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H. H. Kung

1881 - 1967

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Kung Hsiang-hsi (Chinese: 孔祥熙; pinyin: Kǒng Xiángxī; Wade–Giles: K'ung3 Hsiang2-hsi1; 11 September 1880 – 16 August 1967), also known as Dr. Chauncey Kung, was a Chinese banker and government official influential in China's politics and economy of the 1920s through the 1940s. His wife was Soong Ai-ling, the eldest of the three Soong sisters; the other two married President Sun Yat-sen and President Chiang Kai-shek. Together with his brother-in-law, T. V. Soong, he was highly influential in determining the economic policies of the Nationalist Party-led Republic of China (1912–1949) in the 1930s and 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. H. H. Kung is the 7,565th most popular politician (down from 6,189th in 2024), the 513th most popular biography from China (down from 470th in 2019) and the 291st most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, H. H. Kung ranks 7,565 out of 19,576. Before him are Waleran III, Duke of Limburg, Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, T. V. Soong, Safdar Jang, and Hussein Dey. After him are Helena, King Nan of Zhou, Sen Katayama, Kåre Willoch, Emperor Duanzong, and Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, H. H. Kung ranks 76. Before him are Vincenzo Lancia, Muhammad VIII al-Amin, Mikhail Larionov, Ulrich von Hassell, Irakli Tsereteli, and Louis Trousselier. After him are Sergey Kamenev, Tommy Burns, Adolfo de la Huerta, Hans Wilsdorf, Hermann Ehrhardt, and Albert Gleizes. Among people deceased in 1967, H. H. Kung ranks 86. Before him are Paul Muni, Jane Darwell, Basil Rathbone, Hans Ledwinka, Walter A. Shewhart, and David Burliuk. After him are Langston Hughes, Joseph Boxhall, Ernst Niekisch, Harold Holt, Carl Sandburg, and Eddie Eagan.

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In China

Among people born in China, H. H. Kung ranks 513 out of 1,610. Before him are Ling Tong (189), Ji Kang (223), Mei Lanfang (1894), Yi Xing (683), Sun Simiao (581), and T. V. Soong (1894). After him are Emperor Duanzong (1268), Chen Youliang (1320), Lin Sen (1868), Zhuge Dan (200), Zeng Guofan (1811), and Wellington Koo (1888).

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Among Politicians In China

Among politicians born in China, H. H. Kung ranks 291. Before him are Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), Bai Chongxi (1893), Cao Kun (1862), Gengshi Emperor (null), and T. V. Soong (1894). After him are Emperor Duanzong (1268), Lin Sen (1868), Zhuge Dan (200), Zeng Guofan (1811), Wellington Koo (1888), and Cao Zhang (190).

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