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Top 100 Writers in China

The most publicly visible writers in China.

Most famous

The most famous writers in China right now — ranked by the public attention they command across search, news, Wikipedia, and social.

ChinaWriters309 peopleHow fame is measured

#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#1	—	Du Fu	China	Writers	78.7	10.0
#2	—	Sima Qian	China	Writers	75.3	0.3
#3	—	Liu Xiaobo	China	Writers	73.7	10.0
#4	—	Lu Xun	China	Writers	71.9	0.0
#5	—	Zhu Xi	China	Writers	70.9	0.0
#6	—	Gao Xingjian	China	Writers	70.6	10.0
#7	—	CP Chen Pokong	China	Writers	70.2	10.3
#8	—	Mo Yan	China	Writers	67.7	0.0
#9	—	Puyi	China	Writers	63.9	0.5
#10	—	Su Shi	China	Writers	62.2	0.0
#11	—	Wu Zetian	China	Writers	62.2	0.3
#12	—	Yue Fei	China	Writers	61.2	20.7
#13	—	Cao Pi	China	Writers	60.3	5.1
#14	—	Qu Yuan	China	Writers	59.7	10.1
#15	—	Yang Guifei	China	Writers	59.6	4.7
#16	—	Emperor Taizong of Tang	China	Writers	59.5	0.9
#17	—	Bogd Khan	China	Writers	58.5	15.0
#18	—	Xu Zhimo	China	Writers	58.2	10.8
#19	—	Liu Cixin	China	Writers	58.0	0.0
#20	—	Wanli Emperor	China	Writers	57.9	1.6
#21	—	Bai Juyi	China	Writers	57.9	4.8
#22	—	Jin Yong	China	Writers	57.8	1.3
#23	—	Sanmao	China	Writers	57.4	6.1
#24	—	Wellington Koo	China	Writers	57.1	8.7
#25	—	Li Yu	China	Writers	57.1	0.0
#26	—	Tahir Hamut	China	Writers	57.0	1.7
#27	—	Qiu Jin	China	Writers	56.9	5.7
#28	—	Bei Dao	China	Writers	56.6	6.8
#29	—	Li Hongzhang	China	Writers	56.2	0.0
#30	—	Lu You	China	Writers	56.0	4.2
#31	—	Luo Guanzhong	China	Writers	56.0	2.9
#32	—	Mahmud al-Kashgari	China	Writers	56.0	2.2
#33	—	Emperor Gaozong of Song	China	Writers	56.0	1.3
#34	—	Zhao Lijian	China	Writers	55.9	9.8
#35	—	His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje	China	Writers	55.8	7.9
#36	—	Hu Shih	China	Writers	55.8	0.0
#37	—	Tian Han	China	Writers	55.7	15.0
#38	—	Yu Hua	China	Writers	55.6	0.7
#39	—	Wu Cheng'en	China	Writers	55.3	0.5
#40	—	Sima Guang	China	Writers	55.2	3.5
#41	—	FM Feng Menglong	China	Writers	55.2	15.0
#42	—	Ken Liu	China	Writers	55.0	0.0
#43	—	Tao Yuanming	China	Writers	54.8	0.0
#44	—	Cao Xueqin	China	Writers	54.8	0.0
#45	—	Lao She	China	Writers	54.8	0.0
#46	—	Li Ao	China	Writers	54.7	3.1
#47	—	Kang Youwei	China	Writers	54.6	0.0
#48	—	Kumārajīva	China	Writers	54.6	0.2
#49	—	Fang Fang	China	Writers	54.6	5.4
#50	—	Lin Yutang	China	Writers	54.6	0.0
#51	—	Li Qingzhao	China	Writers	54.5	0.0
#52	—	Alexandra Manley, Countess of Frederiksborg	China	Writers	54.5	0.0
#53	—	Ba Jin	China	Writers	54.4	0.0
#54	—	Yiyun Li	China	Writers	54.4	0.0
#55	—	Yan Lianke	China	Writers	54.3	1.8
#56	—	Wei Jingsheng	China	Writers	54.3	0.8
#57	—	Yang Jiang	China	Writers	54.2	4.8
#58	—	Han Yu	China	Writers	54.1	0.0
#59	—	Cai Yan	China	Writers	54.1	2.9
#60	—	Wen Yiduo	China	Writers	54.0	2.8
#61	—	Lu Yu	China	Writers	53.9	5.7
#62	—	Qi Xin	China	Writers	53.8	3.5
#63	—	Ouyang Xiu	China	Writers	53.8	0.0
#64	—	Pu Songling	China	Writers	53.8	0.2
#65	—	Han Han	China	Writers	53.8	0.0
#66	—	Zhu Ziqing	China	Writers	53.7	14.2
#67	—	Watchman Nee	China	Writers	53.4	0.0
#68	—	Tsering Woeser	China	Writers	53.2	2.7
#69	—	Hiro Saga	China	Writers	53.0	0.5
#70	—	Ding Ling	China	Writers	52.8	0.5
#71	—	Qian Zhongshu	China	Writers	52.8	0.9
#72	—	Shen Congwen	China	Writers	52.7	0.0
#73	—	Gu Cheng	China	Writers	52.4	8.5
#74	—	Hua Chunying	China	Writers	52.3	0.7
#75	—	Mao Dun	China	Writers	52.3	0.0
#76	—	Ai Qing	China	Writers	52.2	0.0
#77	—	Cao Yu	China	Writers	52.1	0.0
#78	—	Chen Yinque	China	Writers	52.1	15.0
#79	—	Zhou Zuoren	China	Writers	52.0	0.0
#80	—	Bing Xin	China	Writers	52.0	0.0
#81	—	Tang Yixin	China	Writers	52.0	0.0
#82	—	ZW Zhang Wei	China	Writers	51.5	2.8
#83	—	Geling Yan	China	Writers	51.5	0.0
#84	—	Zhou Weihui	China	Writers	51.4	1.0
#85	—	Ke Hua	China	Writers	51.4	7.6
#86	—	Hao Jingfang	China	Writers	51.3	21.4
#87	—	Liu Zhenyun	China	Writers	51.3	3.6
#88	—	WS Wang Shuo	China	Writers	51.3	6.6
#89	—	Jia Pingwa	China	Writers	51.1	8.1
#90	—	Li Zhaoxing	China	Writers	51.1	0.0
#91	—	Can Xue	China	Writers	51.0	0.0
#92	—	GM Gui Minhai	China	Writers	51.0	7.5
#93	—	GJ Guo Jingming	China	Writers	50.9	0.0
#94	—	Mao Anqing	China	Writers	50.9	0.0
#95	—	Li Zehou	China	Writers	50.7	3.5
#96	—	Ben Wong	China	Writers	50.7	3.5
#97	—	Tie Ning	China	Writers	50.5	2.7
#98	—	Wang Wenbin	China	Writers	50.4	0.0
#99	—	Fu Lei	China	Writers	50.3	5.7
#100	—	ST Shi Tiesheng	China	Writers	50.3	3.7

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