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PHILOSOPHER

Yang Xiong

53 BC - 18

Yang Xiong

Yang Xiong (Chinese: 揚雄; 53 BCE – 18 CE) was a Chinese philosopher, poet, and politician of the Western Han dynasty known for his philosophical writings and fu poetry compositions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yang Xiong has received more than 6,546 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Yang Xiong is the 707th most popular philosopher (down from 629th in 2019), the 548th most popular biography from China (down from 477th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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6.5k
Page Views (PV)
54.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.79
Effective Languages (L*)
2.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Yang Xiong ranks 707 out of 1,081. Before him are John Argyropoulos, Ted Nelson, Maximus of Tyre, Fulbert of Chartres, Lucien Goldmann, and Hermarchus. After him are Asclepigenia, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Arnold Geulincx, Hermann von Keyserling, Peter John Olivi, and Daisaku Ikeda.

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John Argyropoulos
1415 - 1487
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 701
Ted Nelson
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 702
Maximus of Tyre
200 - 200
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 703
Fulbert of Chartres
960 - 1028
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 704
Lucien Goldmann
1913 - 1970
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 705
Hermarchus
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 706
Yang Xiong
53 BC - 18
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 707
Asclepigenia
400 - 500
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 708
Wolfhart Pannenberg
1928 - 2014
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 709
Arnold Geulincx
1624 - 1669
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 710
Hermann von Keyserling
1880 - 1946
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 711
Peter John Olivi
1248 - 1298
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 712
Daisaku Ikeda
1928 - 2023
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 713

Contemporaries

Among people born in 53 BC, Yang Xiong ranks 2. Before him is Aristobulus III of Judea. After him is Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus. Among people deceased in 18, Yang Xiong ranks 3. Before him are Herod Archelaus and Yuri of Goguryeo.