WRITER

Li Yu

1610 - 1680

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Li Yu (Chinese: 李漁; pinyin: Lǐ Yú, given name: 仙侣 Xiānlǚ; courtesy name: 笠翁 Lìwēng; 1611–1680 AD), also known as Li Liweng, was a Chinese playwright, novelist and publisher. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Li Yu is the 2,319th most popular writer (down from 1,751st in 2019), the 607th most popular biography from China (down from 515th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Li Yu ranks 2,319 out of 7,302. Before him are Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, Orderic Vitalis, Lydia Davis, Wahb ibn Munabbih, and August Derleth. After him are Berthold Auerbach, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Sakya Pandita, Andrey Kurbsky, Johann Peter Hebel, and Cornell Woolrich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Li Yu ranks 14. Before him are Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Paul Scarron, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Maria Cunitz, Oboi, and Jan Asselijn. After him are Abraham Duquesne, Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, Jan Miense Molenaer, Albert Eckhout, Louise Moillon, and Huang Zongxi. Among people deceased in 1680, Li Yu ranks 25. Before him are Tokugawa Ietsuna, Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, John Eudes, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Per Brahe the Younger, and Joachim Neander. After him are Yun Hyu, Peter Lely, Frans Post, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, Pierre-Paul Riquet, and Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Yu ranks 607 out of 1,610. Before him are Yin Lihua (5), Qin Jiushao (1201), Peng Zhen (1902), Ban Biao (3), Zhang Zai (1020), and Li Hong (null). After him are Roy Chiao (1927), Sakya Pandita (1182), Liu Yongfu (1837), Qin Liangyu (1574), Wu Yi (1938), and Zhou Daguan (1266).

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  • Photo of Yin Lihua

    Yin Lihua

    POLITICIAN

    5 - 64

    HPI: 62.35

    Rank: 601

  • Photo of Qin Jiushao

    Qin Jiushao

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1201 - 1261

    HPI: 62.34

    Rank: 602

  • Photo of Peng Zhen

    Peng Zhen

    POLITICIAN

    1902 - 1997

    HPI: 62.34

    Rank: 603

  • Photo of Ban Biao

    Ban Biao

    POLITICIAN

    3 - 54

    HPI: 62.33

    Rank: 604

  • Photo of Zhang Zai

    Zhang Zai

    PHILOSOPHER

    1020 - 1077

    HPI: 62.28

    Rank: 605

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    Li Hong

    ATHLETE

    HPI: 62.25

    Rank: 606

  • Photo of Li Yu

    Li Yu

    WRITER

    1610 - 1680

    HPI: 62.25

    Rank: 607

  • Photo of Roy Chiao

    Roy Chiao

    ACTOR

    1927 - 1999

    HPI: 62.24

    Rank: 608

  • Photo of Sakya Pandita

    Sakya Pandita

    WRITER

    1182 - 1251

    HPI: 62.24

    Rank: 609

  • Photo of Liu Yongfu

    Liu Yongfu

    POLITICIAN

    1837 - 1917

    HPI: 62.23

    Rank: 610

  • Photo of Qin Liangyu

    Qin Liangyu

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1574 - 1648

    HPI: 62.19

    Rank: 611

  • Photo of Wu Yi

    Wu Yi

    POLITICIAN

    1938 - Present

    HPI: 62.16

    Rank: 612

  • Photo of Zhou Daguan

    Zhou Daguan

    WRITER

    1266 - 1346

    HPI: 62.15

    Rank: 613

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Li Yu ranks 60. Before him are Lu Ji (261), Li Shangyin (813), Yuan Mei (1716), Ai Qing (1910), Erin Hunter (null), and Ding Ling (1904). After him are Sakya Pandita (1182), Zhou Daguan (1266), Tian Han (1898), Gu Yanwu (1613), Tang Xianzu (1550), and Sogyal Rinpoche (1947).

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