WRITER
Yu Dafu
1896 - 1945
Yu Dafu
Yu Wen, better known by his courtesy name Yu Dafu (December 7, 1896 – September 17, 1945) was a modern Chinese short story writer and poet. He was one of the new literary group initiators, and this new literary group was named the Creation Society. His literary masterpieces include Chenlun (沈淪, Sinking), Chunfeng chenzui de wanshang (春風沈醉的晚上, Intoxicating Spring Nights), Guoqu (過去, The Past), Chuben (出奔, Flight) and so on. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yu Dafu has received more than 72,092 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Yu Dafu is the 4,257th most popular writer (down from 4,116th in 2019), the 853rd most popular biography from China (down from 794th in 2019) and the 98th most popular Chinese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
72k
Page Views (PV)
49.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Yu Dafu ranks 4,257 out of 7,302. Before him are Bel Kaufman, Hwang Sok-yong, Anthony Hope, Titsian Tabidze, Penelope Delta, and James Blish. After him are Richard Beer-Hofmann, Guzal Sitdikova, Richard Pococke, Joachim Ringelnatz, Rube Goldberg, and August Ahlqvist.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBel Kaufman
1911 - 2014
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,251
Hwang Sok-yong
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,252
Anthony Hope
1863 - 1933
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,253
Titsian Tabidze
1895 - 1937
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,254
Penelope Delta
1874 - 1941
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,255
James Blish
1921 - 1975
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,256
Yu Dafu
1896 - 1945
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,257
Richard Beer-Hofmann
1866 - 1945
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,258
Guzal Sitdikova
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,259
Richard Pococke
1704 - 1765
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,260
Joachim Ringelnatz
1883 - 1934
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,261
Rube Goldberg
1883 - 1970
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,262
August Ahlqvist
1826 - 1889
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,263
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Yu Dafu ranks 177. Before him are Lado Gudiashvili, J. Lawton Collins, Steponas Darius, Adhemar Pimenta, Fritz Julius Kuhn, and Jessie Royce Landis. After him are Edvin Wide, Walter Lang, Sofya Yanovskaya, Gerardo Diego, Kathleen McKane Godfree, and Jaromír Weinberger. Among people deceased in 1945, Yu Dafu ranks 267. Before him are Ludwig Diels, Dobri Bozhilov, Hélène Berr, Pierre Cérésole, Xian Xinghai, and Eugen Bolz. After him are Richard Beer-Hofmann, Osip Brik, Reynold A. Nicholson, Maurice Sachs, Florence Bascom, and Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsLado Gudiashvili
ARTIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 171
J. Lawton Collins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1987
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 172
Steponas Darius
PILOT
1896 - 1933
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 173
Adhemar Pimenta
COACH
1896 - 1970
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 174
Fritz Julius Kuhn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1951
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 175
Jessie Royce Landis
ACTOR
1896 - 1972
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 176
Yu Dafu
WRITER
1896 - 1945
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 177
Edvin Wide
ATHLETE
1896 - 1996
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 178
Walter Lang
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1972
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 179
Sofya Yanovskaya
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1966
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 180
Gerardo Diego
WRITER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 181
Kathleen McKane Godfree
TENNIS PLAYER
1896 - 1992
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 182
Jaromír Weinberger
COMPOSER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 183
Others Deceased in 1945
Go to all RankingsLudwig Diels
BIOLOGIST
1874 - 1945
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 261
Dobri Bozhilov
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1945
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 262
Hélène Berr
WRITER
1921 - 1945
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 263
Pierre Cérésole
ENGINEER
1879 - 1945
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 264
Xian Xinghai
COMPOSER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 265
Eugen Bolz
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1945
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 266
Yu Dafu
WRITER
1896 - 1945
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 267
Richard Beer-Hofmann
WRITER
1866 - 1945
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 268
Osip Brik
WRITER
1888 - 1945
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 269
Reynold A. Nicholson
WRITER
1868 - 1945
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 270
Maurice Sachs
WRITER
1906 - 1945
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 271
Florence Bascom
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1945
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 272
Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky
PAINTER
1868 - 1945
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 273
In China
Among people born in China, Yu Dafu ranks 853 out of 1,610. Before him are Song Renqiong (1909), Yan Lianke (1958), Ma Duanlin (1245), Yu Rongguang (1958), Liu Yandong (1945), and Hwang Sok-yong (1943). After him are P. C. Chang (1892), Huang Fu (1883), Chen Zi'ang (661), Henry Luce (1898), Wang Yang (1955), and Zhong Nanshan (1936).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsSong Renqiong
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2005
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 847
Yan Lianke
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 848
Ma Duanlin
WRITER
1245 - 1322
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 849
Yu Rongguang
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 850
Liu Yandong
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 851
Hwang Sok-yong
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 852
Yu Dafu
WRITER
1896 - 1945
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 853
P. C. Chang
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1957
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 854
Huang Fu
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1936
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 855
Chen Zi'ang
WRITER
661 - 702
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 856
Henry Luce
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1967
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 857
Wang Yang
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 858
Zhong Nanshan
PHYSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 859
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Yu Dafu ranks 98. Before him are Cui Hao (704), Taranatha (1575), Katherine Paterson (1932), Yan Lianke (1958), Ma Duanlin (1245), and Hwang Sok-yong (1943). After him are Chen Zi'ang (661), Mervyn Peake (1911), Dai Sijie (1954), Wen Yiduo (1899), Can Xue (1953), and Wang Guowei (1877).
Cui Hao
704 - 754
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 92
Taranatha
1575 - 1634
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 93
Katherine Paterson
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 94
Yan Lianke
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 95
Ma Duanlin
1245 - 1322
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 96
Hwang Sok-yong
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 97
Yu Dafu
1896 - 1945
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 98
Chen Zi'ang
661 - 702
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 99
Mervyn Peake
1911 - 1968
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 100
Dai Sijie
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 101
Wen Yiduo
1899 - 1946
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 102
Can Xue
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 103
Wang Guowei
1877 - 1927
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 104