1926 - Today
Jiang Zemin (; simplified Chinese: 江泽民; traditional Chinese: 江澤民; pinyin: Jiāng Zémín; born 17 August 1926) is a Chinese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2004, and as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003. Jiang has been described as the "core of the third generation" of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders since 1989. Jiang came to power unexpectedly as a compromise candidate following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 when he replaced Zhao Ziyang as General Secretary after Zhao was ousted for his support for the student movement. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jiang Zemin has received more than 2,551,134 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Jiang Zemin is the 439th most popular politician (up from 659th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from China (up from 50th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Politician.
Jiang Zemin is most famous for being the leader of China from 1989 to 2002. He was the president of China from 1993 to 2003.
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Among politicians, Jiang Zemin ranks 439 out of 15,710. Before him are Louis, Grand Dauphin, Ay, Otho, Albert II of Belgium, Franz von Papen, and John II of France. After him are Mahmoud Abbas, Zenobia, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Guy of Lusignan, Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and George I of Great Britain.
1661 - 1711
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 433
1380 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 434
32 - 69
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 435
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 436
1879 - 1969
HPI: 79.88
Rank: 437
1319 - 1364
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 438
1926 - Present
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 439
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 440
240 - 275
HPI: 79.82
Rank: 441
1316 - 1378
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 442
1150 - 1194
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 443
1415 - 1493
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 444
1660 - 1727
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 445
Among people born in 1926, Jiang Zemin ranks 7. Before him are Elizabeth II, Marilyn Monroe, Fidel Castro, Michel Foucault, Alfredo Di Stéfano, and Ingvar Kamprad. After him are Leslie Nielsen, Chuck Berry, Sathya Sai Baba, Dario Fo, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and Miles Davis.
1926 - Present
HPI: 93.05
Rank: 1
1926 - 1962
HPI: 89.12
Rank: 2
1926 - 2016
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 3
1926 - 1984
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 4
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 5
1926 - 2018
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 6
1926 - Present
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 7
1926 - 2010
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 8
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 9
1926 - 2011
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 10
1926 - 2016
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 11
1926 - 2020
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 12
1926 - 1991
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 13
Among people born in China, Jiang Zemin ranks 32 out of 1,186. Before him are Zhuge Liang (181), Liu Bei (161), Guan Yu (162), Du Fu (712), Zhuang Zhou (-369), and Hongwu Emperor (1328). After him are Yongle Emperor (1360), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Toshiro Mifune (1920), Lü Bu (161), and Emperor Wu of Han (-156).
181 - 234
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 26
161 - 223
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 27
162 - 220
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 28
712 - 770
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 29
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 30
1328 - 1398
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 31
1926 - Present
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 32
1360 - 1424
HPI: 79.71
Rank: 33
598 - 649
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 34
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 35
1920 - 1997
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 36
161 - 199
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 37
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 38
Among politicians born in China, Jiang Zemin ranks 16. Before him are Xi Jinping (1953), Hu Jintao (1942), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Liu Bei (161), and Hongwu Emperor (1328). After him are Yongle Emperor (1360), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Zhou Enlai (1898), and Yongzheng Emperor (1678).
1953 - Present
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 10
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 11
1654 - 1722
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 12
1711 - 1799
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 13
161 - 223
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 14
1328 - 1398
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 15
1926 - Present
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 16
1360 - 1424
HPI: 79.71
Rank: 17
598 - 649
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 18
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 19
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 20
1898 - 1976
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 21
1678 - 1735
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 22