POLITICIAN
Ye Jianying
1897 - 1986
Ye Jianying
Ye Jianying (simplified Chinese: 叶剑英; traditional Chinese: 葉劍英; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overthrew the Gang of Four and ended the Cultural Revolution, and was the key supporter of Deng Xiaoping in his power struggle with Hua Guofeng. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ye Jianying has received more than 429,603 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Ye Jianying is the 3,663rd most popular politician (up from 4,200th in 2019), the 279th most popular biography from China (up from 317th in 2019) and the 174th most popular Chinese Politician.
Ye Jianying is most famous for being the general secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1978 to 1987.
Memorability Metrics
430k
Page Views (PV)
61.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
3.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ye Jianying ranks 3,663 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander I of Epirus, Gina Haspel, Jeong Dojeon, António de Spínola, Ivanoe Bonomi, and Vardan Mamikonian. After him are Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Clementine Churchill, Menahem, Ivan Silayev, and Lloyd Austin.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander I of Epirus
362 BC - 331 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,657
Gina Haspel
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,658
Jeong Dojeon
1342 - 1398
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,659
António de Spínola
1910 - 1996
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,660
Ivanoe Bonomi
1873 - 1951
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,661
Vardan Mamikonian
388 - 451
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,662
Ye Jianying
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,663
Hjalmar Siilasvuo
1892 - 1947
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,664
Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme
1654 - 1712
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 3,665
Clementine Churchill
1885 - 1977
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 3,666
Menahem
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 3,667
Ivan Silayev
1930 - 2023
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 3,668
Lloyd Austin
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 3,669
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Ye Jianying ranks 51. Before him are Leonid Govorov, Gershom Scholem, John Cockcroft, Margaret Mahler, Emil Maurice, and Vasily Sokolovsky. After him are Herbert Gille, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Einar Gerhardsen, Douglas Sirk, and Dmitry Pavlov. Among people deceased in 1986, Ye Jianying ranks 41. Before him are L. Ron Hubbard, Otto Preminger, Minoru Yamasaki, Dean Reed, Coluche, and James Cagney. After him are Robert S. Mulliken, Erik Bruhn, Nikolay Semyonov, Raimundo Orsi, Altiero Spinelli, and Ray Milland.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsLeonid Govorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1955
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 45
Gershom Scholem
PHILOSOPHER
1897 - 1982
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 46
John Cockcroft
PHYSICIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 47
Margaret Mahler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 48
Emil Maurice
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 49
Vasily Sokolovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 50
Ye Jianying
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 51
Herbert Gille
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1966
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 52
Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1967
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 53
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
COMPANION
1897 - 1965
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 54
Einar Gerhardsen
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1987
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 55
Douglas Sirk
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 56
Dmitry Pavlov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1941
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsL. Ron Hubbard
WRITER
1911 - 1986
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 35
Otto Preminger
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1986
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 36
Minoru Yamasaki
ARCHITECT
1912 - 1986
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 37
Dean Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1986
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 38
Coluche
ACTOR
1944 - 1986
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 39
James Cagney
ACTOR
1899 - 1986
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 40
Ye Jianying
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 41
Robert S. Mulliken
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 42
Erik Bruhn
ACTOR
1928 - 1986
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 43
Nikolay Semyonov
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 44
Raimundo Orsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 45
Altiero Spinelli
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 46
Ray Milland
ACTOR
1907 - 1986
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 47
In China
Among people born in China, Ye Jianying ranks 279 out of 1,610. Before him are Sima Guang (1019), Ruzi Ying (5), Emperor Ningzong (1168), Wang Yi (1953), Emperor Houshao of Han (-196), and Sima Shi (208). After him are Gong Li (1965), Xun Yu (163), Wu Zixu (-526), Lu Ban (-507), Ai Weiwei (1957), and Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsSima Guang
POLITICIAN
1019 - 1086
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 273
Ruzi Ying
POLITICIAN
5 - 25
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 274
Emperor Ningzong
POLITICIAN
1168 - 1224
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 275
Wang Yi
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 276
Emperor Houshao of Han
POLITICIAN
196 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 277
Sima Shi
POLITICIAN
208 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 278
Ye Jianying
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 279
Gong Li
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 280
Xun Yu
POLITICIAN
163 - 212
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 281
Wu Zixu
POLITICIAN
526 BC - 483 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 282
Lu Ban
ENGINEER
507 BC - 440 BC
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 283
Ai Weiwei
ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 284
Emperor Xiaozong of Song
POLITICIAN
1127 - 1194
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 285
Among POLITICIANS In China
Among politicians born in China, Ye Jianying ranks 174. Before him are Sima Guang (1019), Ruzi Ying (5), Emperor Ningzong (1168), Wang Yi (1953), Emperor Houshao of Han (-196), and Sima Shi (208). After him are Xun Yu (163), Wu Zixu (-526), Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127), Mao Anying (1922), Dong Biwu (1886), and Li Yuanhong (1864).
Sima Guang
1019 - 1086
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 168
Ruzi Ying
5 - 25
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 169
Emperor Ningzong
1168 - 1224
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 170
Wang Yi
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 171
Emperor Houshao of Han
196 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 172
Sima Shi
208 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 173
Ye Jianying
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 174
Xun Yu
163 - 212
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 175
Wu Zixu
526 BC - 483 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 176
Emperor Xiaozong of Song
1127 - 1194
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 177
Mao Anying
1922 - 1950
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 178
Dong Biwu
1886 - 1975
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 179
Li Yuanhong
1864 - 1928
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 180