WRITER
Feng Menglong
1574 - 1645

Feng Menglong
Feng Menglong (1574–1646), courtesy names Youlong (猶龍), Gongyu (公魚), Ziyou (子猶), or Eryou (耳猶), was a Chinese historian, novelist, and poet of the late Ming Dynasty. He was born in Changzhou County, now part of Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Feng Menglong is the 1,856th most popular writer (down from 1,842nd in 2019), the 505th most popular biography from China (up from 536th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Chinese Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Feng Menglong ranks 1,856 out of 7,302. Before him are Erle Stanley Gardner, Sarah Moore Grimké, R. M. Ballantyne, Miklós Nyiszli, John Green, and Aelianus Tacticus. After him are Nicander, Josef Lada, Trygve Gulbranssen, Oswald von Wolkenstein, Ji Kang, and Hanns Heinz Ewers.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErle Stanley Gardner
1889 - 1970
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,850
Sarah Moore Grimké
1792 - 1873
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,851
R. M. Ballantyne
1825 - 1894
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,852
Miklós Nyiszli
1901 - 1956
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 1,853
John Green
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 1,854
Aelianus Tacticus
100 - 200
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 1,855
Feng Menglong
1574 - 1645
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 1,856
Nicander
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 1,857
Josef Lada
1887 - 1957
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 1,858
Trygve Gulbranssen
1894 - 1962
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 1,859
Oswald von Wolkenstein
1377 - 1445
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 1,860
Ji Kang
223 - 262
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 1,861
Hanns Heinz Ewers
1871 - 1943
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 1,862
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1574, Feng Menglong ranks 10. Before him are Anne of Denmark, William Oughtred, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, Robert Fludd, and Wilhelm Kettler. After him are Qin Liangyu, Elisabeth of Lorraine, İbrahim Peçevi, Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and John Wilbye. Among people deceased in 1645, Feng Menglong ranks 10. Before him are William Laud, Li Zicheng, Francisco de Quevedo, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Nur Jahan, and Marie de Gournay. After him are Mary Ward, Anthony van Diemen, Gaspar de Borja y Velasco, Eudoxia Streshneva, Sultan Agung of Mataram, and Mariana de Jesús de Paredes.
Others Born in 1574
Go to all RankingsAnne of Denmark
COMPANION
1574 - 1619
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 4
William Oughtred
MATHEMATICIAN
1574 - 1660
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 5
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1610
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 6
Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1621
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 7
Robert Fludd
OCCULTIST
1574 - 1637
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 8
Wilhelm Kettler
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1640
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 9
Feng Menglong
WRITER
1574 - 1645
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 10
Qin Liangyu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1574 - 1648
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 11
Elisabeth of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1635
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 12
İbrahim Peçevi
HISTORIAN
1574 - 1650
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 13
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1574 - 1617
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 14
Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1648
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 15
John Wilbye
COMPOSER
1574 - 1638
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1645
Go to all RankingsWilliam Laud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1573 - 1645
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 4
Li Zicheng
POLITICIAN
1606 - 1645
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 5
Francisco de Quevedo
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 6
Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
POLITICIAN
1587 - 1645
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 7
Nur Jahan
COMPANION
1577 - 1645
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 8
Marie de Gournay
WRITER
1565 - 1645
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 9
Feng Menglong
WRITER
1574 - 1645
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 10
Mary Ward
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1585 - 1645
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 11
Anthony van Diemen
EXPLORER
1593 - 1645
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 12
Gaspar de Borja y Velasco
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1645
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 13
Eudoxia Streshneva
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1645
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 14
Sultan Agung of Mataram
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1593 - 1645
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 15
Mariana de Jesús de Paredes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1618 - 1645
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 16
In China
Among people born in China, Feng Menglong ranks 505 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Shen Buhai (-385), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), Bai Chongxi (1893), and Cao Kun (1862). After him are Shih Kien (1913), Gengshi Emperor (null), Ling Tong (189), Ji Kang (223), Mei Lanfang (1894), and Yi Xing (683).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsZhang Chunqiao
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2005
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 499
Shen Buhai
PHILOSOPHER
385 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 500
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa
POLITICIAN
1235 - 1280
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 501
Emperor Xizong of Tang
POLITICIAN
862 - 888
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 502
Bai Chongxi
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1966
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 503
Cao Kun
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 504
Feng Menglong
WRITER
1574 - 1645
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 505
Shih Kien
ACTOR
1913 - 2009
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 506
Gengshi Emperor
POLITICIAN
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 507
Ling Tong
MILITARY PERSONNEL
189 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 508
Ji Kang
WRITER
223 - 262
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 509
Mei Lanfang
SINGER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 510
Yi Xing
MATHEMATICIAN
683 - 727
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 511
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Feng Menglong ranks 48. Before him are Sima Xiangru (-179), Shen Yue (441), Liu Zongyuan (773), Xu Shen (58), Li He (790), and Ruan Ji (210). After him are Ji Kang (223), Watchman Nee (1903), Yuan Zhen (779), Guan Hanqing (1210), Fan Zhongyan (989), and Lu Ji (261).
Sima Xiangru
179 BC - 117 BC
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 42
Shen Yue
441 - 513
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 43
Liu Zongyuan
773 - 819
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 44
Xu Shen
58 - 147
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 45
Li He
790 - 816
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 46
Ruan Ji
210 - 263
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 47
Feng Menglong
1574 - 1645
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 48
Ji Kang
223 - 262
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 49
Watchman Nee
1903 - 1972
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 50
Yuan Zhen
779 - 831
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 51
Guan Hanqing
1210 - 1280
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 52
Fan Zhongyan
989 - 1052
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 53
Lu Ji
261 - 303
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 54