POLITICIAN

Chen Yun

1905 - 1995

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Chen Yun (simplified Chinese: 陈云; traditional Chinese: 陳雲; pinyin: Chén Yún, pronounced [ʈʂʰə̌n y̌n]; 13 June 1905 – 10 April 1995) was a Chinese revolutionary leader who was one of the most influential leaders of the People's Republic of China during the 1980s and 1990s and one of the major architects and important policy makers for the reform and opening up period, alongside Deng Xiaoping. He was also known as Liao Chenyun (廖陈云), as he took his uncle's (Liao Wenguang; 廖文光) family name when he was adopted by him after his parents died. A major Chinese Communist Party (CCP) political figure before the establishment of the PRC, Chen first joined the CCP Central Committee in 1931, and the Politburo in 1934. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chen Yun has received more than 623,432 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Chen Yun is the 6,119th most popular politician (up from 6,419th in 2019), the 467th most popular biography from China (up from 481st in 2019) and the 277th most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Chen Yuns by language

Over the past year Chen Yun has had the most page views in the with 298,865 views, followed by English (81,078), and Vietnamese (9,011). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (86.89%), Egyptian Arabic (32.56%), and Cantonese (24.71%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chen Yun ranks 6,119 out of 19,576. Before him are Anisa Makhlouf, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Henry I of Cyprus, Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, Anna of Sweden, and Irene Camber. After him are Iveta Radičová, Al-Qadir, Kim Yong-ju, Jorge Alessandri, Boutros Ghali, and François Bozizé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Chen Yun ranks 76. Before him are Gareth Jones, Guy Mollet, Erwin Chargaff, Federica Montseny, Takeo Fukuda, and André Jolivet. After him are Attila József, Paul Nizan, Joseph Kosma, Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, Yen Chia-kan, and James J. Braddock. Among people deceased in 1995, Chen Yun ranks 73. Before him are Elizabeth Montgomery, Ernest Mandel, Heiner Müller, Krešimir Ćosić, Yves Congar, and Takeo Fukuda. After him are Eileen Chang, Morarji Desai, Gabriel Urgebadze, Joseph Needham, Franciszek Gajowniczek, and Clair Cameron Patterson.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Yun ranks 467 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhu Yousong (1607), Jin Youzhi (1918), Cai Yong (133), Ling Tong (189), Jia Sidao (1213), and Cao Zhang (190). After him are Zhang Xianzhong (1606), Rebiya Kadeer (1946), H. H. Kung (1881), 10th Dalai Lama (1816), Eileen Chang (1920), and Emperor Xizong of Tang (862).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Chen Yun ranks 277. Before him are 9th Dalai Lama (1805), Zhu Yousong (1607), Jin Youzhi (1918), Cai Yong (133), Jia Sidao (1213), and Cao Zhang (190). After him are Zhang Xianzhong (1606), H. H. Kung (1881), 10th Dalai Lama (1816), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), Chen Cheng (1897), and Rinchinbal Khan (1326).

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