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Tung Chee-hwa

1937 - Today

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Tung Chee-hwa (Chinese: 董建華; born 6 July 1937) is a Hong Kong businessman and retired politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2005, upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July. He served as a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) between 2005 and 2023. Born as the eldest son of Chinese shipping magnate Tung Chao Yung, who founded Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), Tung took over the family business after his father's death in 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tung Chee-hwa has received more than 490,025 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Tung Chee-hwa is the 8,038th most popular politician (up from 8,528th in 2019), the 587th most popular biography from China (down from 586th in 2019) and the 331st most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tung Chee-hwa ranks 8,038 out of 19,576. Before him are Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden, Ishpuini of Urartu, George II of Bulgaria, Harold Holt, and Lew Wallace. After him are Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga, Kaykhusraw III, Sen Katayama, Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Maria Aurora von Königsmarck, and John III, Duke of Brabant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Tung Chee-hwa ranks 142. Before him are Carmen Pereira, Ned Beatty, Monkey Punch, Valentin Bondarenko, Dan Shomron, and John Kennedy Toole. After him are Mintimer Shaimiev, Jay Rockefeller, Waylon Jennings, Francisco Gabica, Marie Dubois, and Eduard Uspensky.

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In China

Among people born in China, Tung Chee-hwa ranks 587 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Hongzhi (1951), Fang Xuanling (578), Li Shangyin (813), Zhang Wentian (1900), Bada Shanren (1626), and Consort Ban (-48). After him are He Long (1896), Zao Wou-Ki (1920), Lo Wei (1918), Charlie Soong (1861), Jianzhen (688), and Hu Hanmin (1879).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Tung Chee-hwa ranks 331. Before him are Xu Shichang (1855), Li Siyuan (867), Octar (350), Man Chong (209), Fang Xuanling (578), and Zhang Wentian (1900). After him are He Long (1896), Charlie Soong (1861), Hu Hanmin (1879), Kang Sheng (1898), Jin Midi (-134), and Ban Biao (3).

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