EXPLORER

Zhang Qian

200 BC - 114 BC

Zhang Qian

Zhang Qian (Chinese: 張騫; died c. 114 BC) was a Chinese diplomat, explorer, and politician who served as an imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the late 2nd century BC during the Western Han dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Qian has received more than 490,662 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Zhang Qian is the 45th most popular explorer (down from 41st in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from China (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Explorer.

Zhang Qian is most famous for his expedition to the west and his discovery of the Silk Road.

Memorability Metrics

490k
Page Views (PV)
66.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
6.70
Effective Languages (L*)
2.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Zhang Qian ranks 45 out of 498. Before him are Thorfinn Karlsefni, William Baffin, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Richard E. Byrd, Frederick de Houtman, and Sven Hedin. After him are Diego de Almagro, Jacob Roggeveen, Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Robert Falcon Scott, Samuel de Champlain, and Giovanni da Verrazzano.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Thorfinn Karlsefni
1000 - 1100
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 39
William Baffin
1584 - 1622
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 40
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
1778 - 1852
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 41
Richard E. Byrd
1888 - 1957
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 42
Frederick de Houtman
1571 - 1627
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 43
Sven Hedin
1865 - 1952
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 44
Zhang Qian
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 45
Diego de Almagro
1475 - 1538
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 46
Jacob Roggeveen
1659 - 1729
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 47
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
1729 - 1811
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 48
Robert Falcon Scott
1868 - 1912
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 49
Samuel de Champlain
1567 - 1635
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 50
Giovanni da Verrazzano
1485 - 1528
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 51

Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Zhang Qian ranks 2. Before him is Judas Maccabeus. After him are Mattathias, Lentulus Batiatus, Patanjali, John Hyrcanus, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Micipsa, Phraates II, Antiochus X Eusebes, and Antipater of Sidon. Among people deceased in 114 BC, Zhang Qian ranks 1. After him is Yizhixie.

Others Born in 200 BC

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Judas Maccabeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 1
Zhang Qian
EXPLORER
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 2
Mattathias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 3
Lentulus Batiatus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 4
Patanjali
LINGUIST
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 5
John Hyrcanus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 6
Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 7
Gaius Claudius Glaber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 8
Micipsa
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 118 BC
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 9
Phraates II
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 127 BC
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 10
Antiochus X Eusebes
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 11
Antipater of Sidon
WRITER
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 12