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 different languages on Wikipedia. Wei Hui is the 6,761st most popular writer (up from 6,825th in 2019), the 1,111th most popular biography from China (up from 1,132nd in 2019) and the 125th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wei Hui ranks 6,761 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: 6,755
Robert Olen Butler
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 6,756
Tracy Hickman
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 6,757
Dennis Prager
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 6,758
Sibylle Berg
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 6,759
Ronald D. Moore
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 6,760
Wei Hui
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 6,761
Charles Portis
1933 - 2020
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 6,762
Leonard Maltin
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 6,763
Jónína Leósdóttir
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 6,764
Naomi Novik
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 6,765
Pat Cadigan
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 6,766
Padraic Colum
1881 - 1972
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 6,767

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Wei Hui ranks 517. Before her are Ato Boldon, 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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Ato Boldon
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 511
Dominique Monami
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 512
Michaela Dorfmeister
SKIER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 513
Ye Ji-won
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 514
Tomasz Radzinski
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 515
Alexei Yashin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 516
Wei Hui
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 517
Daijiro Takakuwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 518
Naomi Novik
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 519
Michalis Kapsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 520
Alexei Kovalev
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 521
Ionel Ganea
COACH
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 522
Emre Aşık
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 523

In China

Among people born in China, Wei Hui ranks 1,111 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 Ni Yulan (1960).

Others born in China

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Li Yundi
MUSICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 1,105
Wang Nan
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 1,106
Lou Yun
GYMNAST
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 1,107
Ogyen Trinley Dorje
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 1,108
Fan Zhendong
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 1,109
Hu Shuli
JOURNALIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 1,110
Wei Hui
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1,111
Zhao Lijian
DIPLOMAT
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,112
Diao Yinan
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 1,113
Jiang Jin
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 1,114
Tiffany Tang
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 1,115
Wang Tao
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 1,116
Ni Yulan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 1,117