1928 - 2017
Qian Qichen (Chinese: 钱其琛; 5 January 1928 – 9 May 2017) was a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo member from 1992 to 2002, China's Foreign Minister from April 1988 to March 1998, and as Vice Premier from March 1993 to March 2003. Since then, no other diplomat-turned-politician has attained such a lofty status in China's political hierarchy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qian Qichen has received more than 108,462 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Qian Qichen is the 11,729th most popular politician (down from 11,309th in 2019), the 753rd most popular biography from China (down from 703rd in 2019) and the 391st most popular Chinese Politician.
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Among politicians, Qian Qichen ranks 11,729 out of 15,577. Before him are Joseph de Villèle, Ivanko, Guaram I of Iberia, José María Guido, Sames I, and Edmund Randolph. After him are Bob Hawke, Badr Hari, John Turner, Theodoric IV, Landgrave of Lusatia, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, and Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais.
1773 - 1854
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,723
1200 - 1300
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,724
550 - 590
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,725
1910 - 1975
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,726
250 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,727
1753 - 1813
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,728
1928 - 2017
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,729
1929 - 2019
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,730
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,731
1929 - 2020
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,732
1260 - 1307
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 11,733
1940 - 1981
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 11,734
1000 - 1046
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 11,735
Among people born in 1928, Qian Qichen ranks 288. Before him are Mitchell Ryan, Art Farmer, Emilio Pericoli, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Arnfinn Bergmann, and Hidetaka Nishiyama. After him are Ruth Westheimer, Elio Sgreccia, Mary Daly, Bob Crane, Vincent Gigante, and Steingrímur Hermannsson. Among people deceased in 2017, Qian Qichen ranks 236. Before him are Tony Atkinson, Vladimir Petrov, Larry Coryell, Gregg Allman, Jeffrey Tate, and Gilbert Baker. After him are Feliciano Rivilla, Gösta Ekman, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Mike Connors, Waldir Peres, and József Tóth.
1928 - 2022
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 282
1928 - 1999
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 283
1928 - 2013
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 284
1928 - 1996
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 285
1928 - 2011
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 286
1928 - 2008
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 287
1928 - 2017
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 288
1928 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 289
1928 - 2019
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 290
1928 - 2010
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 291
1928 - 1978
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 292
1928 - 2005
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 293
1928 - 2010
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 294
1944 - 2017
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 230
1947 - 2017
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 231
1943 - 2017
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 232
1947 - 2017
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 233
1943 - 2017
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 234
1951 - 2017
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 235
1928 - 2017
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 236
1936 - 2017
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 237
1939 - 2017
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 238
1925 - 2017
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 239
1925 - 2017
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 240
1951 - 2017
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 241
1929 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 242
Among people born in China, Qian Qichen ranks 753 out of 1,392. Before him are Fan Bingbing (1981), Zhou Zuoren (1885), Tan Dun (1957), Fang Lizhi (1936), Sanmao (1943), and Han Zheng (1954). After him are Wang Jianlin (1954), Harry Wu (1937), Henry Luce (1898), Gordon Liu (1951), Chen Hongshou (1598), and Li Zhaoxing (1940).
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 747
1885 - 1967
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 748
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 749
1936 - 2012
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 750
1943 - 1991
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 751
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 752
1928 - 2017
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 753
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 754
1937 - 2016
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 755
1898 - 1967
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 756
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 757
1598 - 1652
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 758
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 759
Among politicians born in China, Qian Qichen ranks 391. Before him are Wan Li (1916), Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), Tang Jiaxuan (1938), Nie Rongzhen (1899), Tang Jingsong (1841), and Han Zheng (1954). After him are Li Zhaoxing (1940), Qiao Shi (1924), Xu Xiangqian (1901), Yu Zhengsheng (1945), Luo Ruiqing (1906), and Jia Qinglin (1940).
1916 - 2015
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 385
1883 - 1937
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 386
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 387
1899 - 1992
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 388
1841 - 1903
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 389
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 390
1928 - 2017
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 391
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 392
1924 - 2015
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 393
1901 - 1990
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 394
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 395
1906 - 1978
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 396
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 397