45 - 115
Ban Zhao (Chinese: 班昭; 45 or 49 – c. 117/120 CE), courtesy name Huiban (Chinese: 惠班), was a Chinese historian, philosopher, and politician. She was the first known female Chinese historian and, along with Pamphile of Epidaurus, one of the first known female historians. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ban Zhao has received more than 233,234 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Ban Zhao is the 409th most popular philosopher (down from 405th in 2019), the 283rd most popular biography from China (down from 279th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Philosopher.
Ban Zhao was a female scholar during the Han Dynasty who is most famous for her written work, "The Admonitions for Women."
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Among philosophers, Ban Zhao ranks 409 out of 1,081. Before her are Ágnes Heller, Étienne Cabet, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Paul Grice, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, and Linji Yixuan. After her are Boetius of Dacia, Alain de Lille, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Bernard of Chartres, Ernest Gellner, and Vincent of Beauvais.
1929 - 2019
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 403
1788 - 1856
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 404
1775 - 1833
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 405
1913 - 1988
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 406
1883 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 407
850 - 866
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 408
45 - 115
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 409
1240 - 1284
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 410
1117 - 1202
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 411
1821 - 1881
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 412
1070 - 1130
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 413
1925 - 1995
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 414
1190 - 1264
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 415
Among people born in 45, Ban Zhao ranks 2. Before her is Gaius Valerius Flaccus. Among people deceased in 115, Ban Zhao ranks 1.
Among people born in China, Ban Zhao ranks 283 out of 1,392. Before her are Ma Teng (156), Jacques Mayol (1927), Yoshiko Kawashima (1907), Linji Yixuan (850), Chen Duxiu (1879), and Sima Guang (1019). After her are Emperor Zhang of Han (57), Meng Huo (101), Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), Zu Chongzhi (429), Ai Weiwei (1957), and Xun Yu (163).
156 - 212
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 277
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 278
1907 - 1948
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 279
850 - 866
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 280
1879 - 1942
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 281
1019 - 1086
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 282
45 - 115
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 283
57 - 88
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 284
101 - 300
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 285
1935 - 2021
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 286
429 - 500
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 287
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 288
163 - 212
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 289
Among philosophers born in China, Ban Zhao ranks 16. Before her are Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), Wang Yangming (1472), Guan Zhong (-720), Han Yu (768), and Linji Yixuan (850). After her are Ge Hong (284), Zhiyi (538), Dong Zhongshu (-179), Liu Bowen (1311), Huiyuan (334), and Marpa Lotsawa (1012).
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 11
1472 - 1529
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 13
768 - 824
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 14
850 - 866
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 15
45 - 115
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 16
284 - 364
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 17
538 - 597
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 18
179 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 19
1311 - 1375
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 20
334 - 416
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 21
1012 - 1097
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 22