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Bai Juyi

772 - 846

Bai Juyi

Bai Juyi (also Bo Juyi or Po Chü-i; Chinese: 白居易, Mandarin pinyin Bǎi Jūyì; 772–846), courtesy name Letian (樂天), was a Chinese musician, poet, and politician during the Tang dynasty. Many of his poems concern his career or observations made about everyday life, including as governor of three different provinces. He achieved fame as a writer of verse in a low-key, near vernacular style that was popular throughout medieval East Asia. Bai was also influential in the historical development of Japanese literature, where he is better known by the on'yomi reading of his courtesy name, Haku Rakuten (shinjitai: 白楽天). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bai Juyi is the 583rd most popular writer (down from 540th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from China (up from 135th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Writer.

Bai Juyi is most famous for his poetry. He was a poet and statesman during the Tang Dynasty.

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Among writers, Bai Juyi ranks 583 out of 7,302. Before him are Imadaddin Nasimi, Washington Irving, Dimitrie Cantemir, Walther von der Vogelweide, John Donne, and Ulrich von Hutten. After him are Adam de la Halle, Gaston Leroux, Patrick Süskind, Khaled al-Asaad, Bohumil Hrabal, and Gérard de Nerval.

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Imadaddin Nasimi
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Washington Irving
1783 - 1859
HPI: 71.85
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Dimitrie Cantemir
1673 - 1723
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 579
Walther von der Vogelweide
1170 - 1230
HPI: 71.85
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John Donne
1572 - 1631
HPI: 71.83
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Ulrich von Hutten
1488 - 1523
HPI: 71.81
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Bai Juyi
772 - 846
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 583
Adam de la Halle
1245 - 1288
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 584
Gaston Leroux
1868 - 1927
HPI: 71.79
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Patrick Süskind
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 586
Khaled al-Asaad
1932 - 2015
HPI: 71.78
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Bohumil Hrabal
1914 - 1997
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 588
Gérard de Nerval
1808 - 1855
HPI: 71.74
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Among people born in 772, Bai Juyi ranks 1. After him are Charles the Younger, Wala of Corbie, and Liu Yuxi. Among people deceased in 846, Bai Juyi ranks 1. After him are Mojmir I of Moravia, Emperor Wuzong of Tang, and Abu Tammam.