1883 - 1960
Yan Xishan or Yen Hsi-shan (IPA: [jɛ̌n ɕíʂán]; 8 October 1883 – 22 July 1960) was a Chinese warlord who served in the government of the Republic of China. He effectively controlled the province of Shanxi from the 1911 Xinhai Revolution to the 1949 Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War. As the leader of a relatively small, poor, remote province, he survived Yuan Shikai, the Warlord Era, the Nationalist Era, the Japanese invasion of China and the subsequent civil war, being forced from office only when the Nationalist armies with which he was aligned had completely lost control of the Chinese mainland, isolating Shanxi from any source of economic or military supply. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yan Xishan has received more than 422,815 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Yan Xishan is the 6,006th most popular politician (down from 5,134th in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from China (down from 397th in 2019) and the 272nd most popular Chinese Politician.
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Among politicians, Yan Xishan ranks 6,006 out of 15,577. Before him are Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, Arnold of Torroja, Motilal Nehru, Andrew Báthory, Kurt Schumacher, and Arnuwanda I. After him are Antipope Eulalius, Emperor Daigo, Emperor Shijō, Magnus II of Norway, Johannes Steinhoff, and Radama II.
1719 - 1765
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6,000
1150 - 1184
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,001
1861 - 1931
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,002
1563 - 1599
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,003
1895 - 1952
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,004
1500 BC - 1370 BC
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,005
1883 - 1960
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,006
310 - 423
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,007
885 - 930
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6,008
1231 - 1242
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 6,009
1048 - 1069
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 6,010
1913 - 1994
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 6,011
1829 - 1863
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 6,012
Among people born in 1883, Yan Xishan ranks 77. Before him are Ichirō Hatoyama, Ivan Ilyin, Karl von Terzaghi, Bogdan Filov, Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko, and Henri Delaunay. After him are Augustinas Voldemaras, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, Walter Buch, Walter Huston, Henk Sneevliet, and Edgard Varèse. Among people deceased in 1960, Yan Xishan ranks 48. Before him are Jussi Björling, Otoya Yamaguchi, Jacques Becker, Frank Lloyd, Inejiro Asanuma, and Leonard Woolley. After him are Paul Abraham, Antonie Pannekoek, Vicki Baum, Pierre Reverdy, José Antonio Aguirre, and Alexandre Benois.
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 71
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 72
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 73
1883 - 1945
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 74
1883 - 1938
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 75
1883 - 1955
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 76
1883 - 1960
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 77
1883 - 1942
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 78
1883 - 1981
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 79
1883 - 1949
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 80
1883 - 1950
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 81
1883 - 1942
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 82
1883 - 1965
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 83
1911 - 1960
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 42
1943 - 1960
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 43
1906 - 1960
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 44
1886 - 1960
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 45
1898 - 1960
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 46
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 47
1883 - 1960
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 48
1892 - 1960
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 49
1873 - 1960
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 50
1888 - 1960
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 51
1889 - 1960
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 52
1904 - 1960
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 53
1870 - 1960
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 54
Among people born in China, Yan Xishan ranks 460 out of 1,392. Before him are Lei Feng (1940), Cai Yong (133), Liu Zongyuan (773), Zhang Daoling (34), Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (1342), and Yan Fu (1854). After him are Tang Yin (1470), Bogd Khan (1869), Xu Shen (58), 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Zuo Zongtang (1812), and Zhuge Dan (200).
1940 - 1962
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 454
133 - 192
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 455
773 - 819
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 456
34 - 156
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 457
1342 - 1388
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 458
1854 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 459
1883 - 1960
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 460
1470 - 1524
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 461
1869 - 1924
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 462
58 - 147
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 463
1708 - 1757
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 464
1812 - 1885
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 465
200 - 258
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 466
Among politicians born in China, Yan Xishan ranks 272. Before him are Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407), Di Yi (-1200), Emperor Wu of Song (363), Bo Xilai (1949), Cai Yong (133), and Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (1342). After him are Bogd Khan (1869), 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Zuo Zongtang (1812), Zhuge Dan (200), Zhu Yujian (1602), and Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123).
407 - 453
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 266
1200 BC - 1076 BC
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 267
363 - 422
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 268
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 269
133 - 192
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 270
1342 - 1388
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 271
1883 - 1960
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 272
1869 - 1924
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 273
1708 - 1757
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 274
1812 - 1885
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 275
200 - 258
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 276
1602 - 1646
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 277
1123 - 1189
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 278