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Jin Yong

1924 - 2018

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Louis Cha Leung-yung (Chinese: 查良鏞; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (Chinese: 金庸), was a Hong Kong wuxia novelist and co-founder of Ming Pao. Cha authored 15 novels between 1955 and 1972 and became one of the most popular Chinese writers of all time, with over 100 million copies sold globally—excluding widespread pirated editions. Cha’s novels, which have been adapted into numerous TV dramas, films, and video games, are esteemed for their literary quality and universal appeal, resonating with both scholarly and popular audiences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jin Yong is the 845th most popular writer (down from 788th in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from China and the 17th most popular Chinese Writer.

Jin Yong is one of the most famous and well-known authors of wuxia novels. He is best known for his novel, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

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Among writers, Jin Yong ranks 845 out of 7,302. Before him are Jamal Khashoggi, William McMaster Murdoch, Luis Sepúlveda, Daniel Goleman, Ibycus, and Franz Grillparzer. After him are Karl Harrer, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Bernart de Ventadorn, Ali Shariati, Eugène Scribe, and Michael Crichton.

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Among people born in 1924, Jin Yong ranks 45. Before him are Lee Marvin, Willard Boyle, Antony Hewish, Luigi Nono, Henry Mancini, and Dmitry Yazov. After him are Francisco Macías Nguema, Robert Solow, Carroll O'Connor, Christopher Tolkien, Kim Song-ae, and Rauf Denktaş. Among people deceased in 2018, Jin Yong ranks 52. Before him are V. S. Naipaul, Leon M. Lederman, Charles K. Kao, Bernard Lewis, Paul Allen, and Jamal Khashoggi. After him are Gudrun Burwitz, Robert Venturi, R. Lee Ermey, Shoko Asahara, Osamu Shimomura, and Stéphane Audran.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jin Yong ranks 222 out of 1,610. Before him are Xu Fu (-255), Emperor Ling of Han (156), Zhao Bing (1271), Jie of Xia (-1728), Pang Tong (179), and Wang Xizhi (303). After him are Emperor Shenzong of Song (1048), Pujie (1907), Chen Duxiu (1879), Zhang Jue (200), Wong Fei-hung (1925), and Zhang Sanfeng (1200).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Jin Yong ranks 17. Before him are Kumārajīva (343), Faxian (340), Cao Xueqin (1724), Ban Gu (32), Tao Yuanming (365), and Wang Wei (699). After him are Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Kang Youwei (1858), Pu Songling (1640), Ouyang Xiu (1007), Cai Yan (177), and Lin Yutang (1895).

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