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Jiang Qing

1914 - 1991

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Jiang Qing (19 March 1914 – 14 May 1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary, actress, and major political figure during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976). She was the fourth wife of Mao Zedong, the Chairman of the Communist Party and Paramount leader of China. She used the stage name Lan Ping (藍蘋) during her acting career (which ended in 1938), and was known by many other names. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jiang Qing has received more than 2,509,411 page views. Her biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Jiang Qing is the 921st most popular politician (up from 999th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from China (up from 65th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Jiang Qing is most famous for being a member of the Gang of Four, a group of Chinese communist officials who were blamed for the excesses of the Cultural Revolution.

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  • 45

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  • 6.22

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jiang Qing ranks 921 out of 15,577Before her are Raymond Poincaré, Charles I of Hungary, Jugurtha, Lee Myung-bak, Benjamin Harrison, and Lev Kamenev. After her are Chaim Weizmann, Basil II, Andrew II of Hungary, Sebastian of Portugal, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, and Louis V of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Jiang Qing ranks 9Before her are Tove Jansson, Thor Heyerdahl, Hedy Lamarr, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Tenzing Norgay, and Marguerite Duras. After her are Michael Wittmann, Aribert Heim, Alec Guinness, Romain Gary, Julio Cortázar, and Bohumil Hrabal. Among people deceased in 1991, Jiang Qing ranks 11Before her are Isaac Bashevis Singer, Serge Gainsbourg, Miles Davis, Edwin McMillan, Yves Montand, and Klaus Kinski. After her are Klaus Barbie, Graham Greene, Carl David Anderson, Gustáv Husák, John Bardeen, and Soichiro Honda.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jiang Qing ranks 57 out of 1,392Before her are Sun Quan (182), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Cao Pi (187), Sima Yi (179), and Hua Guofeng (1921). After her are Emperor Yao (-2324), Guangxu Emperor (1871), Zhang Fei (167), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), and Jiaqing Emperor (1760).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Jiang Qing ranks 33Before her are Sun Quan (182), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Cao Pi (187), Sima Yi (179), and Hua Guofeng (1921). After her are Emperor Yao (-2324), Guangxu Emperor (1871), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Jiaqing Emperor (1760), and Li Si (-280).