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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 669,344 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Fuxi is the 1,251st most popular politician (down from 1,212th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from China (up from 89th in 2019) and the 55th 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

  • 670k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fuxi ranks 1,251 out of 15,577Before him are Amr ibn Hishām, John II Casimir Vasa, Yaśodharā, Henry Clay, Seonjo of Joseon, and Carloman II. After him are Agrippina the Elder, Emperor Kōkaku, Maurice, Franklin Pierce, Isabella Clara Eugenia, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

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Contemporaries

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

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In China

Among people born in China, Fuxi ranks 86 out of 1,392Before him are Dong Zhuo (139), Daoguang Emperor (1782), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), 2nd Dalai Lama (1476), Wanli Emperor (1563), and Hongxi Emperor (1378). After him are Shang Yang (-390), Emperor Xian of Han (181), Toghon Temür (1320), Yang Shangkun (1907), Qin Er Shi (-229), and An Lushan (702).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Fuxi ranks 55Before him are Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Daoguang Emperor (1782), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), 2nd Dalai Lama (1476), Wanli Emperor (1563), and Hongxi Emperor (1378). After him are Shang Yang (-390), Emperor Xian of Han (181), Toghon Temür (1320), Yang Shangkun (1907), Qin Er Shi (-229), and An Lushan (702).