PHILOSOPHER

Guan Zhong

720 BC - 645 BC

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Guan Zhong (Chinese: 管仲; Wade–Giles: Kuan Chung; c. 720–645 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and politician. He served as chancellor and was a reformer of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guan Zhong has received more than 202,201 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Guan Zhong is the 340th most popular philosopher (up from 389th in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from China (up from 262nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Guan Zhong was a minister of the state of Qi in the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. He is most famous for his economic reforms, which helped Qi to become one of the most powerful states in China.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Guan Zhongs by language

Over the past year Guan Zhong has had the most page views in the with 62,142 views, followed by Japanese (35,707), and English (26,160). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (96.66%), Classical Chinese (60.37%), and Kirghiz (59.85%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Guan Zhong ranks 340 out of 1,267. Before him are Thrasymachus, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, A. S. Neill, Lev Shestov, Anne Sullivan, and David Strauss. After him are Aenesidemus, Francisco de Vitoria, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Uriel da Costa, Richard Rorty, and Hipparchia of Maroneia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 720 BC, Guan Zhong ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 645 BC, Guan Zhong ranks 2. Before him is Archilochus. After him is Terpander.

Others Born in 720 BC

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    Guan Zhong

    PHILOSOPHER

    720 BC - 645 BC

    HPI: 63.47

    Rank: 1

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Others Deceased in 645 BC

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    Archilochus

    WRITER

    680 BC - 645 BC

    HPI: 69.78

    Rank: 1

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    Guan Zhong

    PHILOSOPHER

    720 BC - 645 BC

    HPI: 63.47

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Terpander

    Terpander

    MUSICIAN

    712 BC - 645 BC

    HPI: 59.33

    Rank: 3

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In China

Among people born in China, Guan Zhong ranks 220 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu Bian (176), Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150), Zhang Jue (200), Emperor Suzong of Tang (711), Charles K. Kao (1933), and Diaochan (null). After him are Tao Yuanming (365), Jin Yong (1924), Wei Yan (200), 3rd Dalai Lama (1543), Zhang Xueliang (1901), and Zu Chongzhi (429).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Guan Zhong ranks 13. Before him are Mozi (-470), Han Fei (-280), Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), and Wang Yangming (1472). After him are Han Yu (768), Ban Zhao (45), Dong Zhongshu (-179), Ge Hong (284), Huiyuan (334), and Zhiyi (538).

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