1811 - 1872
Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong (traditional Chinese: 曾國藩; simplified Chinese: 曾国藩; pinyin: Zēng Guófān; Wade–Giles: Tseng1 Kuo2-fan1; 26 November 1811 – 12 March 1872), birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan, was a Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty. He is best known for raising and organizing the Xiang Army to aid the Qing military in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion and restoring the stability of the Qing Empire. Along with other prominent figures such as Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang of his time, Zeng set the scene for the Tongzhi Restoration, an attempt to arrest the decline of the Qing dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zeng Guofan has received more than 268,865 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Zeng Guofan is the 4,558th most popular politician (down from 4,336th in 2019), the 340th most popular biography from China (up from 344th in 2019) and the 212th most popular Chinese Politician.
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Among politicians, Zeng Guofan ranks 4,558 out of 15,577. Before him are Édouard Herriot, Blanche of Namur, Yang You, Nikolay Krestinsky, Stephanus of Byzantium, and Ny-Hor. After him are Amine Gemayel, Sheikh Hasina, Terauchi Masatake, Conrad Hilton, Hōjō Masako, and Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall.
1872 - 1957
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 4,552
1320 - 1363
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 4,553
605 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 4,554
1883 - 1938
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 4,555
501 - 600
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 4,556
4000 BC - 4000 BC
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,557
1811 - 1872
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,558
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,559
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,560
1852 - 1919
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,561
1887 - 1979
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,562
1156 - 1225
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 4,563
1284 - 1312
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 4,564
Among people born in 1811, Zeng Guofan ranks 18. Before him are Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Vissarion Belinsky, Ambroise Thomas, Elisha Otis, François Achille Bazaine, and Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern. After him are Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Jón Sigurðsson, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, Princess Louise Amelie of Baden, Ferdinand Hiller, and Kurmanjan Datka. Among people deceased in 1872, Zeng Guofan ranks 16. Before him are Kawakami Gensai, N. F. S. Grundtvig, William Webb Ellis, William John Macquorn Rankine, Stanisław Moniuszko, and Prince Albert of Prussia. After him are Ljudevit Gaj, Mary Somerville, Aleksis Kivi, Immanuel Nobel, Vladimir Dal, and William H. Seward.
1811 - 1890
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 12
1811 - 1848
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 13
1811 - 1896
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 14
1811 - 1861
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 15
1811 - 1888
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 16
1811 - 1885
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 17
1811 - 1872
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 18
1811 - 1888
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 19
1811 - 1879
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 20
1811 - 1899
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 21
1811 - 1854
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 22
1811 - 1885
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 23
1811 - 1907
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 24
1834 - 1872
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 10
1783 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 11
1806 - 1872
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 12
1820 - 1872
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 13
1819 - 1872
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 14
1809 - 1872
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 15
1811 - 1872
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 16
1809 - 1872
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 17
1780 - 1872
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 18
1834 - 1872
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 19
1801 - 1872
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 20
1801 - 1872
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 21
1801 - 1872
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 22
Among people born in China, Zeng Guofan ranks 340 out of 1,392. Before him are Duan Qirui (1865), Shi Nai'an (1296), Yu Jin (200), Gongsun Zan (null), Yoshiko Yamaguchi (1920), and Su Song (1020). After him are Ren Zhengfei (1944), Pang De (170), Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (867), Shitao (1642), Mao Anying (1922), and Zhiyi (538).
1865 - 1936
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 334
1296 - 1372
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 335
200 - 221
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 336
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 337
1920 - 2014
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 338
1020 - 1101
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 339
1811 - 1872
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 340
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 341
170 - 219
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 342
867 - 904
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 343
1642 - 1707
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 344
1922 - 1950
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 345
538 - 597
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 346
Among politicians born in China, Zeng Guofan ranks 212. Before him are Zhao Tuo (-230), Trisong Detsen (742), Duke Huan of Qi (-800), Jia Xu (147), Yelü Chucai (1189), and Duan Qirui (1865). After him are Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (867), Mao Anying (1922), Emperor Muzong of Tang (795), Emperor Shun of Han (115), Fuchai (-550), and Yuan Chonghuan (1584).
230 BC - 137 BC
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 206
742 - 798
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 207
800 BC - 643 BC
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 208
147 - 223
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 209
1189 - 1243
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 210
1865 - 1936
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 211
1811 - 1872
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 212
867 - 904
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 213
1922 - 1950
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 214
795 - 824
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 215
115 - 144
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 216
550 BC - 473 BC
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 217
1584 - 1630
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 218