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 5,415 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Yang Xiong is the 629th most popular philosopher (up from 676th in 2019), the 477th most popular biography from China (down from 463rd in 2019) and the 29th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
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5.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Yang Xiong ranks 629 out of 1,089. Before him are Zhiyi, Arete of Cyrene, Jean-Marie Guyau, Madhvacharya, Alfred Schmidt, and Numenius of Apamea. After him are Olympiodorus the Younger, Dharmakirti, Ludwig Klages, Salomon Maimon, Theodor Lipps, and Cebes.

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Zhiyi
538 - 597
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 623
Arete of Cyrene
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 624
Jean-Marie Guyau
1854 - 1888
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 625
Madhvacharya
1199 - 1278
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 626
Alfred Schmidt
1931 - 2012
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 627
Numenius of Apamea
200 - 200
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 628
Yang Xiong
53 BC - 18
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 629
Olympiodorus the Younger
495 - 570
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 630
Dharmakirti
700 - 660
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 631
Ludwig Klages
1872 - 1956
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 632
Salomon Maimon
1754 - 1800
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 633
Theodor Lipps
1851 - 1914
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 634
Cebes
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 635

Contemporaries

Among people born in 53 BC, Yang Xiong ranks 1. After him are Aristobulus III of Judea and Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus. Among people deceased in 18, Yang Xiong ranks 3. Before him are Herod Archelaus and Yuri of Goguryeo.