WRITER
Yu Hua
1960 - Today
Yu Hua
Yu Hua (simplified Chinese: 余华; traditional Chinese: 余華; pinyin: Yú Huá; born April 3, 1960) is a Chinese author, widely considered the foremost writer of avant-garde fiction and one of the greatest living authors in China. Shortly after his debut as a fiction writer in 1983, his first breakthrough came in 1987, when he released the short story "On the Road at Age Eighteen". Yu Hua was regarded as a promising avant-garde or post-New Wave writer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yu Hua has received more than 257,774 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Yu Hua is the 3,783rd most popular writer (down from 3,460th in 2019), the 773rd most popular biography from China (down from 683rd in 2019) and the 87th most popular Chinese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
49.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
5.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Yu Huas by language
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Yu Hua ranks 3,783 out of 5,755. Before him are C. J. Cherryh, Leslie Stephen, Renia Spiegel, V. C. Andrews, Paul Fort, and Nodira. After him are Gudrun Pausewang, Lydia Becker, Maurice Schumann, Žemaitė, Iraj Mirza, and Hervé Le Tellier.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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C. J. Cherryh
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 3,777
Leslie Stephen
1832 - 1904
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 3,778
Renia Spiegel
1924 - 1942
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 3,779
V. C. Andrews
1923 - 1986
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 3,780
Paul Fort
1872 - 1960
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 3,781
Nodira
1792 - 1842
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 3,782
Yu Hua
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 3,783
Gudrun Pausewang
1928 - 2020
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 3,784
Lydia Becker
1827 - 1890
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 3,785
Maurice Schumann
1911 - 1998
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 3,786
Žemaitė
1845 - 1921
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 3,787
Iraj Mirza
1874 - 1926
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 3,788
Hervé Le Tellier
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 3,789
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Yu Hua ranks 158. Before him are Atom Egoyan, Doug Jones, Dominique Wilkins, Mick Hucknall, David Baldacci, and Tracy Pollan. After him are Taneti Mamau, Jari Kurri, Igor Larionov, Aleida Guevara, Brenda Strong, and Merlene Ottey.
Others Born in 1960
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Atom Egoyan
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 152
Doug Jones
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 153
Dominique Wilkins
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 154
Mick Hucknall
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 155
David Baldacci
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 156
Tracy Pollan
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 157
Yu Hua
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 158
Taneti Mamau
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 159
Jari Kurri
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 160
Igor Larionov
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 161
Aleida Guevara
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 162
Brenda Strong
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 163
Merlene Ottey
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 164
In China
Among people born in China, Yu Hua ranks 773 out of 1,392. Before him are Xu Xiangqian (1901), Liu Yifei (1987), Jing Fang (-78), Meng Wanzhou (1972), Yu Zhengsheng (1945), and Fei Xiaotong (1910). After him are Ricky Hui (1946), Zhuang Zedong (1940), Luo Ruiqing (1906), Hu Zhengyan (1584), Jia Qinglin (1940), and Lou Tseng-Tsiang (1871).
Others born in China
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Xu Xiangqian
1901 - 1990
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 767
Liu Yifei
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 768
Jing Fang
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 769
Meng Wanzhou
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 770
Yu Zhengsheng
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 771
Fei Xiaotong
1910 - 2005
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 772
Yu Hua
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 773
Ricky Hui
1946 - 2011
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 774
Zhuang Zedong
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 775
Luo Ruiqing
1906 - 1978
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 776
Hu Zhengyan
1584 - 1674
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 777
Jia Qinglin
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 778
Lou Tseng-Tsiang
1871 - 1949
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 779
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Yu Hua ranks 87. Before him are Wang Changling (698), Song Yu (-298), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Zhou Zuoren (1885), Sanmao (1943), and Xiao Hong (1911). After him are Ma Duanlin (1245), Katherine Paterson (1932), Wu Jingzi (1701), Chen Zi'ang (661), Taranatha (1575), and Yan Lianke (1958).
Wang Changling
698 - 756
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 81
Song Yu
298 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 82
Chögyam Trungpa
1939 - 1987
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 83
Zhou Zuoren
1885 - 1967
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 84
Sanmao
1943 - 1991
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 85
Xiao Hong
1911 - 1942
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 86
Yu Hua
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 87
Ma Duanlin
1245 - 1322
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 88
Katherine Paterson
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 89
Wu Jingzi
1701 - 1754
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 90
Chen Zi'ang
661 - 702
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 91
Taranatha
1575 - 1634
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 92
Yan Lianke
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 93
