POLITICIAN

Xu Xiangqian

1901 - 1990

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Xu Xiangqian (November 8, 1901 – September 21, 1990) was a Marshal of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He was the son of a wealthy landowner, but joined the Kuomintang's (KMT) National Revolutionary Army (NRA), against his parents' wishes, in 1924. When the Chinese Civil War started in 1927, Xu joined the Eyuwan Soviet led by Zhang Guotao; Xu became commander of the Eyuwan-based Fourth Red Army. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xu Xiangqian has received more than 129,558 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Xu Xiangqian is the 11,537th most popular politician (up from 11,958th in 2019), the 767th most popular biography from China (down from 764th in 2019) and the 400th most popular Chinese Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Xu Xiangqian ranks 11,537 out of 19,576. Before him are Tigran Sargsyan, Jean Duvieusart, Akhmed Zakayev, Ashur-bel-kala, Konstantinos Demertzis, and Gianfranco Fini. After him are Paul Reinecke, Stojan Novaković, Margaret of Nevers, Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, and Orso I Participazio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Xu Xiangqian ranks 161. Before him are Elias Katz, Julio Libonatti, Werner Egk, Vilma Bánky, Dmitry Lelyushenko, and Henri Tomasi. After him are Nina Bari, Ugo Frigerio, André Parrot, Raymond Firth, Willy Fritsch, and Max Lorenz. Among people deceased in 1990, Xu Xiangqian ranks 136. Before him are Dámaso Alonso, Jorge Bolet, Julijans Vaivods, Luís Carlos Prestes, Štefan Čambal, and Rodolfo Orlandini. After him are Terry-Thomas, James M. Gavin, Gordon Bunshaft, Rocky Graziano, Gordon Jackson, and Magda Julin.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xu Xiangqian ranks 767 out of 1,610. Before him are Witness Lee (1905), Shen Congwen (1902), Longchenpa (1308), Zhang Tingyu (1672), Yu Hua (1960), and Xu Caihou (1943). After him are Huang Hua (1913), Wu Bangguo (1941), Dai Zhen (1724), Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (1938), Lang Lang (1982), and Huang Zongxi (1610).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Xu Xiangqian ranks 400. Before him are Zhao Leji (1957), Yang Jiechi (1950), Pei Xiu (224), Tang Jingsong (1841), Zhang Tingyu (1672), and Xu Caihou (1943). After him are Huang Hua (1913), Wu Bangguo (1941), Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (1938), Chu Suiliang (597), Meng Hongwei (1953), and Chen Jiongming (1878).

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