BUSINESSPERSON

Chai Ling

1966 - Today

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Chai Ling (Chinese: 柴玲; pinyin: Chái Líng; born April 15, 1966) is a Chinese psychologist and businesswoman who was one of the student leaders in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. She was a representative of the hardline faction of the protest movement and according to a documentary, Gate of Heavenly Peace, she had indicated that the strategy of the leadership group she dominated was to provoke the Government to use violence against the unarmed students. Comments that she made to that effect in an interview later formed the basis of two lawsuits. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chai Ling has received more than 568,577 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Chai Ling is the 681st most popular businessperson (down from 602nd in 2019), the 1,031st most popular biography from China (down from 926th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Chinese Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Chai Lings by language

Over the past year Chai Ling has had the most page views in the with 169,522 views, followed by English (60,573), and Japanese (12,374). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cantonese (86.32%), Indonesian (46.19%), and Hebrew (44.42%)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Chai Ling ranks 681 out of 847. Before her are Robert Mercer, Todd Boehly, Chris Anderson, Wendi Deng Murdoch, Eben Moglen, and John W. Henry. After her are Bob Lutz, Daniel Ek, Selçuk Bayraktar, Herman Cain, Kimbal Musk, and Niklas Zennström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Chai Ling ranks 408. Before her are Mike McCready, Marco Borsato, Riyad Farid Hijab, Jean-François Richet, Wade Dominguez, and Frank Ferrer. After her are Chokri El Ouaer, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Timothy Ray Brown, Anne Brochet, Gail Devers, and Alastair Reynolds.

Others Born in 1966

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In China

Among people born in China, Chai Ling ranks 1,031 out of 1,610. Before her are Mao Chi-kuo (1948), Wendi Deng Murdoch (1968), Gao Yuanyuan (1979), Johnny Chan (1957), Hu Shuli (1953), and Liu Huan (1963). After her are Sun Wen (1973), Lou Ye (1965), Chen Guangcheng (1971), Xu Rongmao (1950), Changpeng Zhao (1977), and Jing Haipeng (1966).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Mao Chi-kuo

    Mao Chi-kuo

    POLITICIAN

    1948 - Present

    HPI: 42.34

    Rank: 1,025

  • Photo of Wendi Deng Murdoch

    Wendi Deng Murdoch

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 42.23

    Rank: 1,026

  • Photo of Gao Yuanyuan

    Gao Yuanyuan

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 42.20

    Rank: 1,027

  • Photo of Johnny Chan

    Johnny Chan

    POKER PLAYER

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 42.17

    Rank: 1,028

  • Photo of Hu Shuli

    Hu Shuli

    JOURNALIST

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 42.15

    Rank: 1,029

  • Photo of Liu Huan

    Liu Huan

    SINGER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 42.12

    Rank: 1,030

  • Photo of Chai Ling

    Chai Ling

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 42.12

    Rank: 1,031

  • Photo of Sun Wen

    Sun Wen

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 42.11

    Rank: 1,032

  • Photo of Lou Ye

    Lou Ye

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 42.07

    Rank: 1,033

  • Photo of Chen Guangcheng

    Chen Guangcheng

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 41.82

    Rank: 1,034

  • Photo of Xu Rongmao

    Xu Rongmao

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 41.80

    Rank: 1,035

  • Photo of Changpeng Zhao

    Changpeng Zhao

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 41.66

    Rank: 1,036

  • Photo of Jing Haipeng

    Jing Haipeng

    ASTRONAUT

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 41.66

    Rank: 1,037

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Chai Ling ranks 17. Before her are Li Ning (1963), Henry Luce (1898), Zhong Shanshan (1954), Li Shufu (1963), Meng Wanzhou (1972), and Wendi Deng Murdoch (1968). After her are Xu Rongmao (1950), Changpeng Zhao (1977), Zhang Yiming (1983), Yang Huiyan (1981), Eric Yuan (1970), and Zhou Qunfei (1970).

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