POLITICIAN

Peng Zhen

1902 - 1997

Photo of Peng Zhen

Icon of person Peng Zhen

Peng Zhen (pronounced [pʰə̌ŋ ʈʂə́n]; October 12, 1902 – April 26, 1997) was a leading member of the Chinese Communist Party. He led the party organization in Beijing following the victory of the Communists in the Chinese Civil War in 1949, but was purged during the Cultural Revolution for opposing Mao's views on the role of literature in relation to the state. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peng Zhen has received more than 195,379 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Peng Zhen is the 9,194th most popular politician (down from 8,800th in 2019), the 647th most popular biography from China (down from 601st in 2019) and the 361st most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peng Zhen ranks 9,194 out of 19,576. Before him are Hiempsal II, Ashikaga Yoshinori, Taytu Betul, Traicho Kostov, Baron Waqa, and Gottschalk. After him are Isabel Moctezuma, Tyti, Tippu Tip, James F. Byrnes, Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, and Wala of Corbie.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Peng Zhen ranks 122. Before him are Heinz Rühmann, Albert Anastasia, Hans von Dohnanyi, Mortimer J. Adler, Andrew Irvine, and Regina Jonas. After him are Tallulah Bankhead, Toyen, Eric Liddell, Boris Barnet, Josef Krips, and Nordahl Grieg. Among people deceased in 1997, Peng Zhen ranks 109. Before him are Jean Françaix, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Laurean Rugambwa, Edward Mulhare, Anatoliy Banishevskiy, and Lyman Spitzer. After him are Walter Gotell, Anatoli Boukreev, Amha Selassie, Ho Feng-Shan, Saw Maung, and Harold Robbins.

Others Born in 1902

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1997

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In China

Among people born in China, Peng Zhen ranks 647 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhu of Xia (null), Gan Ji (101), Yuan Longping (1930), Yan Liben (600), Ma Huan (1380), and Bo Gu (1907). After him are Yuan Mei (1716), Xu Zhimo (1897), Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (392), Jung Chang (1952), Wang Huning (1955), and Li Bingbing (1973).

Others born in China

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Peng Zhen ranks 361. Before him are Sergei Stepashin (1952), Bo Yibo (1908), Yikuang (1838), Han Zheng (1954), Zhu of Xia (null), and Bo Gu (1907). After him are Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (392), Wang Huning (1955), Cai Yuanpei (1868), Zhang Zhidong (1837), Ho Feng-Shan (1901), and Salchak Toka (1901).

Chinese born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous