BUSINESSPERSON

Morris Chang

1931 - Today

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Morris Chung-Mou Chang (Chinese: 張忠謀; pinyin: Zhāng Zhōngmóu; born 10 July 1931) is a Taiwanese-American billionaire businessman and electrical engineer who pioneered the foundry model of semiconductor fabrication. He is regarded as the founder of Taiwan's semiconductor industry. Chang is the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's first and largest semiconductor foundry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Morris Chang has received more than 1,109,997 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Morris Chang is the 197th most popular businessperson (up from 231st in 2019), the 517th most popular biography from China (up from 532nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Businessperson.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Morris Chang ranks 197 out of 847. Before him are William C. Durant, Roger Ailes, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Henry J. Heinz, Carl Laemmle, and Charles Simonyi. After him are Jamsetji Tata, Dieter Schwarz, Stavros Niarchos, Friedrich Krupp, Friedrich Alfred Krupp, and Terry Gou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Morris Chang ranks 116. Before him are Pascal Lissouba, Stig Anderson, Don Walsh, Yao Wenyuan, Leslie Caron, and Reizo Fukuhara. After him are James Tolkan, Augusto Boal, Ermanno Olmi, Arawa Kimura, Viliam Schrojf, and Alfred Schmidt.

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In China

Among people born in China, Morris Chang ranks 517 out of 1,610. Before him are Chen Kaige (1952), Gan Ying (100), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Yesün Temür (1293), Li Yu (1610), and Chen Youliang (1320). After him are Du Yuesheng (1888), Feng Guozhang (1859), Wu Peifu (1874), Qin Liangyu (1574), Dong Yuan (932), and Lin Sen (1868).

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    1949 - Present

    HPI: 63.18

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    1293 - 1328

    HPI: 63.17

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    1610 - 1680

    HPI: 63.14

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    Morris Chang

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1931 - Present

    HPI: 63.10

    Rank: 517

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    Du Yuesheng

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    1888 - 1951

    HPI: 63.06

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    1859 - 1919

    HPI: 63.01

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    1874 - 1939

    HPI: 62.98

    Rank: 520

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    1574 - 1648

    HPI: 62.95

    Rank: 521

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    932 - 962

    HPI: 62.95

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    Lin Sen

    POLITICIAN

    1868 - 1943

    HPI: 62.94

    Rank: 523

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Morris Chang ranks 5. Before him are Jack Ma (1964), Li Ka-shing (1928), Ren Zhengfei (1944), and Rebiya Kadeer (1946). After him are Jimmy Lai (1948), Ma Huateng (1971), Lei Jun (1969), Lee Shau-kee (1929), Wang Jianlin (1954), Li Ning (1963), and Henry Luce (1898).

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