POLITICIAN
Yang Shangkun
1907 - 1998
Yang Shangkun
Yang Shangkun (3 August 1907 – 14 September 1998) was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, president of the People's Republic of China from 1988 to 1993, and one of the Eight Elders that dominated the party after the death of Mao Zedong. Born to a prosperous land-owning family, Yang studied politics at Shanghai University and Marxist philosophy and revolutionary tactics at Moscow Sun Yat-sen University. He went on to hold high office under both Mao Zedong and later Deng Xiaoping; from 1945 to 1965 he was Director of the General Office and from 1945 to 1956 Secretary–General of the Central Military Commission (CMC). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yang Shangkun has received more than 754,378 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Yang Shangkun is the 1,869th most popular politician (down from 1,355th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from China (down from 90th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Chinese Politician.
Yang Shangkun was most famous for his role in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Memorability Metrics
750k
Page Views (PV)
66.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
6.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Yang Shangkun ranks 1,869 out of 19,576. Before him are Carloman of Bavaria, Ibrahim Rugova, Dangun, Sweyn II of Denmark, Menelik I, and Maroboduus. After him are Amanullah Khan, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Emperor Jing of Han, Kim Jong-suk, Yitzhak Navon, and Dongmyeong of Goguryeo.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarloman of Bavaria
830 - 880
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,863
Ibrahim Rugova
1944 - 2006
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,864
Dangun
333 BC - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,865
Sweyn II of Denmark
1020 - 1076
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,866
Menelik I
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,867
Maroboduus
35 BC - 37
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 1,868
Yang Shangkun
1907 - 1998
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 1,869
Amanullah Khan
1892 - 1960
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 1,870
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
1903 - 1936
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,871
Emperor Jing of Han
188 BC - 141 BC
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,872
Kim Jong-suk
1919 - 1949
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,873
Yitzhak Navon
1921 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,874
Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
58 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,875
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Yang Shangkun ranks 23. Before him are Junji Nishikawa, Jacques Tati, Lin Biao, Hideki Yukawa, Robert A. Heinlein, and Lars Ahlfors. After him are Bhagat Singh, Fred Zinnemann, John Bowlby, Horst Wessel, Nikolaas Tinbergen, and Sister Lúcia. Among people deceased in 1998, Yang Shangkun ranks 12. Before him are Todor Zhivkov, Carlos Castaneda, Ernst Jünger, Octavio Paz, Jean-François Lyotard, and Niklas Luhmann. After him are Vladimir Prelog, Raymond Cattell, Alan Shepard, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Theodore Schultz, and Falco.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsJunji Nishikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 17
Jacques Tati
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1982
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 18
Lin Biao
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 19
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 20
Robert A. Heinlein
WRITER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
Lars Ahlfors
MATHEMATICIAN
1907 - 1996
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 22
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 23
Bhagat Singh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 24
Fred Zinnemann
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 25
John Bowlby
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1990
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 26
Horst Wessel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1930
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 27
Nikolaas Tinbergen
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 1988
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 28
Sister Lúcia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 2005
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsTodor Zhivkov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 6
Carlos Castaneda
WRITER
1925 - 1998
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 7
Ernst Jünger
WRITER
1895 - 1998
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 8
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 9
Jean-François Lyotard
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1998
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 10
Niklas Luhmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 11
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 12
Vladimir Prelog
CHEMIST
1906 - 1998
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 13
Raymond Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1998
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 14
Alan Shepard
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 1998
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 15
Konstantinos Karamanlis
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 16
Theodore Schultz
ECONOMIST
1902 - 1998
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 17
Falco
SINGER
1957 - 1998
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 18
In China
Among people born in China, Yang Shangkun ranks 139 out of 1,610. Before him are Sun Jian (155), Bai Juyi (772), Hongzhi Emperor (1470), Wang Jingwei (1883), Yue Fei (1142), and Mo Yan (1955). After him are Emperor Jing of Han (-188), King Wen of Zhou (-1112), Emperor Hui of Han (-210), Tang of Shang (-1601), Cao Rui (205), and Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsSun Jian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
155 - 191
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 133
Bai Juyi
WRITER
772 - 846
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 134
Hongzhi Emperor
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1505
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 135
Wang Jingwei
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1944
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 136
Yue Fei
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1142 - 1142
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 137
Mo Yan
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 138
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 139
Emperor Jing of Han
POLITICIAN
188 BC - 141 BC
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 140
King Wen of Zhou
POLITICIAN
1112 BC - 1050 BC
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 141
Emperor Hui of Han
POLITICIAN
210 BC - 188 BC
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 142
Tang of Shang
POLITICIAN
1601 BC - 1646 BC
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 143
Cao Rui
POLITICIAN
205 - 239
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 144
Emperor Zhongzong of Tang
POLITICIAN
656 - 710
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 145
Among POLITICIANS In China
Among politicians born in China, Yang Shangkun ranks 90. Before him are Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Hong Xiuquan (1814), Jiang Ziya (-1090), Chenghua Emperor (1447), Hongzhi Emperor (1470), and Wang Jingwei (1883). After him are Emperor Jing of Han (-188), King Wen of Zhou (-1112), Emperor Hui of Han (-210), Tang of Shang (-1601), Cao Rui (205), and Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656).
Emperor Huizong of Song
1082 - 1135
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 84
Hong Xiuquan
1814 - 1864
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 85
Jiang Ziya
1090 BC - 1015 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 86
Chenghua Emperor
1447 - 1487
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 87
Hongzhi Emperor
1470 - 1505
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 88
Wang Jingwei
1883 - 1944
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 89
Yang Shangkun
1907 - 1998
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 90
Emperor Jing of Han
188 BC - 141 BC
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 91
King Wen of Zhou
1112 BC - 1050 BC
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 92
Emperor Hui of Han
210 BC - 188 BC
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 93
Tang of Shang
1601 BC - 1646 BC
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 94
Cao Rui
205 - 239
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 95
Emperor Zhongzong of Tang
656 - 710
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 96