258 BC - 210 BC
Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇; lit. 'First Emperor of Qin', pronunciation ; 18 February 259 BC – 10 September 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of a unified China. From 247 to 221 BC he was Zheng, King of Qin (秦王政, Qín Wáng Zhèng, personal name 嬴政 Yíng Zhèng or 趙政 Zhào Zhèng). He became China's first emperor when he was 38 after the Qin had conquered all of the other Warring States and unified all of China in 221 BC. Rather than maintain the title of "king" (王 wáng) borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he ruled as the First Emperor (始皇帝) of the Qin dynasty from 221 BC to 210 BC. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qin Shi Huang has received more than 4,984,039 page views. His biography is available in 171 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 167 in 2019). Qin Shi Huang is the 39th most popular politician (down from 36th 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.
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Among politicians, Qin Shi Huang ranks 39 out of 15,710. Before him are Louis XVI of France, Justinian I, Marcus Aurelius, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Pericles, and Huang Xianfan. After him are David, Richard III of England, Maria Theresa, Martin Van Buren, Peter the Great, and John F. Kennedy.
1754 - 1793
HPI: 88.73
Rank: 33
482 - 565
HPI: 88.45
Rank: 34
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 35
1500 - 1558
HPI: 88.24
Rank: 36
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 88.20
Rank: 37
1899 - 1982
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 38
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 39
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.99
Rank: 40
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 41
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.91
Rank: 42
1782 - 1862
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 43
1672 - 1725
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 44
1917 - 1963
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 45
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, and Lykourgos.
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 1
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 2
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 3
250 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 4
Among people born in China, Qin Shi Huang ranks 4 out of 1,186. Before him are Confucius (-551), Mao Zedong (1893), and Huang Xianfan (1899). After him are Laozi (-604), Sun Tzu (-543), 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Zheng He (1387), Chiang Kai-shek (1887), Sima Qian (-145), Deng Xiaoping (1904), and Sun Yat-sen (1866).
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 93.64
Rank: 1
1893 - 1976
HPI: 89.64
Rank: 2
1899 - 1982
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 3
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 4
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 86.03
Rank: 5
543 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 85.45
Rank: 6
1935 - Present
HPI: 85.27
Rank: 7
1387 - 1433
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 8
1887 - 1975
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 9
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 84.26
Rank: 10
1904 - 1997
HPI: 84.13
Rank: 11
1866 - 1925
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in China, Qin Shi Huang ranks 3. Before him are Mao Zedong (1893) and Huang Xianfan (1899). After him are Deng Xiaoping (1904), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Kublai Khan (1215), Puyi (1906), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Wu Zetian (624), Xi Jinping (1953), Hu Jintao (1942), and Kangxi Emperor (1654).
1893 - 1976
HPI: 89.64
Rank: 1
1899 - 1982
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 2
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 3
1904 - 1997
HPI: 84.13
Rank: 4
1866 - 1925
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 5
1215 - 1294
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 6
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 7
1835 - 1908
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 8
624 - 705
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 9
1953 - Present
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 10
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 11
1654 - 1722
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 12