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Liu Xia

1961 - Today

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Liu Xia (Chinese: 刘霞; born 1 April 1961, Beijing, China) is a Chinese painter, poet, and photographer. Liu Xia was under effective house arrest in China as her husband, Liu Xiaobo, had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. She remained under house arrest until 10 July 2018, when she was allowed to travel to Germany for medical treatment. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Xia is the 6,207th most popular writer (down from 6,138th in 2019), the 1,005th most popular biography from China (up from 1,019th in 2019) and the 119th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Liu Xia ranks 6,207 out of 7,302Before her are Volodymyr Vakulenko, Joan D. Vinge, Christina Hoff Sommers, Nigella Lawson, Sam Lake, and Kristina Lugn. After her are Ferenc Juhász, John Patrick Shanley, Christopher Fry, Louis Sachar, Iskandar Khatloni, and Robert Creeley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Liu Xia ranks 473Before her are Blanche Barton, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Tawny Kitaen, Benny Chan, Joseph Jouthe, and Simon Russell Beale. After her are Valérie Benguigui, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Kim Delaney, Yahiro Kazama, Toshinobu Katsuya, and Bob Loughman.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liu Xia ranks 1,005 out of 1,610Before her are Xie Jun (1970), Qigang Chen (1951), Yu Wenxia (1989), Ma Kai (1946), Angelababy (1989), and Yang Mi (1986). After her are Sun Wen (1973), Zheng Qinwen (2002), Bai Yang (1920), Lee Yuan-tsu (1923), Chai Ling (1966), and Zhu Chen (1976).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Liu Xia ranks 119Before her are Wang Meng (1934), Ha Jin (1956), Ma Jian (1953), Liao Yiwu (1958), Jiang Rong (1946), and Su Tong (1963). After her are Ruth Graham (1920), Shan Sa (1972), Chen Danqing (1953), Tie Ning (1957), Woeser (1966), and Wei Hui (1973).