POLITICIAN
Puyi
1906 - 1967
Puyi
Puyi (7 February 1906 – 17 October 1967) was the last emperor of China, reigning as the eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty. He became emperor at the age of two in 1908, but was forced to abdicate in 1912 as a result of the Xinhai Revolution at the age of six. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Puyi has received more than 9,198,982 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Puyi is the 442nd most popular politician (down from 237th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from China (down from 14th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Politician.
Puyi, also known as Henry Pu Yi, was the last emperor of China who ascended the throne at the age of two and was deposed by the Chinese Republic in 1912. He is most famous for his association with the Qing dynasty and his later life as a puppet emperor under the Japanese occupation of Manchuria during World War II.
Memorability Metrics
9.2M
Page Views (PV)
73.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
75
Languages Editions (L)
6.17
Effective Languages (L*)
4.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Puyi ranks 442 out of 19,576. Before him are Severus Alexander, Arcadius, Osman III, Jiang Zemin, Artaxerxes I of Persia, and Constantine II of Greece. After him are Emperor Taizong of Tang, Leopold I of Belgium, Peisistratos, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Menkaure, and Louis X of France.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSeverus Alexander
208 - 235
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 436
Arcadius
377 - 408
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 437
Osman III
1699 - 1757
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 438
Jiang Zemin
1926 - 2022
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 439
Artaxerxes I of Persia
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 440
Constantine II of Greece
1940 - 2023
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 441
Puyi
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 442
Emperor Taizong of Tang
598 - 649
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 443
Leopold I of Belgium
1790 - 1865
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 444
Peisistratos
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 445
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
1867 - 1951
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 446
Menkaure
2001 BC - 2503 BC
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 447
Louis X of France
1289 - 1316
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 448
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Puyi ranks 7. Before him are Leonid Brezhnev, Adolf Eichmann, Hannah Arendt, Dmitri Shostakovich, Grace Hopper, and Samuel Beckett. After him are Luchino Visconti, Aristotle Onassis, Kurt Gödel, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Albert Hofmann, and Maria Goeppert Mayer. Among people deceased in 1967, Puyi ranks 6. Before him are Che Guevara, J. Robert Oppenheimer, René Magritte, Konrad Adenauer, and Vivien Leigh. After him are Casimir Funk, Vladimir Komarov, Mohammad Mosaddegh, Clement Attlee, Ilse Koch, and Spencer Tracy.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsLeonid Brezhnev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 1
Adolf Eichmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1962
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 2
Hannah Arendt
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 3
Dmitri Shostakovich
COMPOSER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 4
Grace Hopper
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1906 - 1992
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 5
Samuel Beckett
WRITER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 6
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 7
Luchino Visconti
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 8
Aristotle Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1975
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 9
Kurt Gödel
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1978
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 10
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 11
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 12
Maria Goeppert Mayer
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsChe Guevara
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 1967
HPI: 90.81
Rank: 1
J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 2
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 3
Konrad Adenauer
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1967
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 4
Vivien Leigh
ACTOR
1913 - 1967
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 5
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 6
Casimir Funk
CHEMIST
1884 - 1967
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 7
Vladimir Komarov
ASTRONAUT
1927 - 1967
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 8
Mohammad Mosaddegh
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1967
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 9
Clement Attlee
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1967
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 10
Ilse Koch
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 11
Spencer Tracy
ACTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 12
In China
Among people born in China, Puyi ranks 33 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhuge Liang (181), Mencius (-372), Cai Lun (48), Lü Bu (161), Zhuang Zhou (-369), and Jiang Zemin (1926). After him are Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Yongle Emperor (1360), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Nurhaci (1559), Zhu Xi (1130), and Zhou Enlai (1898).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsZhuge Liang
ENGINEER
181 - 234
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 27
Mencius
PHILOSOPHER
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 28
Cai Lun
INVENTOR
48 - 121
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 29
Lü Bu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
161 - 199
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 30
Zhuang Zhou
PHILOSOPHER
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 31
Jiang Zemin
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2022
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 32
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 33
Emperor Taizong of Tang
POLITICIAN
598 - 649
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 34
Yongle Emperor
POLITICIAN
1360 - 1424
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 35
Hongwu Emperor
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 36
Nurhaci
POLITICIAN
1559 - 1626
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 37
Zhu Xi
PHILOSOPHER
1130 - 1200
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 38
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 39
Among POLITICIANS In China
Among politicians born in China, Puyi ranks 15. Before him are Wu Zetian (624), Hu Jintao (1942), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Liu Bei (161), Kangxi Emperor (1654), and Jiang Zemin (1926). After him are Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Yongle Emperor (1360), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Nurhaci (1559), Zhou Enlai (1898), and Emperor Wu of Han (-156).
Wu Zetian
624 - 705
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 9
Hu Jintao
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 10
Qianlong Emperor
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 11
Liu Bei
161 - 223
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 12
Kangxi Emperor
1654 - 1722
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 13
Jiang Zemin
1926 - 2022
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 14
Puyi
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 15
Emperor Taizong of Tang
598 - 649
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 16
Yongle Emperor
1360 - 1424
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 17
Hongwu Emperor
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 18
Nurhaci
1559 - 1626
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 19
Zhou Enlai
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 20
Emperor Wu of Han
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 21