1926 - Today
Jiang Zemin (born 17 August 1926) is a Chinese retired politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002, as Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2004, and as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003. Jiang represented 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 CCP 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 3,508,388 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Jiang Zemin is the 489th most popular politician (down from 439th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from China (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular 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 489 out of 15,577. Before him are Peter II of Russia, Atahualpa, Alexios I Komnenos, Juan Perón, Charles IV of France, and Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Menachem Begin, Şehzade Cihangir, Nader Shah, Macrinus, Alfonso XIII of Spain, and Yazid I.
1715 - 1730
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 483
1502 - 1533
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 484
1048 - 1118
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 485
1895 - 1974
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 486
1294 - 1328
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 487
1415 - 1493
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 488
1926 - Present
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 489
1913 - 1992
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 490
1531 - 1553
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 491
1688 - 1747
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 492
164 - 218
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 493
1886 - 1941
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 494
647 - 683
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 495
Among people born in 1926, Jiang Zemin ranks 7. Before him are Elizabeth II, Marilyn Monroe, Fidel Castro, Michel Foucault, Ingvar Kamprad, and Alfredo Di Stéfano. After him are Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Leslie Nielsen, Miles Davis, Sathya Sai Baba, Dario Fo, and Svetlana Alliluyeva.
1926 - Present
HPI: 90.46
Rank: 1
1926 - 1962
HPI: 85.04
Rank: 2
1926 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 3
1926 - 1984
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 4
1926 - 2018
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 5
1926 - 2014
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 6
1926 - Present
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 7
1926 - 2020
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 8
1926 - 2010
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 9
1926 - 1991
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 10
1926 - 2011
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 11
1926 - 2016
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 12
1926 - 2011
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 13
Among people born in China, Jiang Zemin ranks 36 out of 1,392. Before him are Li Ching-Yuen (1677), Mencius (-372), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Zhuge Liang (181), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), and Hongwu Emperor (1328). After him are Zhou Enlai (1898), Toshiro Mifune (1920), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Yongzheng Emperor (1678), and Nurhaci (1559).
1677 - 1933
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 30
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 31
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 32
181 - 234
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 33
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 34
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 35
1926 - Present
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 36
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 37
1920 - 1997
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 38
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 39
598 - 649
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 40
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 41
1559 - 1626
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 42
Among politicians born in China, Jiang Zemin ranks 18. Before him are Qianlong Emperor (1711), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Liu Bei (161), Yongle Emperor (1360), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), and Hongwu Emperor (1328). After him are Zhou Enlai (1898), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Yongzheng Emperor (1678), Nurhaci (1559), and Hong Taiji (1592).
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 12
1654 - 1722
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 13
161 - 223
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 14
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 15
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 16
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 17
1926 - Present
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 18
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 19
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 20
598 - 649
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 21
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 22
1559 - 1626
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 23
1592 - 1643
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 24