WRITER

Song Yu

298 BC - 222 BC

Song Yu

Song Yu (Chinese: 宋玉; Wade–Giles: Sung Yü; fl. 298–263 BC) was a Chinese poet from the late Warring States period, and is known as the traditional author of a number of poems in the Verses of Chu (Chu ci 楚辭). Among the Verses of Chu poems usually attributed to Song Yu are those in the Jiu Bian section. Also credited to Song Yu, somewhat improbably, are several fu collected in the 6th century literary anthology Wen Xuan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Song Yu is the 3,535th most popular writer (down from 2,935th in 2019), the 766th most popular biography from China (down from 717th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Song Yu ranks 3,535 out of 7,302. Before him are Xiao Hong, Carlo Rosselli, Robert Holdstock, Antero de Quental, William Ernest Henley, and Glen Cook. After him are Glückel of Hameln, John Osborne, Simonas Daukantas, Fernando del Paso, Torben Ulrich, and Pietro Carrera.

Others Born in 298 BC

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Song Yu
WRITER
298 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 222 BC

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POLITICIAN
284 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 1
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POLITICIAN
201 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 2
Song Yu
WRITER
298 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 3

In China

Among people born in China, Song Yu ranks 766 out of 1,610. Before him are Huang Fu (1883), Nie Er (1912), Wei Jingsheng (1950), Ehmetjan Qasim (1914), Xiao Hong (1911), and Nicholas Poppe (1897). After him are Chen Jingrun (1933), Xu Xiangqian (1901), Shi Jingtang (892), Deng Sui (81), Rong Yiren (1916), and Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510).

Others born in China

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Huang Fu
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1936
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 760
Nie Er
COMPOSER
1912 - 1935
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 761
Wei Jingsheng
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 762
Ehmetjan Qasim
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1949
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 763
Xiao Hong
WRITER
1911 - 1942
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 764
Nicholas Poppe
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1991
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 765
Song Yu
WRITER
298 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 766
Chen Jingrun
MATHEMATICIAN
1933 - 1996
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 767
Xu Xiangqian
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1990
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 768
Shi Jingtang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
892 - 942
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 769
Deng Sui
POLITICIAN
81 - 121
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 770
Rong Yiren
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 771
Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei
POLITICIAN
510 - 528
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 772