POLITICIAN

Yao Wenyuan

1931 - 2005

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Yao Wenyuan (January 12, 1931 – December 23, 2005) was a Chinese literary critic, politician, and member of the Gang of Four during China's Cultural Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yao Wenyuan has received more than 227,903 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Yao Wenyuan is the 6,526th most popular politician (down from 5,716th in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from China (down from 441st in 2019) and the 293rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yao Wenyuan ranks 6,526 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis-François de Boufflers, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Gaius Duilius, Arioald, and Cornelia Salonina. After him are Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, Philibert Tsiranana, Urbano Rattazzi, Emperor Ming of Jin, Eiríkr Hákonarson, and Stanisław Wojciechowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Yao Wenyuan ranks 113. Before him are Ivan Klíma, Larry Silverstein, Luís Cabral, Pascal Lissouba, Stig Anderson, and Don Walsh. After him are Leslie Caron, Reizo Fukuhara, Morris Chang, James Tolkan, Augusto Boal, and Ermanno Olmi. Among people deceased in 2005, Yao Wenyuan ranks 73. Before him are Amrish Puri, Charly Gaul, Dana Elcar, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Ba Jin, and Richard Pryor. After him are Will Eisner, Zhang Chunqiao, Vincent Schiavelli, Augusto Roa Bastos, Cicely Saunders, and Annette Stroyberg.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yao Wenyuan ranks 499 out of 1,610. Before him are 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Peng Liyuan (1962), Gampopa (1079), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Shaohao (null), and Mei Lanfang (1894). After him are Zuo Zongtang (1812), T. V. Soong (1894), Dong Qichang (1555), Zhang Xun (1854), Sun Simiao (581), and Shen Yue (441).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yao Wenyuan ranks 293. Before him are Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408), Yen Chia-kan (1905), Langdarma (803), He Zizhen (1910), 7th Dalai Lama (1708), and Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235). After him are Zuo Zongtang (1812), T. V. Soong (1894), Zhang Xun (1854), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Cao Kun (1862), and Zhu Yujian (1602).

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