1888 - 1973
Soong Ai-ling (traditional Chinese: 宋藹齡; simplified Chinese: 宋蔼龄; pinyin: Sòng Àilíng), legally Soong E-ling or Eling Soong (July 15, 1889 – October 20, 1973), was a Chinese businesswoman, the eldest of the Soong sisters and the wife of H. H. Kung (Kung Hsiang-Hsi), who was the richest man in the early 20th century Republic of China. The first character of her given name is written as 靄 (same pronunciation) in some texts. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Soong Ai-ling has received more than 272,189 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Soong Ai-ling is the 7,152nd most popular politician (down from 6,627th in 2019), the 518th most popular biography from China (down from 486th in 2019) and the 306th most popular Chinese Politician.
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Among politicians, Soong Ai-ling ranks 7,152 out of 15,577. Before her are René Viviani, William, Prince of Hohenzollern, Tahurwaili, Agila I, Count Theodosius, and Emile Vandervelde. After her are Eduard Meyer, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Emperor Mu of Jin, Emperor Shirakawa, Jesualdo Ferreira, and Moisei Uritsky.
1862 - 1925
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 7,146
1864 - 1927
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 7,147
1500 BC - 1500 BC
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 7,148
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 7,149
310 - 376
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 7,150
1866 - 1938
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 7,151
1888 - 1973
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 7,152
1855 - 1930
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 7,153
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 7,154
343 - 361
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 7,155
1053 - 1129
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 7,156
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 7,157
1873 - 1918
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 7,158
Among people born in 1888, Soong Ai-ling ranks 81. Before her are Prince Axel of Denmark, Masaharu Homma, Fritz Reiner, Clara Campoamor, Grigori Sokolnikov, and Gunichi Mikawa. After her are Victor Goldschmidt, Hans Richter, Du Yuesheng, Paul Morand, Alphonse Juin, and Ramón Gómez de la Serna. Among people deceased in 1973, Soong Ai-ling ranks 81. Before her are Robert Smithson, Hans Globke, Merian C. Cooper, Bruno Maderna, Clas Thunberg, and Sessue Hayakawa. After her are Jack Hawkins, Marc Allégret, Jarno Saarinen, Bobby Darin, Nikos Zachariadis, and Helen Parkhurst.
1888 - 1964
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 75
1888 - 1946
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 76
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 77
1888 - 1972
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 78
1888 - 1939
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 79
1888 - 1981
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 80
1888 - 1973
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 81
1888 - 1947
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 82
1888 - 1976
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 83
1888 - 1951
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 84
1888 - 1976
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 85
1888 - 1967
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 86
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 87
1938 - 1973
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 75
1898 - 1973
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 76
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 77
1920 - 1973
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 78
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 79
1886 - 1973
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 80
1888 - 1973
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 81
1910 - 1973
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 82
1900 - 1973
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 83
1945 - 1973
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 84
1936 - 1973
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 85
1903 - 1973
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 86
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 87
Among people born in China, Soong Ai-ling ranks 518 out of 1,392. Before her are Yi Xing (683), Zhou Yongkang (1942), Cheng Yi (1033), Liang Kai (1200), Shangguan Wan'er (664), and Fan Zhongyan (989). After her are Wu Peifu (1874), Sergei Stepashin (1952), Cao Kun (1862), Du Yuesheng (1888), Wang Hongwen (1935), and Zhang Zeduan (1085).
683 - 727
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 512
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 513
1033 - 1107
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 514
1200 - 1300
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 515
664 - 710
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 516
989 - 1052
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 517
1888 - 1973
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 518
1874 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 519
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 520
1862 - 1938
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 521
1888 - 1951
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 522
1935 - 1992
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 523
1085 - 1145
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 524
Among politicians born in China, Soong Ai-ling ranks 306. Before her are Bai Chongxi (1893), Liu Penzi (11), Song Jiaoren (1882), Man Chong (209), Zhou Yongkang (1942), and Shangguan Wan'er (664). After her are Wu Peifu (1874), Sergei Stepashin (1952), Cao Kun (1862), Wang Hongwen (1935), H. H. Kung (1881), and Fang Xuanling (578).
1893 - 1966
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 300
11 - 100
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 301
1882 - 1913
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 302
209 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 303
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 304
664 - 710
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 305
1888 - 1973
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 306
1874 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 307
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 308
1862 - 1938
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 309
1935 - 1992
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 310
1881 - 1967
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 311
578 - 648
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 312