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Nguyễn Du

1765 - 1820

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Nguyễn Du (阮攸; 3 January 1766 – 16 September 1820), courtesy name Tố Như (素如) and art name Thanh Hiên (清軒), is a celebrated Vietnamese poet and musician. He is most known for having written the epic poem The Tale of Kiều. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nguyễn Du is the 2,865th most popular writer (down from 2,320th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Vietnamese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nguyễn Du ranks 2,865 out of 7,302. Before him are Catulle Mendès, Tom Robbins, François Cheng, Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, and Apostolo Zeno. After him are Takiji Kobayashi, Judith Miller, Karl Philipp Moritz, Eric Roth, Balthasar Russow, and Mihailo Lalić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1765, Nguyễn Du ranks 22. Before him are Pierre Dupont de l'Étang, Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon, and Charles Hatchett. After him are Christiane Vulpius, Joseph Leopold Eybler, Claire Lacombe, Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, Petrobey Mavromichalis, Daniel Steibelt, Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, Antonio Nariño, and Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage. Among people deceased in 1820, Nguyễn Du ranks 29. Before him are Alexander Mackenzie, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Arthur Young, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Gerhard von Kügelgen, and Benjamin West. After him are Antonín Vranický, Karl Ludwig Sand, Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Ivan Gudovich, Claudine Picardet, and Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Du ranks 57 out of 136. Before him are Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (924), Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (1954), Đỗ Mười (1917), Andrew Dũng-Lạc (1795), Son Ngoc Thanh (1908), and Nguyễn Văn Thuận (1928). After him are Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949), Nick Ut (1951), Thiệu Trị (1807), Võ Chí Công (1912), Lê Đức Anh (1920), and Hàm Nghi (1872).

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Among WRITERS In Vietnam

Among writers born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Du ranks 3. Before him are Marguerite Duras (1914), and Phan Thi Kim Phuc (1963). After him are Phan Bội Châu (1867), Hồ Xuân Hương (1772), Dương Thu Hương (1947), Kim Thúy (1968), and Viet Thanh Nguyen (1971).

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