Máng (芒, read Wáng according to Sima Zhen) was the ninth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty. He possibly ruled 18 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mang of Xia has received more than 35,305 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Mang of Xia is the 1,523rd most popular religious figure (up from 7,719th in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from China (down from 535th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Chinese Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Mang of Xia ranks 1,523 out of 2,238. Before him are Dobri Dobrev, Kōdō Sawaki, Kaundinya, Arp Schnitger, Bashar ibn Burd, and Rahotep. After him are Joseph Cardijn, Theophylact of Constantinople, Stephen Langton, Gershom ben Judah, Jan Sarkander, and Giovanni Lajolo.
1914 - 2018
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 1,517
1880 - 1965
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,518
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 1,519
1648 - 1719
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,520
714 - 783
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,521
1650 BC - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,522
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,523
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,524
917 - 956
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 1,525
1150 - 1228
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 1,526
960 - 1028
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,527
1576 - 1620
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 1,528
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 1,529
Among people born in China, Mang of Xia ranks 591 out of 1,392. Before him are Xu Shichang (1855), Li Cheng (919), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), Zhang Ziyi (1979), Zheng Jing (1642), and Bo Gu (1907). After him are Wen Zhengming (1470), Consort Ban (-48), Ouyang Xun (557), Ti Lung (1946), Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), and Tian Han (1898).
1855 - 1939
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 585
919 - 967
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 586
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 587
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 588
1642 - 1681
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 589
1907 - 1946
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 590
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 591
1470 - 1559
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 592
48 BC - 6 BC
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 593
557 - 641
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 594
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 595
1924 - 1981
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 596
1898 - 1968
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 597
Among religious figures born in China, Mang of Xia ranks 12. Before him are 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Shaohao (null), Sengcan (529), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Joseph Zen (1932), and Jianzhen (688). After him are Gan Ji (101), Yijing (635), Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1901), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), John Baptist Wu (1925), and Paul Yü Pin (1901).
1838 - 1856
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 6
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 7
529 - 606
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8
1220 - 1294
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 9
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 10
688 - 763
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 11
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 12
101 - 200
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 13
635 - 713
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 14
1901 - 2000
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 15
1890 - 1967
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 16
1925 - 2002
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 17
1901 - 1978
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 18