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Li Peng

1928 - 2019

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Li Peng (Chinese: 李鹏; pinyin: Lǐ Péng; 20 October 1928 – 22 July 2019) was a Chinese politician who served as the 4th premier of China from 1987 to 1998, and as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, from 1998 to 2003. For much of the 1990s Li was ranked second in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hierarchy behind then CCP General Secretary Jiang Zemin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Peng has received more than 1,124,816 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Li Peng is the 3,212th most popular politician (down from 2,637th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from China (down from 201st in 2019) and the 152nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Li Peng is most famous for being the head of the Chinese Communist Party and the Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1987 to 1998. He was also in charge of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Li Peng ranks 3,212 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Nikolai Patrushev, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, Marcel Cerdan, Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, and Hilderic. After him are Liuvigild, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, Anne Marie d'Orléans, Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, Stefan Löfven, and Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Li Peng ranks 56. Before him are Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Li Ka-shing, Arnold Rüütel, Karlheinz Böhm, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Geert Hofstede. After him are Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Elliott Erwitt, Carl Woese, Jacques Rivette, Hardy Krüger, and Giampiero Boniperti. Among people deceased in 2019, Li Peng ranks 47. Before him are Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Giya Kancheli, Lennart Johansson, Franco Columbu, Raymond Poulidor, and Kary Mullis. After him are Prem Tinsulanonda, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Ágnes Heller, Fernando de la Rúa, Ferdinand Piëch, and Sydney Brenner.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Peng ranks 249 out of 1,610. Before him are Edmond H. Fischer (1920), Emperor Cheng of Han (-51), Emperor Zhezong (1076), Ban Chao (32), Lü Meng (178), and Heshen (1750). After him are Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Ban Zhao (45), Emperor Ai of Tang (892), Zhao Bing (1271), Zhang He (167), and Cao Zhi (192).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Li Peng ranks 152. Before him are Emperor Qinzong (1100), Pujie (1907), Emperor Daizong of Tang (727), Emperor Cheng of Han (-51), Emperor Zhezong (1076), and Heshen (1750). After him are Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Emperor Ai of Tang (892), Zhao Bing (1271), Cao Zhi (192), Emperor Huan of Han (132), and Guo Jia (170).

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