SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Wei Jingsheng

1950 - Today

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Wei Jingsheng (Chinese: 魏京生; born 20 May 1950) is a Chinese human rights activist and dissident. He is best known for his involvement in the Chinese democracy movement. He is most prominent for having authored the essay "The Fifth Modernization", which was posted on the Democracy Wall in Beijing in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wei Jingsheng has received more than 350,591 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Wei Jingsheng is the 353rd most popular social activist (down from 302nd in 2019), the 751st most popular biography from China (down from 670th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Wei Jingsheng ranks 353 out of 840. Before him are Sophie Adlersparre, Mehdi Huseynzade, Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, Dorothy Day, Ninomiya Sontoku, and Klara Zamenhof. After him are Cindy Kiro, Peter Arshinov, Flora Brovina, Robert Catesby, Kazimierz Świątek, and Felix Manz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Wei Jingsheng ranks 208. Before him are Ken Shimura, Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Seid Memić Vajta, Li Zhanshu, and Bill Irwin. After him are Tomomi Seo, Michel Lotito, Yang Jiechi, Pasteur Bizimungu, Kristina Wayborn, and Renate Stecher.

Others Born in 1950

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In China

Among people born in China, Wei Jingsheng ranks 751 out of 1,610. Before him are Wang Jianlin (1954), Li Zhanshu (1950), Ulanhu (1906), Yuen Ren Chao (1892), Luo Yixiu (1889), and Zhao Leji (1957). After him are Nie Er (1912), Yang Jiechi (1950), Sakya Pandita (1182), Pei Xiu (224), Tang Jingsong (1841), and Witness Lee (1905).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Wang Jianlin

    Wang Jianlin

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 52.41

    Rank: 745

  • Photo of Li Zhanshu

    Li Zhanshu

    POLITICIAN

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 52.38

    Rank: 746

  • Photo of Ulanhu

    Ulanhu

    POLITICIAN

    1906 - 1988

    HPI: 52.33

    Rank: 747

  • Photo of Yuen Ren Chao

    Yuen Ren Chao

    LINGUIST

    1892 - 1982

    HPI: 52.32

    Rank: 748

  • Photo of Luo Yixiu

    Luo Yixiu

    WRITER

    1889 - 1910

    HPI: 52.28

    Rank: 749

  • Photo of Zhao Leji

    Zhao Leji

    POLITICIAN

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 52.26

    Rank: 750

  • Photo of Wei Jingsheng

    Wei Jingsheng

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 52.25

    Rank: 751

  • Photo of Nie Er

    Nie Er

    COMPOSER

    1912 - 1935

    HPI: 52.22

    Rank: 752

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    Yang Jiechi

    POLITICIAN

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 52.19

    Rank: 753

  • Photo of Sakya Pandita

    Sakya Pandita

    WRITER

    1182 - 1251

    HPI: 52.18

    Rank: 754

  • Photo of Pei Xiu

    Pei Xiu

    POLITICIAN

    224 - 271

    HPI: 52.15

    Rank: 755

  • Photo of Tang Jingsong

    Tang Jingsong

    POLITICIAN

    1841 - 1903

    HPI: 52.11

    Rank: 756

  • Photo of Witness Lee

    Witness Lee

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1905 - 1997

    HPI: 52.04

    Rank: 757

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In China

Among social activists born in China, Wei Jingsheng ranks 8. Before him are Zhang Jue (200), Meng Huo (101), Chen Sheng (-250), Li Hongzhi (1951), Zhang Guotao (1897), and Harry Wu (1937). After him are Chen Qimei (1878), Wu'erkaixi (1968), Wang Dan (1969), Hu Jia (1973), Chen Guangcheng (1971), and Guo Jianmei (1961).

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