WRITER

Liao Yiwu

1958 - Today

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Liao Yiwu (Chinese: 廖亦武; pinyin: Liào Yìwǔ; also known as Lao Wei (Chinese: 老威); born 16 June 1958) is a Chinese author, reporter, musician, and poet. He is a critic of China's Communist Party, for which he was imprisoned in 1990. His books, several of which are collections of interviews with ordinary people from the lower rungs of Chinese society, were published in Taiwan and Hong Kong but are banned in mainland China; some have been translated into Spanish, English, French, German, Polish and Czech. He has been living in Germany since April 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liao Yiwu is the 5,980th most popular writer (up from 5,991st in 2019), the 984th most popular biography from China (up from 999th in 2019) and the 116th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Liao Yiwu ranks 5,980 out of 7,302. Before him are Rolf Jacobsen, Arvi Pohjanpää, Banjo Paterson, Šatrijos Ragana, Kurt Marti, and Monika Maron. After him are John Perry Barlow, Roberto Orci, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Dan Houser, and Antonia Fraser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Liao Yiwu ranks 410. Before him are Dmitry Kozak, Christopher Young, Tamara Bykova, Anita Skorgan, Marie Yovanovitch, and Ronald Gamarra Herrera. After him are Romy Müller, Korado Korlević, Ted McGinley, Tom Shadyac, Robert Kagan, and Megan Mullally.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liao Yiwu ranks 984 out of 1,610. Before him are Zheng Junli (1911), Robin Li (1968), Jin Xing (1967), Li Shufu (1963), Ling Jihua (1956), and Fei Junlong (1965). After him are Jiang Rong (1946), Hu Jia (1973), Xiao Zhan (1991), Ma Lin (1980), Zhu Jianhua (1963), and Nie Haisheng (1964).

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  • Photo of Zheng Junli

    Zheng Junli

    ACTOR

    1911 - 1969

    HPI: 52.87

    Rank: 978

  • Photo of Robin Li

    Robin Li

    INVENTOR

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 52.85

    Rank: 979

  • Photo of Jin Xing

    Jin Xing

    DANCER

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 52.76

    Rank: 980

  • Photo of Li Shufu

    Li Shufu

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.76

    Rank: 981

  • Photo of Ling Jihua

    Ling Jihua

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 52.71

    Rank: 982

  • Photo of Fei Junlong

    Fei Junlong

    ASTRONAUT

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 52.71

    Rank: 983

  • Photo of Liao Yiwu

    Liao Yiwu

    WRITER

    1958 - Present

    HPI: 52.70

    Rank: 984

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    Jiang Rong

    WRITER

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 52.62

    Rank: 985

  • Photo of Hu Jia

    Hu Jia

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 52.58

    Rank: 986

  • Photo of Xiao Zhan

    Xiao Zhan

    ACTOR

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 52.55

    Rank: 987

  • Photo of Ma Lin

    Ma Lin

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 52.44

    Rank: 988

  • Photo of Zhu Jianhua

    Zhu Jianhua

    ATHLETE

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.43

    Rank: 989

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    Nie Haisheng

    ASTRONAUT

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 52.42

    Rank: 990

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Liao Yiwu ranks 116. Before him are John Hersey (1914), Fang Fang (1955), Ingrid Noll (1935), Wang Meng (1934), Ha Jin (1956), and Ma Jian (1953). After him are Jiang Rong (1946), Su Tong (1963), Liu Xia (1961), Ruth Graham (1920), Shan Sa (1972), and Chen Danqing (1953).

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