602 - 664
Xuanzang [ɕɥɛ̌n.tsâŋ] (Chinese: 玄奘; fl. 602 – 664), born Chen Hui / Chen Yi (陳禕), was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who traveled to India in the seventh century and described the interaction between Chinese Buddhism and Indian Buddhism during the reign of Harsha.During the journey he visited many sacred Buddhist sites in what are now India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xuanzang has received more than 1,508,491 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Xuanzang is the 20th most popular explorer (up from 21st in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from China (down from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Explorer.
Xuanzang is most famous for the journey he took to India in search of Buddhist scriptures.
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Among explorers, Xuanzang ranks 20 out of 405. Before him are Prince Henry the Navigator, Jacques Cartier, Fridtjof Nansen, Erik the Red, David Livingstone, and Jacques Cousteau. After him are Leif Erikson, Thor Heyerdahl, Abel Tasman, Vitus Bering, Pedro Álvares Cabral, and Willem Barentsz.
1394 - 1460
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 14
1491 - 1557
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 15
1861 - 1930
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 16
950 - 1003
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 17
1813 - 1873
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 18
1910 - 1997
HPI: 81.14
Rank: 19
602 - 664
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 20
970 - 1020
HPI: 80.88
Rank: 21
1914 - 2002
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 22
1603 - 1659
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 23
1681 - 1741
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 24
1467 - 1520
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 25
1550 - 1597
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 26
Among people born in 602, Xuanzang ranks 1. After him are Hafsa bint Umar, Umm Salama, Sigebert II, Ansegisel, Adaloald, and Theodore of Tarsus. Among people deceased in 664, Xuanzang ranks 1. After him are Amr ibn al-As, Eorcenberht of Kent, and Swithhelm of Essex.
602 - 664
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 1
602 - 661
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 2
602 - 683
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 3
602 - 613
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 4
602 - 662
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 5
602 - 628
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 6
602 - 690
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 7
602 - 664
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 1
580 - 664
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 2
650 - 664
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 3
600 - 664
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 4
Among people born in China, Xuanzang ranks 24 out of 1,186. Before him are Wu Zetian (624), Xi Jinping (1953), Hu Jintao (1942), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Qianlong Emperor (1711), and Mencius (-372). After him are Cai Lun (48), Zhuge Liang (181), Liu Bei (161), Guan Yu (162), Du Fu (712), and Zhuang Zhou (-369).
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
48 - 121
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 25
181 - 234
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 26
161 - 223
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 27
162 - 220
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 28
712 - 770
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 29
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 30
Among explorers born in China, Xuanzang ranks 2. Before him are Zheng He (1387). After him are Zhang Qian (-200), Gan Ying (100), and Ma Huan (1380).
1387 - 1433
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 1
602 - 664
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 2
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 3
100 - Present
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 4
1380 - 1460
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 5