POLITICIAN

Chen Cheng

1897 - 1965

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Chen Cheng ([ʈʂʰə̌n ʈʂʰə̌ŋ]; Chinese: 陳誠; pinyin: Chén Chéng; January 4, 1898 – March 5, 1965), courtesy name Tsi-siou (辭修; Cíxiū), was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main commanders of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After moving to Taiwan at the end of the civil war, he served as the Governor of Taiwan Province, Vice President, and Premier of the Republic of China (ROC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chen Cheng has received more than 266,374 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Chen Cheng is the 6,255th most popular politician (up from 6,530th in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from China (up from 486th in 2019) and the 282nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chen Cheng ranks 6,255 out of 19,576. Before him are Jan Syrový, Francis II, Duke of Lorraine, Apama, Crocodile, Xiao Yi of Shang, and William H. Seward. After him are Rinchinbal Khan, Egon Bahr, Charles the Child, Per Brahe the Younger, Aq Sunqur al-Hajib, and Manuel I of Trebizond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Chen Cheng ranks 84. Before him are Hans Speidel, Rouben Mamoulian, Carl Oberg, Judith Anderson, Tarjei Vesaas, and Shoghi Effendi. After him are Yuri Kondratyuk, Marcel Petiot, Elijah Muhammad, Maria Valtorta, Arthur Greiser, and Samuel Noah Kramer. Among people deceased in 1965, Chen Cheng ranks 45. Before him are Angelica Balabanoff, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Aksel Sandemose, Carl Oberg, Bernard Baruch, and Henry A. Wallace. After him are Hayato Ikeda, Jesse Douglas, Georges Gurvitch, Herberts Cukurs, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, and Taimur bin Feisal.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Cheng ranks 475 out of 1,610. Before him are Rebiya Kadeer (1946), H. H. Kung (1881), 10th Dalai Lama (1816), Eileen Chang (1920), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), and Hu Shih (1891). After him are Rinchinbal Khan (1326), Chen Yi (1901), Guo Shoujing (1231), Hong Tianguifu (1849), Xu Da (1332), and Emperor Yizong of Tang (833).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Chen Cheng ranks 282. Before him are Cao Zhang (190), Chen Yun (1905), Zhang Xianzhong (1606), H. H. Kung (1881), 10th Dalai Lama (1816), and Emperor Xizong of Tang (862). After him are Rinchinbal Khan (1326), Chen Yi (1901), Hong Tianguifu (1849), Emperor Yizong of Tang (833), Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408), and Yen Chia-kan (1905).

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