1935 - 1992
Wang Hongwen (6 December 1935 – 3 August 1992) was a Chinese labour activist and politician who was the youngest member of the "Gang of Four". He rose to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), after organizing the Shanghai People's Commune, to become one of the foremost members of national leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). At the pinnacle of his power he was the second Vice Chairman of the CCP, and ranked third in the Communist Party's hierarchy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Hongwen has received more than 261,925 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Wang Hongwen is the 7,285th most popular politician (down from 6,989th in 2019), the 523rd most popular biography from China (down from 503rd in 2019) and the 310th most popular Chinese Politician.
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Among politicians, Wang Hongwen ranks 7,285 out of 15,577. Before him are Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Karl Eberhard Schöngarth, Tommaso Mocenigo, Sartaq Khan, and Tokugawa Ietsugu. After him are Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, Paul Masson, John Bowring, Otto Braun, and Gian Giacomo Trivulzio.
1857 - 1882
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,279
1942 - 2009
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,280
1903 - 1946
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,281
1343 - 1423
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,282
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,283
1709 - 1716
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,284
1935 - 1992
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,285
1586 - 1659
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,286
1502 - 1559
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,287
1876 - 1944
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,288
1792 - 1872
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,289
1872 - 1955
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 7,290
1440 - 1518
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 7,291
Among people born in 1935, Wang Hongwen ranks 112. Before him are Mário Coluna, Chaim Topol, Bruno Sammartino, Charles Grodin, Paula Rego, and Nikos Sampson. After him are Jerry Fodor, Mario Camus, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Marc Augé, Donald P. Bellisario, and Helmut Lachenmann. Among people deceased in 1992, Wang Hongwen ranks 78. Before him are Jânio Quadros, Koča Popović, Yang Kyoungjong, Alex Haley, Muhammad Asad, and Arpad Elo. After him are Camarón de la Isla, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Giorgio Perlasca, Gavriil Ilizarov, Josy Barthel, and Ajahn Chah.
1935 - 2014
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 106
1935 - 2023
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 107
1935 - 2018
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 108
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 109
1935 - 2022
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 110
1935 - 2001
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 111
1935 - 1992
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 112
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 113
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 114
1935 - 1980
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 115
1935 - 2023
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 116
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 117
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 118
1917 - 1992
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 72
1908 - 1992
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 73
1920 - 1992
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 74
1921 - 1992
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 75
1900 - 1992
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 76
1903 - 1992
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 77
1935 - 1992
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 78
1950 - 1992
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 79
1908 - 1992
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 80
1910 - 1992
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 81
1921 - 1992
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 82
1927 - 1992
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 83
1918 - 1992
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 84
Among people born in China, Wang Hongwen ranks 523 out of 1,392. Before him are Fan Zhongyan (989), Soong Ai-ling (1888), Wu Peifu (1874), Sergei Stepashin (1952), Cao Kun (1862), and Du Yuesheng (1888). After him are Zhang Zeduan (1085), H. H. Kung (1881), Zhou Xuan (1920), Fang Xuanling (578), Ji Kang (223), and Zhu of Xia (null).
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
1881 - 1967
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 525
1920 - 1957
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 526
578 - 648
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 527
223 - 262
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 528
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 529
Among politicians born in China, Wang Hongwen ranks 310. Before him are Zhou Yongkang (1942), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Soong Ai-ling (1888), Wu Peifu (1874), Sergei Stepashin (1952), and Cao Kun (1862). After him are H. H. Kung (1881), Fang Xuanling (578), Zhu of Xia (null), Zhang Wentian (1900), Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), and Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (483).
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
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 313
1900 - 1976
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 314
1910 - 2009
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 315
483 - 515
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 316