1859 - 1916
Yuan Shikai (simplified Chinese: 袁世凯; traditional Chinese: 袁世凱; pinyin: Yuán Shìkǎi; 16 September 1859 – 6 June 1916) was a Chinese general and statesman who served as the second provisional president of the Republic of China and head of the Beiyang government from 1912 to 1916. A major political figure during the late Qing dynasty, he spearheaded a number of major modernisation programs and reforms and played a decisive role in securing the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor in 1912, which marked the collapse of the Qing monarchy and the end of imperial rule in China. Born to an affluent family in Henan, Yuan began his career in the Huai Army. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuan Shikai has received more than 2,231,053 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Yuan Shikai is the 688th most popular politician (down from 655th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from China and the 25th most popular Chinese Politician.
Yuan Shikai was most famous for his role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty.
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Among politicians, Yuan Shikai ranks 688 out of 15,577. Before him are Augustus III of Poland, Nebuchadnezzar I, Gwangjong of Goryeo, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Louis the Stammerer, and Albert I of Belgium. After him are Enver Pasha, Edvard Beneš, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Enrico Dandolo, Childeric III, and Henry I of England.
1696 - 1763
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 682
1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 683
925 - 975
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 684
1830 - 1903
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 685
846 - 879
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 686
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 687
1859 - 1916
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 688
1881 - 1922
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 689
1884 - 1948
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 690
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 691
1107 - 1205
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 692
714 - 754
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 693
1068 - 1135
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 694
Among people born in 1859, Yuan Shikai ranks 13. Before him are Knut Hamsun, L. L. Zamenhof, Svante Arrhenius, Georges Seurat, Alfred Dreyfus, and Billy the Kid. After him are Sholem Aleichem, Jean Jaurès, Alexandre Millerand, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Verner von Heidenstam, and Hugo Junkers. Among people deceased in 1916, Yuan Shikai ranks 6. Before him are Franz Joseph I of Austria, Grigori Rasputin, Jack London, Ernst Mach, and Henryk Sienkiewicz. After him are Umberto Boccioni, Élie Metchnikoff, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Odilon Redon, Franz Marc, and William Ramsay.
1859 - 1952
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 7
1859 - 1917
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 8
1859 - 1927
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 9
1859 - 1891
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 10
1859 - 1935
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 11
1859 - 1881
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 12
1859 - 1916
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 13
1859 - 1916
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 14
1859 - 1914
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 15
1859 - 1943
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 16
1859 - 1925
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 17
1859 - 1940
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 18
1859 - 1935
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 19
1830 - 1916
HPI: 84.70
Rank: 1
1869 - 1916
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 2
1876 - 1916
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 3
1838 - 1916
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 4
1846 - 1916
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 5
1859 - 1916
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 6
1882 - 1916
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 7
1845 - 1916
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 8
1844 - 1916
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 9
1840 - 1916
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 10
1880 - 1916
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 11
1852 - 1916
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 12
Among people born in China, Yuan Shikai ranks 47 out of 1,392. Before him are Yongzheng Emperor (1678), Nurhaci (1559), Mozi (-470), Charles K. Kao (1933), Hong Taiji (1592), and Lu Xun (1881). After him are Zhu Xi (1130), Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Sun Quan (182), Liu Shaoqi (1898), and Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566).
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 41
1559 - 1626
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 42
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 43
1933 - 2018
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 44
1592 - 1643
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 45
1881 - 1936
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 46
1859 - 1916
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 47
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 48
1029 - 1101
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 49
1638 - 1661
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 50
182 - 252
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 51
1898 - 1969
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 52
566 - 635
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 53
Among politicians born in China, Yuan Shikai ranks 25. Before him are Zhou Enlai (1898), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Yongzheng Emperor (1678), Nurhaci (1559), and Hong Taiji (1592). After him are Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Sun Quan (182), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Cao Pi (187), and Sima Yi (179).
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 19
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 20
598 - 649
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 21
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 22
1559 - 1626
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 23
1592 - 1643
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 24
1859 - 1916
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 25
1638 - 1661
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 26
182 - 252
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 27
1898 - 1969
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 28
566 - 635
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 29
187 - 226
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 30
179 - 251
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 31