WRITER
Du Fu
712 - 770

Du Fu
Du Fu (Chinese: 杜甫; pinyin: Dù Fǔ; Wade–Giles: Tu Fu; 712–770) was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty. Together with his elder contemporary and friend Li Bai, Du is often considered one of the greatest Chinese poets of his time. His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but Du proved unable to make the necessary accommodations. His life, like all of China, was devastated by the An Lushan rebellion of 755, and his last 15 years were a time of almost constant unrest. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Du Fu is the 87th most popular writer (up from 105th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from China (down from 17th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Writer.
Du Fu is most famous for his poetry.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Du Fu ranks 87 out of 7,302. Before him are Nikolai Gogol, D. H. Lawrence, Daniel Defoe, Abu Nuwas, Kālidāsa, and Maxim Gorky. After him are Pablo Neruda, George Bernard Shaw, Maurice Maeterlinck, Kurt Vonnegut, Giorgio Vasari, and Milan Kundera.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolai Gogol
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 81
D. H. Lawrence
1885 - 1930
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 82
Daniel Defoe
1660 - 1731
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 83
Abu Nuwas
762 - 814
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 84
Kālidāsa
400 - 420
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 85
Maxim Gorky
1868 - 1936
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 86
Du Fu
712 - 770
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 87
Pablo Neruda
1904 - 1973
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 88
George Bernard Shaw
1856 - 1950
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 89
Maurice Maeterlinck
1862 - 1949
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 90
Kurt Vonnegut
1922 - 2007
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 91
Giorgio Vasari
1511 - 1574
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 92
Milan Kundera
1929 - 2023
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 93
Contemporaries
Among people born in 712, Du Fu ranks 1. After him is Theuderic IV. Among people deceased in 770, Du Fu ranks 1. After him are Empress Kōken, and Abe no Nakamaro.
Others Born in 712
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Go to all RankingsDu Fu
WRITER
712 - 770
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 1
Empress Kōken
POLITICIAN
718 - 770
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 2
Abe no Nakamaro
POLITICIAN
698 - 770
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 3
In China
Among people born in China, Du Fu ranks 18 out of 1,610. Before him are Sima Qian (-145), Puyi (1906), 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Xi Jinping (1953), Sun Yat-sen (1866), and Deng Xiaoping (1904). After him are Ip Man (1893), Wu Zetian (624), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Hu Jintao (1942), Zhu Xi (1130), and Empress Dowager Cixi (1835).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsSima Qian
HISTORIAN
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 12
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 13
14th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 14
Xi Jinping
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 15
Sun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 16
Deng Xiaoping
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1997
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 17
Du Fu
WRITER
712 - 770
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 18
Ip Man
MARTIAL ARTS
1893 - 1972
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 19
Wu Zetian
POLITICIAN
624 - 705
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 20
Zhuang Zhou
PHILOSOPHER
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 21
Hu Jintao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 22
Zhu Xi
PHILOSOPHER
1130 - 1200
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 23
Empress Dowager Cixi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 24
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Du Fu ranks 2. Before him are Li Bai (701). After him are Lu Xun (1881), Gao Xingjian (1940), Wu Cheng'en (1500), Qu Yuan (-343), Mo Yan (1955), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Bai Juyi (772), Su Shi (1037), Kumārajīva (343), and Faxian (340).
Li Bai
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 1
Du Fu
712 - 770
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 2
Lu Xun
1881 - 1936
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 3
Gao Xingjian
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 4
Wu Cheng'en
1500 - 1582
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 5
Qu Yuan
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 6
Mo Yan
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 7
Luo Guanzhong
1330 - 1400
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 8
Bai Juyi
772 - 846
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 9
Su Shi
1037 - 1101
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 10
Kumārajīva
343 - 413
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 11
Faxian
340 - 418
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 12