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Lien Chan

1936 - Today

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Lien Chan (Chinese: 連戰; pinyin: Lián Zhàn; Wade–Giles: Lien² Chan⁴; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liân Chiàn; born 27 August 1936) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government from 1990 to 1993, Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and was the Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 2000 to 2005, apart from various ministerial posts he had also held. After graduating from National Taiwan University, Lien earned a master's degree and PhD from the University of Chicago in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lien Chan has received more than 261,389 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Lien Chan is the 10,212th most popular politician (up from 10,387th in 2019), the 705th most popular biography from China (down from 681st in 2019) and the 376th most popular Chinese Politician.

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  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lien Chan ranks 10,212 out of 19,576. Before him are Aemilia gens, Quett Masire, Roman Rudenko, Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Bernhard Kellermann, and Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre. After him are Arik-den-ili, Alexander Guchkov, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, Khosrow III, Marcantonio Memmo, and Aparicio Méndez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Lien Chan ranks 214. Before him are Glenn Murcutt, Marion Chesney, Jim Brown, Joe Spinell, Diana Hyland, and Shirley Knight. After him are Frank Caprio, Federico Luppi, Zdeněk Svěrák, Lucia Berlin, Abbie Hoffman, and Antonio Gades.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lien Chan ranks 705 out of 1,610. Before him are Tang Xianzu (1550), Fan Bingbing (1981), Sam Hui (1948), King Hu (1932), Yao Ming (1980), and Qu Qiubai (1899). After him are Ma Huateng (1971), Song Yingxing (1587), Lin Huiyin (1904), Nie Rongzhen (1899), Gu Yanwu (1613), and Wang Meng (1308).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Tang Xianzu

    Tang Xianzu

    WRITER

    1550 - 1616

    HPI: 59.92

    Rank: 699

  • Photo of Fan Bingbing

    Fan Bingbing

    ACTOR

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 59.91

    Rank: 700

  • Photo of Sam Hui

    Sam Hui

    SINGER

    1948 - Present

    HPI: 59.91

    Rank: 701

  • Photo of King Hu

    King Hu

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1932 - 1997

    HPI: 59.90

    Rank: 702

  • Photo of Yao Ming

    Yao Ming

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 59.88

    Rank: 703

  • Photo of Qu Qiubai

    Qu Qiubai

    POLITICIAN

    1899 - 1935

    HPI: 59.84

    Rank: 704

  • Photo of Lien Chan

    Lien Chan

    POLITICIAN

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 59.81

    Rank: 705

  • Photo of Ma Huateng

    Ma Huateng

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 59.78

    Rank: 706

  • Photo of Song Yingxing

    Song Yingxing

    WRITER

    1587 - 1666

    HPI: 59.77

    Rank: 707

  • Photo of Lin Huiyin

    Lin Huiyin

    ARCHITECT

    1904 - 1955

    HPI: 59.76

    Rank: 708

  • Photo of Nie Rongzhen

    Nie Rongzhen

    POLITICIAN

    1899 - 1992

    HPI: 59.75

    Rank: 709

  • Photo of Gu Yanwu

    Gu Yanwu

    WRITER

    1613 - 1682

    HPI: 59.72

    Rank: 710

  • Photo of Wang Meng

    Wang Meng

    PAINTER

    1308 - 1385

    HPI: 59.71

    Rank: 711

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Lien Chan ranks 376. Before him are Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510), Zeng Qinghong (1939), Hai Rui (1514), Xin Qiji (1140), and Qu Qiubai (1899). After him are Nie Rongzhen (1899), Chen Boda (1904), Deng Sui (81), Zhang Qun (1889), Zhang Gaoli (1946), and Nicholas Poppe (1897).

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