Yiyun Li ranks 103. Before her are Ruth Graham (1920), Shan Sa (1972), Woeser (1966), Ken Liu (1976), Wei Hui (1973), and Han Han (1982).
