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Deng Xiaoping

1904 - 1997

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Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. After Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong's death in 1976, Deng rose to power and led China through its process of Reform and Opening Up and the development of China's socialist market economy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Deng Xiaoping has received more than 8,134,541 page views. His biography is available in 101 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2019). Deng Xiaoping is the 157th most popular politician (down from 133rd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from China and the 5th most popular Chinese Politician.

Deng Xiaoping is most famous for implementing the "open door" policy, which allowed China to trade with the rest of the world.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 101

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Deng Xiaopings by language

Over the past year Deng Xiaoping has had the most page views in the with 1,027,788 views, followed by Chinese (866,311), and Russian (196,974). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Lombard (2,738.46%), Malagasy (96.50%), and Simple English (85.05%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Deng Xiaoping ranks 157 out of 19,576. Before him are Xerxes I, Alexander I of Russia, Hulagu Khan, Shimon Peres, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Akbar. After him are Mustafa I, Orhan, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, and Cardinal Richelieu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Deng Xiaoping ranks 3. Before him are Salvador Dalí, and J. Robert Oppenheimer. After him are Pablo Neruda, Reinhard Heydrich, Dr. Seuss, Umberto II of Italy, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, Jean Gabin, B. F. Skinner, Ève Curie, and Johnny Weissmuller. Among people deceased in 1997, Deng Xiaoping ranks 2. Before him is Mother Teresa. After him are James Stewart, Diana, Princess of Wales, Jacques Cousteau, Viktor Frankl, Jeanne Calment, Mobutu Sese Seko, Toshiro Mifune, Victor Vasarely, Gianni Versace, and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.

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In China

Among people born in China, Deng Xiaoping ranks 9 out of 1,610. Before him are Huang Xianfan (1899), Qin Shi Huang (-258), Sun Tzu (-544), Laozi (-604), Zheng He (1387), and Sun Yat-sen (1866). After him are Li Bai (701), Sima Qian (-145), 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Xi Jinping (1953), Kublai Khan (1215), and Empress Dowager Cixi (1835).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Deng Xiaoping ranks 5. Before him are Mao Zedong (1893), Huang Xianfan (1899), Qin Shi Huang (-258), and Sun Yat-sen (1866). After him are Xi Jinping (1953), Kublai Khan (1215), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Wu Zetian (624), Hu Jintao (1942), Qianlong Emperor (1711), and Liu Bei (161).

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