372 BC - 289 BC
Mencius ( MEN-shee-əs); born Meng Ke (Chinese: 孟軻); or Mengzi (Chinese: 孟子; 372–289 BC) was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who has often been described as the "second Sage" (亞聖), that is, second to Confucius himself. He is part of Confucius' fourth generation of disciples. Mencius inherited Confucius' ideology and developed it further. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mencius has received more than 1,186,181 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Mencius is the 96th most popular philosopher (down from 84th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from China (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Philosopher.
Mencius is most famous for his philosophy of human nature. He believed that humans are inherently good and that the mind is a blank slate.
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Among philosophers, Mencius ranks 96 out of 1,081. Before him are John of Damascus, Zeno of Citium, Tertullian, Johann Gottfried Herder, Anaximenes of Miletus, and Walter Benjamin. After him are Zhuang Zhou, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Roland Barthes, Ibn Taymiyyah, Theophrastus, and Wilhelm von Humboldt.
676 - 749
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 90
334 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 91
155 - 220
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 92
1744 - 1803
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 93
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 94
1892 - 1940
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 95
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 96
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 97
1809 - 1865
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 98
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 99
1263 - 1328
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 100
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 101
1767 - 1835
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 102
Among people born in 372 BC, Mencius ranks 1. After him is Alexis. Among people deceased in 289 BC, Mencius ranks 1. After him is Agathocles of Syracuse.
Among people born in China, Mencius ranks 31 out of 1,392. Before him are Lü Bu (161), Guan Yu (162), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Liu Bei (161), Yongle Emperor (1360), and Li Ching-Yuen (1677). After him are Zhuang Zhou (-369), Zhuge Liang (181), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Jiang Zemin (1926), and Zhou Enlai (1898).
161 - 199
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 25
162 - 220
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 26
1654 - 1722
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 27
161 - 223
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 28
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 29
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 - 2022
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 36
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 37
Among philosophers born in China, Mencius ranks 4. Before him are Confucius (-551), Laozi (-604), and Sun Tzu (-544). After him are Zhuang Zhou (-369), Mozi (-470), Zhu Xi (1130), Han Fei (-280), Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), and Wang Yangming (1472).
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.76
Rank: 1
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 2
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 3
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 4
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 5
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 6
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 7
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 8
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 9
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 11
1472 - 1529
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12