WRITER

Wang Meng

1934 - Today

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Wang Meng (Chinese: 王蒙; pinyin: Wáng Méng; born 15 October 1934) is a Chinese writer who served as China's Minister of Culture from 1986 to 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Meng is the 5,534th most popular writer (down from 4,929th in 2019), the 944th most popular biography from China (down from 911th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wang Meng ranks 5,534 out of 7,302. Before him are Lydia Maria Child, Xaviera Hollander, Shankha Ghosh, Juana Manuela Gorriti, Leonard Howell, and Evgeny Sveshnikov. After him are Steven Moffat, Marina Lewycka, Madeline Miller, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Élie Blanchard, and Carlo Cassola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Wang Meng ranks 434. Before him are James Drury, Ulrich Plenzdorf, Joanna Moore, Sam Panopoulos, Nobuyuki Aihara, and Károly Wieland. After him are Lee Friedlander, Fernando Cardenal, David Burke, Jackie Pretorius, Diana Der Hovanessian, and Pierre Darmon.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Meng ranks 944 out of 1,610. Before him are Ingrid Noll (1935), Shi Zhengli (1964), Hu Chunhua (1963), Qin Gang (1966), Frank Shu (1943), and Zhou Xiaochuan (1948). After him are Chang Wanquan (1949), James Soong (1942), Wu Lei (1991), Zhong Nanshan (1936), Gu Kailai (1958), and Chen Quanguo (1955).

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  • Photo of Ingrid Noll

    Ingrid Noll

    WRITER

    1935 - Present

    HPI: 54.54

    Rank: 938

  • Photo of Shi Zhengli

    Shi Zhengli

    BIOLOGIST

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 54.52

    Rank: 939

  • Photo of Hu Chunhua

    Hu Chunhua

    POLITICIAN

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 54.43

    Rank: 940

  • Photo of Qin Gang

    Qin Gang

    POLITICIAN

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 54.40

    Rank: 941

  • Photo of Frank Shu

    Frank Shu

    ASTRONOMER

    1943 - 2023

    HPI: 54.36

    Rank: 942

  • Photo of Zhou Xiaochuan

    Zhou Xiaochuan

    POLITICIAN

    1948 - Present

    HPI: 54.31

    Rank: 943

  • Photo of Wang Meng

    Wang Meng

    WRITER

    1934 - Present

    HPI: 54.27

    Rank: 944

  • Photo of Chang Wanquan

    Chang Wanquan

    POLITICIAN

    1949 - Present

    HPI: 54.21

    Rank: 945

  • Photo of James Soong

    James Soong

    POLITICIAN

    1942 - Present

    HPI: 54.16

    Rank: 946

  • Photo of Wu Lei

    Wu Lei

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 54.10

    Rank: 947

  • Photo of Zhong Nanshan

    Zhong Nanshan

    PHYSICIAN

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 54.07

    Rank: 948

  • Photo of Gu Kailai

    Gu Kailai

    LAWYER

    1958 - Present

    HPI: 54.07

    Rank: 949

  • Photo of Chen Quanguo

    Chen Quanguo

    POLITICIAN

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 54.03

    Rank: 950

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Wang Meng ranks 113. Before him are Zhu Ziqing (1898), Bing Xin (1900), Lin Shu (1852), John Hersey (1914), Fang Fang (1955), and Ingrid Noll (1935). After him are Ha Jin (1956), Ma Jian (1953), Liao Yiwu (1958), Jiang Rong (1946), Su Tong (1963), and Liu Xia (1961).

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