WRITER

Zhou Zuoren

1885 - 1967

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Zhou Zuoren (Chinese: 周作人; pinyin: Zhōu Zuòrén; Wade–Giles: Chou Tso-jen) (16 January 1885 – 6 May 1967) was a Chinese writer, primarily known as an essayist and a translator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhou Zuoren has received more than 76,071 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Zhou Zuoren is the 3,794th most popular writer (down from 3,537th in 2019), the 820th most popular biography from China (down from 745th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 76k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zhou Zuoren ranks 3,794 out of 7,302. Before him are Gordon R. Dickson, Viveca Sten, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina, Walter Kempowski, Francis Marrash, and Israel Zangwill. After him are Diphilus, Remmius Palaemon, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Kalhana, Stevan Sremac, and Eric Ambler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Zhou Zuoren ranks 151. Before him are Sigrid Hjertén, Alice Paul, Allan Dwan, Albert Betz, Blas Infante, and Egon Wellesz. After him are Sophia Parnok, Louise Bryant, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Richmond K. Turner, Paul Leni, and Mae Murray. Among people deceased in 1967, Zhou Zuoren ranks 161. Before him are Siegfried Sassoon, Milán Füst, Gigi Meroni, Gideon Ståhlberg, Edward Chamberlin, and Samad Behrangi. After him are Vlastimil Kopecký, André Cluytens, Ramón Encinas, Elmer Rice, Oskar Maria Graf, and Erick-Oskar Hansen.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhou Zuoren ranks 820 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Zhaoxing (1940), Li Ning (1963), Xue Yue (1896), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Chen Jiru (1558), and Song Ping (1917). After him are Zhang Binglin (1868), Zhang Dejiang (1946), Cai Qi (1955), Qiao Shi (1924), Cui Hao (704), and Jia Qinglin (1940).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Li Zhaoxing

    Li Zhaoxing

    POLITICIAN

    1940 - Present

    HPI: 57.64

    Rank: 814

  • Photo of Li Ning

    Li Ning

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 57.62

    Rank: 815

  • Photo of Xue Yue

    Xue Yue

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1896 - 1998

    HPI: 57.61

    Rank: 816

  • Photo of Chögyam Trungpa

    Chögyam Trungpa

    WRITER

    1939 - 1987

    HPI: 57.60

    Rank: 817

  • Photo of Chen Jiru

    Chen Jiru

    PAINTER

    1558 - 1639

    HPI: 57.58

    Rank: 818

  • Photo of Song Ping

    Song Ping

    POLITICIAN

    1917 - Present

    HPI: 57.55

    Rank: 819

  • Photo of Zhou Zuoren

    Zhou Zuoren

    WRITER

    1885 - 1967

    HPI: 57.53

    Rank: 820

  • Photo of Zhang Binglin

    Zhang Binglin

    PHILOSOPHER

    1868 - 1936

    HPI: 57.51

    Rank: 821

  • Photo of Zhang Dejiang

    Zhang Dejiang

    POLITICIAN

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 57.51

    Rank: 822

  • Photo of Cai Qi

    Cai Qi

    POLITICIAN

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 57.50

    Rank: 823

  • Photo of Qiao Shi

    Qiao Shi

    POLITICIAN

    1924 - 2015

    HPI: 57.46

    Rank: 824

  • Photo of Cui Hao

    Cui Hao

    WRITER

    704 - 754

    HPI: 57.45

    Rank: 825

  • Photo of Jia Qinglin

    Jia Qinglin

    POLITICIAN

    1940 - Present

    HPI: 57.43

    Rank: 826

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Zhou Zuoren ranks 92. Before him are Sanmao (1943), Yang Jiang (1911), Xiao Hong (1911), Wang Changling (698), Wu Jingzi (1701), and Chögyam Trungpa (1939). After him are Cui Hao (704), Taranatha (1575), Katherine Paterson (1932), Yan Lianke (1958), Ma Duanlin (1245), and Hwang Sok-yong (1943).

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