1879 - 1942
Chen Duxiu (Chinese: 陳獨秀; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Tu-hsiu; 8 October 1879 – 27 May 1942) was a Chinese revolutionary socialist, educator, philosopher and author, who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with Li Dazhao in 1921. From 1921 to 1927, he served as the Communist Party's first general secretary. Chen was a leading figure in both the Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and the May Fourth Movement for scientific and democratic developments in the early Republic of China. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chen Duxiu has received more than 656,021 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Chen Duxiu is the 3,755th most popular politician (down from 3,566th in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from China (down from 280th in 2019) and the 177th most popular Chinese Politician.
Chen Duxiu is most famous for being the first president of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Among politicians, Chen Duxiu ranks 3,755 out of 15,577. Before him are Abbas I of Egypt, Publius Licinius Crassus, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Caranus of Macedon, Jean Bart, and Guy, Count of Flanders. After him are Francis V, Duke of Modena, Aaron Burr, Ivan Sirko, Sima Guang, Al-Ashraf Khalil, and Prince Valdemar of Denmark.
1816 - 1854
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 3,749
86 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 3,750
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3,751
900 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3,752
1650 - 1702
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3,753
1226 - 1305
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3,754
1879 - 1942
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,755
1819 - 1875
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,756
1756 - 1836
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,757
1610 - 1680
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,758
1019 - 1086
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,759
1260 - 1293
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,760
1858 - 1939
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,761
Among people born in 1879, Chen Duxiu ranks 34. Before him are Joseph Wirth, Fritz Haarmann, Henri Giraud, Frederick Griffith, Hans Lammers, and E. M. Forster. After him are Pál Teleki, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Karl Bühler, Friedrich Adler, Léon Jouhaux, and Ali of Hejaz. Among people deceased in 1942, Chen Duxiu ranks 38. Before him are Séraphine Louis, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Felix Hausdorff, Henri de Baillet-Latour, Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Tina Modotti. After him are Jan Kubiš, Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Tamon Yamaguchi, Flinders Petrie, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, and Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria.
1879 - 1956
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 28
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 29
1879 - 1949
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 30
1879 - 1941
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 31
1879 - 1962
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 32
1879 - 1970
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 33
1879 - 1942
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 34
1879 - 1941
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 35
1879 - 1923
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 36
1879 - 1963
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 37
1879 - 1960
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 38
1879 - 1954
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 39
1879 - 1935
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 40
1864 - 1942
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 32
1871 - 1942
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 33
1868 - 1942
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 34
1876 - 1942
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 35
1902 - 1942
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 36
1896 - 1942
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 37
1879 - 1942
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 38
1913 - 1942
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 39
1883 - 1942
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 40
1892 - 1942
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 41
1853 - 1942
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 42
1869 - 1942
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 43
1872 - 1942
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 44
Among people born in China, Chen Duxiu ranks 281 out of 1,392. Before him are Emperor Gong of Song (1271), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Ma Teng (156), Jacques Mayol (1927), Yoshiko Kawashima (1907), and Linji Yixuan (850). After him are Sima Guang (1019), Ban Zhao (45), Emperor Zhang of Han (57), Meng Huo (101), Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), and Zu Chongzhi (429).
1271 - 1323
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 275
1837 - 1881
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 276
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
Among politicians born in China, Chen Duxiu ranks 177. Before him are Lu Su (172), Sima Shi (208), Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814), Emperor Gong of Song (1271), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), and Ma Teng (156). After him are Sima Guang (1019), Emperor Zhang of Han (57), Xun Yu (163), Zhu Rongji (1928), Li Yuanhong (1864), and Xi Zhongxun (1913).
172 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 171
208 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 172
814 - 846
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 173
1271 - 1323
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 174
1837 - 1881
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 175
156 - 212
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 176
1879 - 1942
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 177
1019 - 1086
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 178
57 - 88
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 179
163 - 212
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 180
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 181
1864 - 1928
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 182
1913 - 2002
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 183