Historian
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
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Sima Qian
His biography is available in 118 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 115 in 2024). Sima Qian is the 4th most popular historian (up from 6th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from China and the most popular Chinese Historian.
Sima Qian is most famous for the Records of the Grand Historian, which is a history of China and the world from the time of the Yellow Emperor to the time of Emperor Wu of Han.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Sima Qian ranks 4 out of 561. Before him are Herodotus, Ibn Khaldun, and Thucydides. After him are Tacitus, Xenophon, Livy, Josephus, Diodorus Siculus, Alexis de Tocqueville, Polybius, and Suetonius.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Herodotus
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 1
Ibn Khaldun
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 2
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 3
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 4
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 5
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 7
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 9
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 11
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 145 BC, Sima Qian ranks 1. After him is Philo of Larissa. Among people deceased in 86 BC, Sima Qian ranks 1. After him are Gaius Marius, and Jin Midi.
Others Born in 145 BC
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HISTORIAN
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 1
Philo of Larissa
PHILOSOPHER
145 BC - 79 BC
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 86 BC
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HISTORIAN
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 1
Gaius Marius
DIPLOMAT
157 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 2
Jin Midi
POLITICIAN
134 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 3
In China
Among people born in China, Sima Qian ranks 11 out of NaN. Before him are Huang Xianfan (1899), Mao Zedong (1893), Chiang Kai-shek (1887), Zheng He (1387), Li Bai (701), and Sun Tzu (-544). After him are Puyi (1906), 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Xi Jinping (1953), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Deng Xiaoping (1904), and Du Fu (712).
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Huang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 5
Mao Zedong
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 88.70
Rank: 6
Chiang Kai-shek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1975
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 7
Zheng He
EXPLORER
1387 - 1433
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 8
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 9
Sun Tzu
PHILOSOPHER
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 10
Sima Qian
HISTORIAN
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 11
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 12
14th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 13
Xi Jinping
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 14
Sun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 15
Deng Xiaoping
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1997
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 16
Du Fu
WRITER
712 - 770
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 17
Among Historians In China
Among historians born in China, Sima Qian ranks 1. After him are Cangjie (-2650), Pei Songzhi (372), Guo Pu (276), Zhao Rukuo (1170), and Ji Xianlin (1911).
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 1
Cangjie
2650 BC - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2
Pei Songzhi
372 - 451
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3
Guo Pu
276 - 324
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 4
Zhao Rukuo
1170 - 1228
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 5
Ji Xianlin
1911 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 6
