POLITICIAN

Soong Ching-ling

1893 - 1981

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Rosamond Soong Ch'ing-ling (27 January 1893 – 29 May 1981) was a Chinese political figure. As the third wife of Sun Yat-sen, then Premier of the Kuomintang and President of the Republic of China, she was often referred to as Madame Sun Yat-sen. She was a member of the Soong family and, together with her siblings, played a prominent role in China's politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Soong Ching-ling has received more than 1,277,591 page views. Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Soong Ching-ling is the 1,209th most popular politician (up from 1,416th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from China (up from 95th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Chinese Politician.

Soong Ching-ling is most famous for being the wife of Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Soong Ching-ling ranks 1,209 out of 19,576Before her are Albert II of Germany, Fuad I of Egypt, Margaret of Parma, Johann Friedrich Struensee, Jens Stoltenberg, and Hoshea. After her are Kim Jong-un, Ilse Koch, Gustav Stresemann, Thomas Sankara, Æthelred I, King of Wessex, and Al-Walid I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Soong Ching-ling ranks 12Before her are Alfred Rosenberg, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Walter Ulbricht, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Carol II of Romania, and Alexander of Greece. After her are Draža Mihailović, Chaim Soutine, Lazar Kaganovich, Roland Freisler, Harold Lloyd, and Palmiro Togliatti. Among people deceased in 1981, Soong Ching-ling ranks 6Before her are Bob Marley, Anwar Sadat, Moshe Dayan, Jacques Lacan, and Albert Speer. After her are Max Euwe, Natalie Wood, Frederica of Hanover, Hideki Yukawa, William Holden, and William Wyler.

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In China

Among people born in China, Soong Ching-ling ranks 80 out of 1,610Before her are Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Hua Guofeng (1921), Fuxi (-2900), Jiaqing Emperor (1760), Wanli Emperor (1563), and Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628). After her are Dong Zhuo (139), Jianwen Emperor (1377), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), Daoguang Emperor (1782), 2nd Dalai Lama (1476), and Emperor Wen of Sui (541).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Soong Ching-ling ranks 50Before her are Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Hua Guofeng (1921), Fuxi (-2900), Jiaqing Emperor (1760), Wanli Emperor (1563), and Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628). After her are Jianwen Emperor (1377), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), Daoguang Emperor (1782), 2nd Dalai Lama (1476), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), and Toghon Temür (1320).