POLITICIAN

Qin Shi Huang

258 BC - 210 BC

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Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇, ; February 259 – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. Rather than maintain the title of "king" (wáng 王) borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he assumed the invented title of "emperor" (huángdì 皇帝), which would see continuous use by monarchs in China for the next two millennia. Born in Handan, the capital of Zhao, as Ying Zheng (嬴政) or Zhao Zheng (趙政), his parents were King Zhuangxiang of Qin and Lady Zhao. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qin Shi Huang has received more than 9,000,629 page views. His biography is available in 177 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 172 in 2019). Qin Shi Huang is the 38th most popular politician (down from 33rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from China (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Qin Shi Huang is most famous for being the first emperor of China and unifying the country.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 84.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 177

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Qin Shi Huang ranks 38 out of 19,576. Before him are Attila, Osman I, Umar, Maria Theresa, Richard III of England, and Abraham Lincoln. After him are Hillary Clinton, Saddam Hussein, Yasser Arafat, Andrew Johnson, Martin Van Buren, and Ulysses S. Grant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 258 BC, Qin Shi Huang ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 210 BC, Qin Shi Huang ranks 1. After him are Fusu, Meng Tian, Lykourgos, and Nicomedes.

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Others Deceased in 210 BC

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  • Photo of Qin Shi Huang

    Qin Shi Huang

    POLITICIAN

    258 BC - 210 BC

    HPI: 84.58

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Fusu

    Fusu

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - 210 BC

    HPI: 64.08

    Rank: 2

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    Meng Tian

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    250 BC - 210 BC

    HPI: 63.87

    Rank: 3

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    Lykourgos

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - 210 BC

    HPI: 57.69

    Rank: 4

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    Nicomedes

    MATHEMATICIAN

    280 BC - 210 BC

    HPI: 53.64

    Rank: 5

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In China

Among people born in China, Qin Shi Huang ranks 4 out of 1,610. Before him are Confucius (-551), Mao Zedong (1893), and Huang Xianfan (1899). After him are Sun Tzu (-544), Laozi (-604), Zheng He (1387), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Li Bai (701), Sima Qian (-145), and 14th Dalai Lama (1935).

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    Confucius

    PHILOSOPHER

    551 BC - 479 BC

    HPI: 90.71

    Rank: 1

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    Mao Zedong

    POLITICIAN

    1893 - 1976

    HPI: 85.42

    Rank: 2

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    Huang Xianfan

    POLITICIAN

    1899 - 1982

    HPI: 85.39

    Rank: 3

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    Qin Shi Huang

    POLITICIAN

    258 BC - 210 BC

    HPI: 84.58

    Rank: 4

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    Sun Tzu

    PHILOSOPHER

    544 BC - 496 BC

    HPI: 80.24

    Rank: 5

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    Laozi

    PHILOSOPHER

    604 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 79.98

    Rank: 6

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    Zheng He

    EXPLORER

    1387 - 1433

    HPI: 79.72

    Rank: 7

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    Sun Yat-sen

    POLITICIAN

    1866 - 1925

    HPI: 79.43

    Rank: 8

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    Deng Xiaoping

    POLITICIAN

    1904 - 1997

    HPI: 79.00

    Rank: 9

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    Li Bai

    WRITER

    701 - 762

    HPI: 78.86

    Rank: 10

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    Sima Qian

    HISTORIAN

    145 BC - 86 BC

    HPI: 78.53

    Rank: 11

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    14th Dalai Lama

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1935 - Present

    HPI: 78.14

    Rank: 12

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Qin Shi Huang ranks 3. Before him are Mao Zedong (1893), and Huang Xianfan (1899). After him are Sun Yat-sen (1866), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Xi Jinping (1953), Kublai Khan (1215), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Wu Zetian (624), Hu Jintao (1942), Qianlong Emperor (1711), and Liu Bei (161).

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