1568 - 1627
Wei Zhongxian (1568 – December 12, 1627), born Wei Si (魏四), was a Chinese court eunuch who lived in the late Ming dynasty. As a eunuch he used the name Li Jinzhong (李进忠). He is considered by most historians as the most notorious eunuch in Chinese history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wei Zhongxian has received more than 237,520 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Wei Zhongxian is the 5,006th most popular politician (down from 3,525th in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from China (down from 278th in 2019) and the 233rd most popular Chinese Politician.
Wei Zhongxian is most famous for his poetry.
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Among politicians, Wei Zhongxian ranks 5,006 out of 15,577. Before him are Philip I Philadelphus, Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Carl Bildt, Aristobulus I, Julius Schaub, and Wu Qi. After him are Antipope Constantine II, Ka, Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, Tokugawa Iemochi, Kong Rong, and Hastein.
125 BC - 83 BC
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,000
972 - 1031
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,001
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,002
200 BC - 103 BC
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,003
1898 - 1967
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,004
440 BC - 381 BC
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,005
1568 - 1627
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5,006
710 - 800
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5,007
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5,008
1864 - 1931
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5,009
1846 - 1866
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5,010
153 - 208
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5,011
810 - 896
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 5,012
Among people born in 1568, Wei Zhongxian ranks 6. Before him are Pope Urban VIII, Tommaso Campanella, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Aloysius Gonzaga, and Gunilla Bielke. After him are Adriano Banchieri, Virginia de' Medici, Giuseppe Cesari, Anna Vasa of Sweden, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, and Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza. Among people deceased in 1627, Wei Zhongxian ranks 6. Before him are Jahangir, Tianqi Emperor, Luis de Góngora, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, and Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Francesco Maria del Monte, Frederick de Houtman, Juan Sánchez Cotán, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, and Olivier van Noort.
1568 - 1644
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 1
1568 - 1639
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 2
1568 - 1625
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 3
1568 - 1591
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4
1568 - 1597
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 5
1568 - 1627
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 6
1568 - 1634
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 7
1568 - 1615
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 8
1568 - 1640
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 9
1568 - 1625
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 10
1568 - 1630
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 11
1568 - 1630
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 12
1569 - 1627
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 1
1605 - 1627
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 2
1561 - 1627
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 3
1605 - 1627
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 4
1569 - 1627
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 5
1568 - 1627
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 6
1549 - 1627
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 7
1571 - 1627
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 8
1560 - 1627
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 9
1556 - 1627
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 10
1540 - 1627
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 11
1558 - 1627
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 12
Among people born in China, Wei Zhongxian ranks 376 out of 1,392. Before him are Prince Gong (1833), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür (1304), Li Dazhao (1889), Liang Qichao (1873), and Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809). After him are Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Kong Rong (153), Pan Geng (-1500), Jin Youzhi (1918), Gu Kaizhi (345), and Deng Ai (197).
1833 - 1898
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 370
1838 - 1856
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 371
1304 - 1332
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 372
1889 - 1927
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 373
1873 - 1929
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 374
809 - 827
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 375
1568 - 1627
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 376
1912 - 1979
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 377
153 - 208
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 378
1500 BC - 1374
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 379
1918 - 2015
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 380
345 - 406
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 381
197 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 382
Among politicians born in China, Wei Zhongxian ranks 233. Before him are Zhong Hui (225), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), Prince Gong (1833), Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür (1304), Li Dazhao (1889), and Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809). After him are Kong Rong (153), Pan Geng (-1500), Jin Youzhi (1918), Wei Zheng (580), Emperor Zhi of Han (138), and Zhuge Zhan (227).
225 - 264
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 227
862 - 888
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 228
1833 - 1898
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 229
1304 - 1332
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 230
1889 - 1927
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 231
809 - 827
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 232
1568 - 1627
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 233
153 - 208
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 234
1500 BC - 1374
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 235
1918 - 2015
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 236
580 - 643
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 237
138 - 146
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 238
227 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 239