WRITER

Yiyun Li

1972 - Today

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Yiyun Li (Chinese: 李翊雲 - Li Yiyun) (born November 4, 1972) is a Chinese-born writer and professor who has lived and worked in the United States since entering graduate school. She writes exclusively in English. Her short stories and novels have won several awards, including the PEN/Hemingway Award and Guardian First Book Award for A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, the 2020 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award for Where Reasons End, and the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for The Book of Goose. Her short story collection Wednesday's Child was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yiyun Li is the 7,021st most popular writer (down from 6,848th in 2019), the 1,192nd most popular biography from China (down from 1,140th in 2019) and the 127th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yiyun Li ranks 7,021 out of 7,302. Before her are Geoff Ryman, Tetiana Chornovol, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Ruta Sepetys, Kateryna Kalytko, and Nicolas Mathieu. After her are Joseph Finder, Cleanth Brooks, Peter Hedges, Bharati Mukherjee, François Bégaudeau, and Dennis Potter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Yiyun Li ranks 784. Before her are Joey McIntyre, Giovanni Tedesco, Persia White, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh, Daniel Šarić, and Isabel Fernández. After her are Jennifer Hale, Viorel Talapan, Đovani Roso, Bang Soo-hyun, Naomi Shindō, and Emerson.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yiyun Li ranks 1,192 out of 1,610. Before her are Ma Ning (1979), Zhang Enhua (1973), Li Qin (1990), Chen Dong (1978), Zhou Jihong (1965), and Danny Lee (null). After her are Qin Dongya (1978), Wang Zhizhi (1977), Wu Minxia (1985), Yang Huiyan (1981), Liu Shiying (1993), and Tong Wen (1983).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Ma Ning

    Ma Ning

    REFEREE

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 45.33

    Rank: 1,186

  • Photo of Zhang Enhua

    Zhang Enhua

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1973 - 2021

    HPI: 45.31

    Rank: 1,187

  • Photo of Li Qin

    Li Qin

    ACTOR

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 45.30

    Rank: 1,188

  • Photo of Chen Dong

    Chen Dong

    ASTRONAUT

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 45.30

    Rank: 1,189

  • Photo of Zhou Jihong

    Zhou Jihong

    ATHLETE

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 45.28

    Rank: 1,190

  • Photo of Danny Lee

    Danny Lee

    ATHLETE

    HPI: 45.16

    Rank: 1,191

  • Photo of Yiyun Li

    Yiyun Li

    WRITER

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 45.08

    Rank: 1,192

  • Photo of Qin Dongya

    Qin Dongya

    ATHLETE

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 45.02

    Rank: 1,193

  • Photo of Wang Zhizhi

    Wang Zhizhi

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 45.01

    Rank: 1,194

  • Photo of Wu Minxia

    Wu Minxia

    ATHLETE

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 44.92

    Rank: 1,195

  • Photo of Yang Huiyan

    Yang Huiyan

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 44.92

    Rank: 1,196

  • Photo of Liu Shiying

    Liu Shiying

    ATHLETE

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 44.89

    Rank: 1,197

  • Photo of Tong Wen

    Tong Wen

    WRESTLER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 44.88

    Rank: 1,198

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Yiyun Li ranks 127. Before her are Shan Sa (1972), Chen Danqing (1953), Tie Ning (1957), Woeser (1966), Wei Hui (1973), and Ken Liu (1976). After her are Han Han (1982).

Chinese born Writers

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  • Photo of Shan Sa

    Shan Sa

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 49.71

    Rank: 121

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    Chen Danqing

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 49.03

    Rank: 122

  • Photo of Tie Ning

    Tie Ning

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 48.70

    Rank: 123

  • Photo of Woeser

    Woeser

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 48.60

    Rank: 124

  • Photo of Wei Hui

    Wei Hui

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 47.79

    Rank: 125

  • Photo of Ken Liu

    Ken Liu

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 45.87

    Rank: 126

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    Yiyun Li

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 45.08

    Rank: 127

  • Photo of Han Han

    Han Han

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 43.46

    Rank: 128

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