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Emperor Yao

2324 BC - 2206 BC

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Emperor Yao (simplified Chinese: 尧; traditional Chinese: 堯; pinyin: Yáo; Wade–Giles: Yao2; traditionally c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Yao has received more than 385,177 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Emperor Yao is the 953rd most popular politician (down from 930th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from China (up from 61st in 2019) and the 34th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Yao is most famous for being the first emperor of China. He was also a very wise and just ruler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Yao ranks 953 out of 15,577Before him are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Margaret of Parma, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Philip III of Macedon, Andrew Johnson, and Sauli Niinistö. After him are George Marshall, Astyages, Harold Wilson, Kayqubad I, Gediminas, and Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2324 BC, Emperor Yao ranks 1 Among people deceased in 2206 BC, Emperor Yao ranks 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Yao ranks 58 out of 1,392Before him are Liu Shaoqi (1898), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Cao Pi (187), Sima Yi (179), Hua Guofeng (1921), and Jiang Qing (1914). After him are Guangxu Emperor (1871), Zhang Fei (167), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Jiaqing Emperor (1760), and Li Si (-280).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Yao ranks 34Before him are Liu Shaoqi (1898), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Cao Pi (187), Sima Yi (179), Hua Guofeng (1921), and Jiang Qing (1914). After him are Guangxu Emperor (1871), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Jiaqing Emperor (1760), Li Si (-280), and Xiang Yu (-232).