WRITER

Ha Jin

1956 - Today

Ha Jin

Jin Xuefei (simplified Chinese: 金雪飞; traditional Chinese: 金雪飛; pinyin: Jīn Xuěfēi; born February 21, 1956) is a Chinese American poet and novelist who uses the pen name Ha Jin (哈金). The name Ha comes from his favorite city, Harbin. His poetry is associated with the Misty Poetry movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ha Jin is the 5,703rd most popular writer (down from 5,597th in 2019), the 958th most popular biography from China (down from 954th in 2019) and the 114th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ha Jin ranks 5,703 out of 7,302. Before him are Amiri Baraka, Madeleine L'Engle, Herberto Hélder, Elizabeth Montagu, Manuel Rivas, and Julia Hartwig. After him are Christopher Paolini, Hannu Salama, Áron Tamási, Miklós Jósika, Gwendolyn Brooks, and H. A. Rey.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Amiri Baraka
1934 - 2014
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,697
Madeleine L'Engle
1918 - 2007
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,698
Herberto Hélder
1930 - 2015
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,699
Elizabeth Montagu
1718 - 1800
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,700
Manuel Rivas
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,701
Julia Hartwig
1921 - 2017
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,702
Ha Jin
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,703
Christopher Paolini
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,704
Hannu Salama
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,705
Áron Tamási
1897 - 1966
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,706
Miklós Jósika
1794 - 1865
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,707
Gwendolyn Brooks
1917 - 2000
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 5,708
H. A. Rey
1898 - 1977
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 5,709

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Ha Jin ranks 426. Before him are Bernie Shaw, Tony Kushner, Salvatore Cordileone, Meg Whitman, Dianne Reeves, and Carlos Roberto Gallo. After him are Lee Ranaldo, Chloe Webb, Rashid Nurgaliyev, Zehava Gal-On, Ray Wilkins, and Henriette Reker.

Others Born in 1956

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Bernie Shaw
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 420
Tony Kushner
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 421
Salvatore Cordileone
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 422
Meg Whitman
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 423
Dianne Reeves
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 424
Carlos Roberto Gallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 425
Ha Jin
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 426
Lee Ranaldo
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 427
Chloe Webb
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 428
Rashid Nurgaliyev
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 429
Zehava Gal-On
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 430
Ray Wilkins
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 431
Henriette Reker
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 432