258 BC - 210 BC
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" (王) borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he assumed the invented title of "emperor" (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 8,262,516 page views. His biography is available in 172 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 171 in 2019). Qin Shi Huang is the 33rd most popular politician (up from 39th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from China (up from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Politician.
Qin Shi Huang is most famous for being the first emperor of China and unifying the country.
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Among politicians, Qin Shi Huang ranks 33 out of 15,577. Before him are Hurrem Sultan, Mao Zedong, Queen Victoria, Commodus, Osman I, and Abraham Lincoln. After him are Louis XVI of France, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Justinian I, Richard III of England, Umar, and Selim II.
1502 - 1558
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 27
1893 - 1976
HPI: 85.88
Rank: 28
1819 - 1901
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 29
161 - 192
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 30
1254 - 1327
HPI: 85.24
Rank: 31
1809 - 1865
HPI: 85.22
Rank: 32
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 33
1754 - 1793
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 34
1500 - 1558
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 35
482 - 565
HPI: 84.93
Rank: 36
1452 - 1485
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 37
585 - 644
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 38
1524 - 1574
HPI: 84.70
Rank: 39
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 Meng Tian, Fusu, Lykourgos, and Nicomedes.
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 1
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 3
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 4
280 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 5
Among people born in China, Qin Shi Huang ranks 3 out of 1,392. Before him are Confucius (-551) and Mao Zedong (1893). After him are Huang Xianfan (1899), Laozi (-604), Sun Tzu (-544), Zheng He (1387), 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Kublai Khan (1215), and Sima Qian (-145).
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.76
Rank: 1
1893 - 1976
HPI: 85.88
Rank: 2
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 3
1899 - 1982
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 4
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 5
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 6
1387 - 1433
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 7
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 8
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 9
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 10
1215 - 1294
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 11
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in China, Qin Shi Huang ranks 2. Before him are Mao Zedong (1893). After him are Huang Xianfan (1899), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Kublai Khan (1215), Xi Jinping (1953), Puyi (1906), Hu Jintao (1942), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Wu Zetian (624), and Qianlong Emperor (1711).
1893 - 1976
HPI: 85.88
Rank: 1
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 2
1899 - 1982
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 3
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 4
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 5
1215 - 1294
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 6
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.64
Rank: 7
1906 - 1967
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 8
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 9
1835 - 1908
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 10
624 - 705
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 11
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 12