POLITICIAN

Fuxi

2900 BC - Today

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Fuxi or Fu Hsi (伏羲) is a culture hero in Chinese mythology, credited along with his sister and wife Nüwa with creating humanity and the invention of music, hunting, fishing, domestication, and cooking, as well as the Cangjie system of writing Chinese characters around 2900 BC or 2000 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fuxi has received more than 765,054 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Fuxi is the 1,179th most popular politician (up from 1,249th in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from China (up from 86th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Chinese Politician.

Fuxi is most famous for being the first human in Chinese mythology. He is credited with teaching the Chinese people how to fish, how to cook, and how to build houses.

Memorability Metrics

  • 770k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fuxi ranks 1,179 out of 19,576. Before him are Alauddin Khalji, Frederick II of Denmark, Alfredo Stroessner, Hua Guofeng, Pauline Bonaparte, and Ghazan. After him are Chun Doo-hwan, Michel Aoun, Jiaqing Emperor, Ladislaus I of Hungary, Theodor Heuss, and Artaxerxes III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2900 BC, Fuxi ranks 1. After him are Hotepsekhemwy, Nebra, and Alalngar.

Others Born in 2900 BC

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    Fuxi

    POLITICIAN

    2900 BC - Present

    HPI: 68.92

    Rank: 1

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    Hotepsekhemwy

    PHYSICIAN

    2900 BC - 2900 BC

    HPI: 65.17

    Rank: 2

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    Nebra

    POLITICIAN

    2900 BC - 2890 BC

    HPI: 63.69

    Rank: 3

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    Alalngar

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    2900 BC - 2859 BC

    HPI: 48.20

    Rank: 4

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In China

Among people born in China, Fuxi ranks 76 out of 1,610. Before him are 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Tu Youyou (1930), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), and Hua Guofeng (1921). After him are Jiaqing Emperor (1760), Wanli Emperor (1563), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), Soong Ching-ling (1893), Dong Zhuo (139), and Jianwen Emperor (1377).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Fuxi ranks 46. Before him are Emperor Yao (-2324), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), and Hua Guofeng (1921). After him are Jiaqing Emperor (1760), Wanli Emperor (1563), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), Soong Ching-ling (1893), Jianwen Emperor (1377), and Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427).

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