WRITER

Wei Hui

1973 - Today

Wei Hui

Zhou Wei Hui (Chinese: 周卫慧; born 4 January 1973), known simply by her Chinese given name Wei Hui, is a Chinese novelist, living and working in Shanghai and New York City. Her novel Shanghai Baby (上海宝贝) (1999) was banned in the People's Republic of China as "decadent". Her latest novel Marrying Buddha (我的禅) (2005) was censored, modified and published in China under a modified title. She is often associated with Mian Mian, another slightly older member of the "New Generation". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Wei Hui is the 6,786th most popular writer (up from 6,825th in 2024), the 1,119th most popular biography from China (up from 1,130th in 2019) and the 125th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wei Hui ranks 6,786 out of 7,302. Before her are Aleš Debeljak, Robert Olen Butler, Tracy Hickman, Dennis Prager, Sibylle Berg, and Ronald D. Moore. After her are Charles Portis, Leonard Maltin, Jónína Leósdóttir, Naomi Novik, Pat Cadigan, and Padraic Colum.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Aleš Debeljak
1961 - 2016
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 6,780
Robert Olen Butler
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 6,781
Tracy Hickman
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 6,782
Dennis Prager
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 6,783
Sibylle Berg
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 6,784
Ronald D. Moore
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 6,785
Wei Hui
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 6,786
Charles Portis
1933 - 2020
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 6,787
Leonard Maltin
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 6,788
Jónína Leósdóttir
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 6,789
Naomi Novik
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 6,790
Pat Cadigan
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 6,791
Padraic Colum
1881 - 1972
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 6,792

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Wei Hui ranks 539. Before her are Rebecca Lord, Dominique Monami, Michaela Dorfmeister, Ye Ji-won, Tomasz Radzinski, and Alexei Yashin. After her are Daijiro Takakuwa, Naomi Novik, Michalis Kapsis, Alexei Kovalev, Ionel Ganea, and Emre Aşık.

Others Born in 1973

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Rebecca Lord
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 533
Dominique Monami
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 534
Michaela Dorfmeister
SKIER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 535
Ye Ji-won
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 536
Tomasz Radzinski
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 537
Alexei Yashin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 538
Wei Hui
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 539
Daijiro Takakuwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 540
Naomi Novik
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 541
Michalis Kapsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 542
Alexei Kovalev
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 543
Ionel Ganea
COACH
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 544
Emre Aşık
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 545

In China

Among people born in China, Wei Hui ranks 1,119 out of 1,610. Before her are Li Yundi (1982), Wang Nan (1978), Lou Yun (1964), Ogyen Trinley Dorje (1985), Fan Zhendong (1997), and Hu Shuli (1953). After her are Zhao Lijian (1972), Diao Yinan (1969), Jiang Jin (1968), Tiffany Tang (1983), Wang Tao (1967), and Zhao Lusi (1998).

Others born in China

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Li Yundi
MUSICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 1,113
Wang Nan
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 1,114
Lou Yun
GYMNAST
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 1,115
Ogyen Trinley Dorje
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 1,116
Fan Zhendong
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 1,117
Hu Shuli
JOURNALIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 1,118
Wei Hui
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1,119
Zhao Lijian
DIPLOMAT
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,120
Diao Yinan
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 1,121
Jiang Jin
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 1,122
Tiffany Tang
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 1,123
Wang Tao
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 1,124
Zhao Lusi
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 1,125