Most Famous Chinese Poets
China has produced 67 notable poets throughout history, led by Liu Xiaobo. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Top Ranked
- Liu Xiaobo — Chinese Poet (1955–2017) , ranked #1635
- Li Bai — Chinese Poet (701–762) , ranked #1813
- Cao Cao — Chinese Poet (155–220) , ranked #3069
- Du Fu — Chinese Poet (712–770) , ranked #3464
- Su Shi — Chinese Poet (1037–1101) , ranked #5471
- Bai Juyi — Chinese Poet (772–846) , ranked #8838
- Qu Yuan — Chinese Poet (-343–-278) , ranked #9219
- Tao Yuanming — Chinese Poet (365–427) , ranked #12557
- Han Yu — Chinese Poet (768–824) , ranked #13249
- Wu Cheng'en — Chinese Poet (1500–1582) , ranked #15776
- Ouyang Xiu — Chinese Poet (1007–1072) , ranked #15963
- Ban Gu — Chinese Poet (32–92) , ranked #31886
- Ai Qing — Chinese Poet (1910–1996) , ranked #32563
- Meng Haoran — Chinese Poet (689–740) , ranked #35249
- Li He — Chinese Poet (790–816) , ranked #37907
- Liao Yiwu — Chinese Poet (Born 1958) , ranked #38362
- Wen Yiduo — Chinese Poet (1899–1946) , ranked #39053
- Xiao Hong — Chinese Poet (1911–1942) , ranked #42075
- Yuan Zhen — Chinese Poet (779–831) , ranked #43861
- Xin Qiji — Chinese Poet (1140–1207) , ranked #45560