WRITER

Wu Cheng'en

1500 - 1582

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Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Ch‘êng2-ên1; Jyutping: Ng4 Sing4 Jan1, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580), courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician during the Ming dynasty. He is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Classic Chinese Novels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wu Cheng'en is the 414th most popular writer (up from 488th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from China (up from 117th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Writer.

Wu Cheng'en is most famous for writing "Journey to the West."

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wu Cheng'en ranks 414 out of 7,302. Before him are Wilhelm Grimm, Jorge Amado, W. B. Yeats, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, and Sándor Petőfi. After him are James Fenimore Cooper, Henning Mankell, Arthur de Gobineau, Jack Kerouac, Pietro Aretino, and Paula Hitler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Wu Cheng'en ranks 5. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Mahidevran, Rüstem Pasha, and Benvenuto Cellini. After him are Fatma Sultan, Hernando de Soto, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Gülfem Hatun, Bartolomeo Eustachi, John of Ávila, and Al-Mutawakkil III. Among people deceased in 1582, Wu Cheng'en ranks 5. Before him are Oda Nobunaga, Teresa of Ávila, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, and Akechi Mitsuhide. After him are Mori Ranmaru, Altan Khan, Oda Nobutada, Takeda Katsuyori, Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine, Diego, Prince of Asturias, and Zhang Juzheng.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wu Cheng'en ranks 85 out of 1,610. Before him are Wanli Emperor (1563), Soong Ching-ling (1893), Fuxi (-2900), Jiang Qing (1914), Shang Yang (-390), and Xuande Emperor (1399). After him are Walter Houser Brattain (1902), Emperor Yao (-2324), Hu Yaobang (1915), Daoguang Emperor (1782), Zhang Heng (78), and Hongxi Emperor (1378).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Wu Cheng'en ranks 5. Before him are Li Bai (701), Du Fu (712), Lu Xun (1881), and Gao Xingjian (1940). After him are Qu Yuan (-343), Mo Yan (1955), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Bai Juyi (772), Su Shi (1037), Kumārajīva (343), and Faxian (340).

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