1964 - Today
Gao Zhisheng (born 20 April 1964) is a Chinese human rights attorney and dissident known for defending activists and religious minorities and documenting human rights abuses in China. Because of his work, Zhisheng has been disbarred and detained by the Chinese government several times, and severely tortured. He last disappeared in February 2009 and was unofficially detained until December 2011, when it was announced that he has now been imprisoned for three years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gao Zhisheng has received more than 79,657 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Gao Zhisheng is the 16,009th most popular politician (down from 14,376th in 2019), the 946th most popular biography from China (down from 840th in 2019) and the 426th most popular Chinese Politician.
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Among politicians, Gao Zhisheng ranks 16,009 out of 15,577. Before him are Levi Lincoln Sr., Igor Lukšić, Happy Chandler, Harlem Désir, Gaston Browne, and Harkishan Singh Surjeet. After him are Keith Holyoake, Nellie Connally, Ska Keller, Louise Mushikiwabo, Zeid Raad Al Hussein, and Fehaid Al-Deehani.
1749 - 1820
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 16,003
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 16,004
1898 - 1991
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 16,005
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 16,006
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 16,007
1916 - 2008
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 16,008
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 16,009
1904 - 1983
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 16,010
1919 - 2006
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 16,011
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 16,012
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 16,013
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 16,014
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 16,015
Among people born in 1964, Gao Zhisheng ranks 489. Before him are Butch Reynolds, Rui Maria de Araújo, Caroline Link, Paolo Virzì, Cécile Kyenge, and Maxi Gnauck. After him are Tetsuji Hashiratani, Zeid Raad Al Hussein, Enrico Bertaggia, Kubatbek Boronov, Tony Fernandes, and Masha Rasputina.
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 483
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 484
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 485
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 486
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 487
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 488
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 489
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 490
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 491
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 492
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 493
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 494
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 495
Among people born in China, Gao Zhisheng ranks 946 out of 1,392. Before him are Zhang Zilin (1984), Zhang Jike (1988), Mao Chi-kuo (1948), Xu Jinglei (1974), Yang Xinhai (1968), and Liang Wudong (1959). After him are Fan Zhiyi (1969), Deng Yaping (1973), Sun Wen (1973), Ruth Graham (1920), Liu Guoliang (1976), and Liu Boming (1966).
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 940
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 941
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 942
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 943
1968 - 2004
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 944
1959 - 2020
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 945
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 946
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 947
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 948
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 949
1920 - 2007
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 950
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 951
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 952
Among politicians born in China, Gao Zhisheng ranks 426. Before him are Ni Xialian (1963), Ling Jihua (1956), Guo Jinlong (1947), Tashi Namgyal (1893), Sun Zhengcai (1963), and Mao Chi-kuo (1948). After him are Liu Guoliang (1976), Dolkun Isa (1967), Chen Jing (1968), Fu Mingxia (1978), Gyaincain Norbu (1990), and Sun Yingsha (2000).
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 420
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 421
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 422
1893 - 1963
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 423
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 424
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 425
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 426
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 427
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 428
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 429
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 430
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 431
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.96
Rank: 432