624 - 705
Wu Zhao, commonly known as Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), alternatively Wu Hou, and during the later Tang dynasty as Tian Hou, was the de facto ruler of China, first through her husband the Emperor Gaozong and then through her sons the Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong, from 665 to 690. She subsequently became empress regnant of the Zhou dynasty (周) of China, ruling from 690 to 705. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wu Zetian has received more than 2,937,394 page views. Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Wu Zetian is the 276th most popular politician (up from 340th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from China (up from 24th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Politician.
Wu Zetian is most famous for being the only woman in Chinese history to rule China.
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Among politicians, Wu Zetian ranks 276 out of 15,710. Before her are Matthias Corvinus, Clara Zetkin, António de Oliveira Salazar, Edward V of England, Pompey, and Elagabalus. After her are Julian, Golda Meir, Khafra, Edward II of England, Lee Kuan Yew, and Bill Clinton.
1443 - 1490
HPI: 81.90
Rank: 270
1857 - 1933
HPI: 81.87
Rank: 271
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.87
Rank: 272
1470 - 1483
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 273
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 81.82
Rank: 274
203 - 222
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 275
624 - 705
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 276
331 - 363
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 277
1898 - 1978
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 278
2550 BC - 2479 BC
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 279
1284 - 1327
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 280
1923 - 2015
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 281
1946 - Present
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 282
Among people born in 624, Wu Zetian ranks 2. Before her is Hasan ibn Ali. After her are Yazdegerd III, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, and Adomnán. Among people deceased in 705, Wu Zetian ranks 1. After her are Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Pope John VI, Leontios, Tiberius III, Lambert of Maastricht, Alpaida, and Aldfrith of Northumbria.
624 - 670
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 1
624 - 705
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 2
624 - 652
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 3
624 - 692
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 4
624 - 704
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 5
624 - 705
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 1
646 - 705
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 2
655 - 705
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 3
660 - 705
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 4
700 - 705
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 5
635 - 705
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 6
660 - 705
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 7
600 - 705
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 8
Among people born in China, Wu Zetian ranks 18 out of 1,186. Before her are Sun Yat-sen (1866), Kublai Khan (1215), Puyi (1906), Cao Cao (155), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), and Ip Man (1893). After her are Xi Jinping (1953), Hu Jintao (1942), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Mencius (-372), and Xuanzang (602).
1866 - 1925
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 12
1215 - 1294
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 13
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 14
155 - 220
HPI: 82.78
Rank: 15
1835 - 1908
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 16
1893 - 1972
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 17
624 - 705
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 18
1953 - Present
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 19
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 20
1654 - 1722
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 21
1711 - 1799
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 22
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 80.97
Rank: 23
602 - 664
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 24
Among politicians born in China, Wu Zetian ranks 9. Before her are Qin Shi Huang (-258), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Kublai Khan (1215), Puyi (1906), and Empress Dowager Cixi (1835). After her are Xi Jinping (1953), Hu Jintao (1942), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Liu Bei (161), and Hongwu Emperor (1328).
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 3
1904 - 1997
HPI: 84.13
Rank: 4
1866 - 1925
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 5
1215 - 1294
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 6
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 7
1835 - 1908
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 8
624 - 705
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 9
1953 - Present
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 10
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 11
1654 - 1722
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 12
1711 - 1799
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 13
161 - 223
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 14
1328 - 1398
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 15