WRITER
Yuan Mei
1716 - 1798
Yuan Mei
Yuan Mei (Chinese: 袁枚; pinyin: Yuán Méi; 1716–1797) was a Chinese poet of the Qing Dynasty. He was often mentioned with Ji Yun as the "Nan Yuan Bei Ji" (Chinese: 南袁北紀; pinyin: nányuán běijì; lit. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuan Mei has received more than 84,079 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Yuan Mei is the 2,490th most popular writer (up from 2,750th in 2019), the 648th most popular biography from China (up from 655th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Chinese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
84k
Page Views (PV)
54.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
3.58
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Yuan Mei ranks 2,490 out of 7,302. Before him are Wilhelm Raabe, Richard Adams, Peter Shaffer, Isak Samokovlija, Sextus Pompeius Festus, and Ursula Kuczynski. After him are Valery Larbaud, Karin Fossum, Stefan Heym, Walter of Châtillon, Michael Bishop, and Dag Solstad.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Raabe
1831 - 1910
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 2,484
Richard Adams
1920 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 2,485
Peter Shaffer
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 2,486
Isak Samokovlija
1889 - 1955
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 2,487
Sextus Pompeius Festus
150 - 350
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 2,488
Ursula Kuczynski
1907 - 2000
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 2,489
Yuan Mei
1716 - 1798
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,490
Valery Larbaud
1881 - 1957
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,491
Karin Fossum
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 2,492
Stefan Heym
1913 - 2001
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 2,493
Walter of Châtillon
1135 - 1201
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 2,494
Michael Bishop
1945 - 2023
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 2,495
Dag Solstad
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 2,496
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1716, Yuan Mei ranks 9. Before him are Étienne Maurice Falconet, James Lind, Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, Joseph-Marie Vien, Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, and Antonio de Ulloa. After him are Louise Diane d'Orléans, Thomas Gray, Luis Egidio Meléndez, Pehr Kalm, Eugenios Voulgaris, and Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton. Among people deceased in 1798, Yuan Mei ranks 15. Before him are Tarrare, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Johann Reinhold Forster, Edward Waring, Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder, and François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers. After him are Infanta María Amalia of Spain, Antoine de Chézy, Christian Cannabich, Gaetano Pugnani, George Read, and Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda.
Others Born in 1716
Go to all RankingsÉtienne Maurice Falconet
SCULPTOR
1716 - 1791
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3
James Lind
PHYSICIAN
1716 - 1794
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 4
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
COMPOSER
1716 - 1801
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5
Joseph-Marie Vien
PAINTER
1716 - 1809
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 6
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
WRITER
1716 - 1795
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 7
Antonio de Ulloa
ASTRONOMER
1716 - 1795
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8
Yuan Mei
WRITER
1716 - 1798
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 9
Louise Diane d'Orléans
COMPANION
1716 - 1736
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 10
Thomas Gray
WRITER
1716 - 1771
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 11
Luis Egidio Meléndez
PAINTER
1716 - 1780
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 12
Pehr Kalm
BIOLOGIST
1716 - 1779
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 13
Eugenios Voulgaris
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1716 - 1806
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 14
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton
BIOLOGIST
1716 - 1800
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1798
Go to all RankingsTarrare
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1798
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 9
Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 10
Johann Reinhold Forster
BIOLOGIST
1729 - 1798
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 11
Edward Waring
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 12
Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder
WRITER
1773 - 1798
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 13
François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1798
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 14
Yuan Mei
WRITER
1716 - 1798
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 15
Infanta María Amalia of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1779 - 1798
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 16
Antoine de Chézy
ENGINEER
1718 - 1798
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 17
Christian Cannabich
COMPOSER
1731 - 1798
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 18
Gaetano Pugnani
COMPOSER
1731 - 1798
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 19
George Read
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1798
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 20
Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1798
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 21
In China
Among people born in China, Yuan Mei ranks 648 out of 1,610. Before him are Gan Ji (101), Yuan Longping (1930), Yan Liben (600), Ma Huan (1380), Bo Gu (1907), and Peng Zhen (1902). After him are Xu Zhimo (1897), Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (392), Jung Chang (1952), Wang Huning (1955), Li Bingbing (1973), and Jimmy Wang Yu (1943).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsGan Ji
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
101 - 200
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 642
Yuan Longping
INVENTOR
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 643
Yan Liben
ARCHITECT
600 - 673
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 644
Ma Huan
EXPLORER
1380 - 1460
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 645
Bo Gu
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1946
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 646
Peng Zhen
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1997
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 647
Yuan Mei
WRITER
1716 - 1798
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 648
Xu Zhimo
WRITER
1897 - 1931
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 649
Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei
POLITICIAN
392 - 423
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 650
Jung Chang
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 651
Wang Huning
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 652
Li Bingbing
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 653
Jimmy Wang Yu
ACTOR
1943 - 2022
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 654
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Yuan Mei ranks 63. Before him are Cao Yu (1910), Ding Ling (1904), Xue Tao (768), Zhou Daguan (1266), Ai Qing (1910), and Guan Hanqing (1210). After him are Xu Zhimo (1897), Jung Chang (1952), Sima Tan (-165), Tian Han (1898), Lu Ji (261), and Sogyal Rinpoche (1947).
Cao Yu
1910 - 1996
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 57
Ding Ling
1904 - 1986
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 58
Xue Tao
768 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 59
Zhou Daguan
1266 - 1346
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 60
Ai Qing
1910 - 1996
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 61
Guan Hanqing
1210 - 1280
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 62
Yuan Mei
1716 - 1798
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 63
Xu Zhimo
1897 - 1931
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 64
Jung Chang
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 65
Sima Tan
165 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 66
Tian Han
1898 - 1968
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 67
Lu Ji
261 - 303
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 68
Sogyal Rinpoche
1947 - 2019
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 69