POLITICIAN
Cao Kun
1862 - 1938
Cao Kun
General Cao Kun (simplified Chinese: 曹锟; traditional Chinese: 曹錕; pinyin: Cáo Kūn; Wade–Giles: Ts'ao K'un; courtesy name: Zhongshan (仲珊)) (December 12, 1862 – May 15, 1938) was a Chinese warlord and politician, who served as the President of the Republic of China from 1923 to 1924, as well as the military leader of the Zhili clique in the Beiyang Army; he also served as a trustee of the Catholic University of Peking. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cao Kun has received more than 183,975 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Cao Kun is the 6,649th most popular politician (up from 7,189th in 2019), the 509th most popular biography from China (up from 520th in 2019) and the 298th most popular Chinese Politician.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
63.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
4.63
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Cao Kun ranks 6,649 out of 19,576. Before him are Diagoras of Rhodes, Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe, Meir Amit, Friedrich Naumann, George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Félix Gouin. After him are Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Neferirkare, Emperor Xizong of Jin, Phriapatius, Valdis Zatlers, and Kubaba.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDiagoras of Rhodes
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 6,643
Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe
1833 - 1895
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 6,644
Meir Amit
1921 - 2009
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 6,645
Friedrich Naumann
1860 - 1919
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 6,646
George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
1605 - 1661
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 6,647
Félix Gouin
1884 - 1977
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 6,648
Cao Kun
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 6,649
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
1892 - 1965
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 6,650
Neferirkare
2150 BC - 2055 BC
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 6,651
Emperor Xizong of Jin
1119 - 1150
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 6,652
Phriapatius
290 BC - 176 BC
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 6,653
Valdis Zatlers
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 6,654
Kubaba
2500 BC - 2400 BC
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 6,655
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1862, Cao Kun ranks 49. Before him are Leonid Pasternak, Tomitaro Makino, René Viviani, Théo van Rysselberghe, Infanta María de la Paz of Spain, and Anton Ažbe. After him are Oswald Külpe, Mikhail Nesterov, Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Nitobe Inazō, Arvid Lindman, and Frederick Delius. Among people deceased in 1938, Cao Kun ranks 66. Before him are Axel Paulsen, Ludwig Borchardt, Edmund Landau, Nicola Romeo, William McDougall, and Fayzulla Khodzhayev. After him are Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Jukums Vācietis, Reginald Johnston, Valery Chkalov, John Bates Clark, and Pavel Dybenko.
Others Born in 1862
Go to all RankingsLeonid Pasternak
PAINTER
1862 - 1945
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 43
Tomitaro Makino
BIOLOGIST
1862 - 1957
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 44
René Viviani
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1925
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 45
Théo van Rysselberghe
PAINTER
1862 - 1926
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 46
Infanta María de la Paz of Spain
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1946
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 47
Anton Ažbe
PAINTER
1862 - 1905
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 48
Cao Kun
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 49
Oswald Külpe
PSYCHOLOGIST
1862 - 1915
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 50
Mikhail Nesterov
PAINTER
1862 - 1942
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 51
Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky
INVENTOR
1862 - 1919
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 52
Nitobe Inazō
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1933
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 53
Arvid Lindman
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1936
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 54
Frederick Delius
COMPOSER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsAxel Paulsen
SKATER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 60
Ludwig Borchardt
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1938
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 61
Edmund Landau
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1938
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 62
Nicola Romeo
ENGINEER
1876 - 1938
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 63
William McDougall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1938
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 64
Fayzulla Khodzhayev
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1938
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 65
Cao Kun
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 66
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
WRITER
1876 - 1938
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 67
Jukums Vācietis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1873 - 1938
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 68
Reginald Johnston
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1938
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 69
Valery Chkalov
PILOT
1904 - 1938
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 70
John Bates Clark
ECONOMIST
1847 - 1938
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 71
Pavel Dybenko
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1938
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 72
In China
Among people born in China, Cao Kun ranks 509 out of 1,610. Before him are Dong Qichang (1555), Zhang Xun (1854), Sun Simiao (581), Shen Yue (441), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), and Mao Dun (1896). After him are Zhu Yujian (1602), Chen Kaige (1952), Gan Ying (100), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Yesün Temür (1293), and Li Yu (1610).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsDong Qichang
PAINTER
1555 - 1636
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 503
Zhang Xun
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1923
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 504
Sun Simiao
PHYSICIAN
581 - 682
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 505
Shen Yue
WRITER
441 - 513
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 506
Zhang Chunqiao
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2005
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 507
Mao Dun
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 508
Cao Kun
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 509
Zhu Yujian
POLITICIAN
1602 - 1646
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 510
Chen Kaige
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 511
Gan Ying
EXPLORER
100 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 512
Shing-Tung Yau
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 513
Yesün Temür
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1328
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 514
Li Yu
WRITER
1610 - 1680
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 515
Among POLITICIANS In China
Among politicians born in China, Cao Kun ranks 298. Before him are Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Yao Wenyuan (1931), Zuo Zongtang (1812), T. V. Soong (1894), Zhang Xun (1854), and Zhang Chunqiao (1917). After him are Zhu Yujian (1602), Yesün Temür (1293), Feng Guozhang (1859), Wu Peifu (1874), Lin Sen (1868), and Li Cunxu (885).
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa
1235 - 1280
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 292
Yao Wenyuan
1931 - 2005
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 293
Zuo Zongtang
1812 - 1885
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 294
T. V. Soong
1894 - 1971
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 295
Zhang Xun
1854 - 1923
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 296
Zhang Chunqiao
1917 - 2005
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 297
Cao Kun
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 298
Zhu Yujian
1602 - 1646
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 299
Yesün Temür
1293 - 1328
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 300
Feng Guozhang
1859 - 1919
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 301
Wu Peifu
1874 - 1939
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 302
Lin Sen
1868 - 1943
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 303
Li Cunxu
885 - 926
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 304