313 BC - 238 BC
Xunzi (Chinese: 荀子, lit. 'Master Xun'; c. 310 – c. after 238 BCE), born Xun Kuang (Chinese: 荀況), was a Chinese philosopher of Confucianism during the late Warring States period. After his predecessors Confucius and Mencius, Xunzi is often ranked as the third great Confucian philosopher of antiquity. By his time, Confucianism had suffered considerable criticism from Daoist and Mohist thinkers, and Xunzi is traditionally regarded as a synthesizer of these traditions with earlier Confucian thought. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xun Kuang has received more than 367,153 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Xun Kuang is the 193rd most popular philosopher (down from 191st in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from China (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Philosopher.
Xun kuang is most famous for its pottery, which is traditionally used to cook food.
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Among philosophers, Xun Kuang ranks 193 out of 1,081. Before him are Melissus of Samos, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Ernest Renan, Pierre Bayle, John Scotus Eriugena, and Nicolas Malebranche. After him are Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Marquis de Condorcet, Georgi Plekhanov, George Herbert Mead, Paulo Freire, and Étienne Bonnot de Condillac.
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 187
500 - 510
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 188
1823 - 1892
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 189
1647 - 1706
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 190
810 - 877
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 191
1638 - 1715
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 192
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 193
1881 - 1955
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 194
1743 - 1794
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 195
1856 - 1918
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 196
1863 - 1931
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 197
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 198
1714 - 1780
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 199
Among people born in 313 BC, Xun Kuang ranks 1. Among people deceased in 238 BC, Xun Kuang ranks 1. After him is Andragoras.
Among people born in China, Xun Kuang ranks 77 out of 1,392. Before him are Chongzhen Emperor (1611), Jianwen Emperor (1377), Zhao Yun (168), Wang Mang (-45), Jet Li (1963), and Xianfeng Emperor (1831). After him are Emperor Wen of Sui (541), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Dong Zhuo (139), Daoguang Emperor (1782), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), and 2nd Dalai Lama (1476).
1611 - 1644
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 71
1377 - 1402
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 72
168 - 229
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 73
45 BC - 23
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 74
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 75
1831 - 1861
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 76
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 77
541 - 604
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 78
927 - 976
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 79
139 - 192
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 80
1782 - 1850
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 81
628 - 683
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 82
1476 - 1542
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 83
Among philosophers born in China, Xun Kuang ranks 9. Before him are Sun Tzu (-544), Mencius (-372), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Mozi (-470), Zhu Xi (1130), and Han Fei (-280). After him are Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), Wang Yangming (1472), Guan Zhong (-720), Han Yu (768), and Linji Yixuan (850).
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 3
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 4
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 5
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 6
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 7
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 8
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 9
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 11
1472 - 1529
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 13
768 - 824
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 14
850 - 866
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 15