1007 - 1072
Ouyang Xiu (Chinese: 歐陽脩; pinyin: Ōuyáng Xiū; Wade–Giles: Ou-Yang Hsiu; 1007 – 1072 CE), courtesy name Yongshu, also known by his art names Zuiweng (醉翁) and Liu Yi Jushi (六一居士), was a Chinese historian, calligrapher, epigrapher, essayist, poet, and politician of the Song dynasty. He was a renowned writer among his contemporaries and is considered the central figure of the Eight Masters of the Tang and Song. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ouyang Xiu has received more than 122,006 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ouyang Xiu is the 441st most popular philosopher (up from 501st in 2019), the 310th most popular biography from China (up from 375th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chinese Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Ouyang Xiu ranks 441 out of 1,081. Before him are Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Adolf von Harnack, Hans Reichenbach, Francisco Ferrer, Pavel Florensky, and Arnobius. After him are Michel Serres, P. D. Ouspensky, Kapila, Franz Rosenzweig, Lucilio Vanini, and Yuri Lotman.
809 - 873
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 435
1851 - 1930
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 436
1891 - 1953
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 437
1859 - 1909
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 438
1882 - 1937
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 439
255 - 327
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 440
1007 - 1072
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 441
1930 - 2019
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 442
1878 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 443
550 BC - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 444
1886 - 1929
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 445
1585 - 1619
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 446
1922 - 1993
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 447
Among people born in 1007, Ouyang Xiu ranks 3. Before him are Isaac I Komnenos and Peter Damian. After him are Hugh Magnus and Giselbert of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1072, Ouyang Xiu ranks 6. Before him are Alp Arslan, Romanos IV Diogenes, Sancho II of Castile and León, Peter Damian, and Antipope Honorius II. After him are Bagrat IV of Georgia, Ordulf, Duke of Saxony, Adalbert of Hamburg, Asadi Tusi, Ali Hujwiri, and Hereward the Wake.
1007 - 1060
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1
1007 - 1072
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 2
1007 - 1072
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 3
1007 - 1025
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4
1007 - 1059
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5
1029 - 1072
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 1
1030 - 1072
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 2
1036 - 1072
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 3
1007 - 1072
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 4
1010 - 1072
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 5
1007 - 1072
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 6
1018 - 1072
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 7
1022 - 1072
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 8
1000 - 1072
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 9
999 - 1072
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 10
1009 - 1072
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11
1035 - 1072
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 12
Among people born in China, Ouyang Xiu ranks 310 out of 1,392. Before him are Dian Wei (150), Lin Yutang (1895), Meng Haoran (690), Princess Taiping (665), Dong Biwu (1886), and He Jin (135). After him are Chen Shou (233), Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761), Tonyukuk (646), Pu Songling (1640), Emperor He of Han (79), and Zhu Youlang (1623).
150 - 197
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 304
1895 - 1976
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 305
690 - 740
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 306
665 - 713
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 307
1886 - 1975
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 308
135 - 189
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 309
1007 - 1072
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 310
233 - 297
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 311
761 - 806
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 312
646 - 724
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 313
1640 - 1715
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 314
79 - 106
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 315
1623 - 1662
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 316
Among philosophers born in China, Ouyang Xiu ranks 18. Before him are Wang Yangming (1472), Guan Zhong (-720), Han Yu (768), Linji Yixuan (850), Ban Zhao (45), and Ge Hong (284). After him are Su Song (1020), Zhiyi (538), Dong Zhongshu (-179), Liu Bowen (1311), Huiyuan (334), and Marpa Lotsawa (1012).
1472 - 1529
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 13
768 - 824
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 14
850 - 866
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 15
45 - 115
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 16
284 - 364
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 17
1007 - 1072
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 18
1020 - 1101
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 19
538 - 597
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 20
179 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 21
1311 - 1375
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 22
334 - 416
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 23
1012 - 1097
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 24