1020 - 1077
Zhang Zai (simplified Chinese: 张载; traditional Chinese: 張載; pinyin: Zhāng Zài; Wade–Giles: Chang Tsai) (1020–1077) was a Chinese philosopher and politician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Zai has received more than 72,582 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Zhang Zai is the 730th most popular philosopher (up from 750th in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from China (down from 548th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Chinese Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Zhang Zai ranks 730 out of 1,081. Before him are Anton Wilhelm Amo, Helen Parkhurst, Ludwig Klages, Nikolai Amosov, Julien Benda, and Eduard Zeller. After him are Henry of Ghent, Hermippus of Smyrna, Michel Marcel Navratil, Julius Pollux, Albert of Saxony, and Hecataeus of Abdera.
1703 - 1759
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 724
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 725
1872 - 1956
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 726
1913 - 2002
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 727
1867 - 1956
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 728
1814 - 1908
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 729
1020 - 1077
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 730
1217 - 1293
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 731
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 732
1908 - 2001
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 733
200 - 238
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 734
1316 - 1390
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 735
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 736
Among people born in 1020, Zhang Zai ranks 11. Before him are Su Song, Guo Xi, William I, Count of Burgundy, Constantine the African, Adelaide of Susa, and Gunhilda of Denmark. After him are Vladimir of Novgorod, Otto of Nordheim, Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, and William of Poitiers. Among people deceased in 1077, Zhang Zai ranks 6. Before him are Géza I of Hungary, Agnes of Poitou, Sviatoslav II of Kiev, Anawrahta, and Andronikos Doukas. After him is Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi.
1020 - 1101
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 5
1020 - 1090
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 6
1020 - 1087
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 7
1020 - 1087
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 8
1020 - 1091
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 9
1020 - 1038
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 10
1020 - 1077
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 11
1020 - 1052
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 12
1020 - 1083
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 13
1020 - 1055
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 14
1020 - 1071
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 15
1020 - 1090
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 16
1040 - 1077
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 1
1025 - 1077
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 2
1027 - 1077
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 3
1015 - 1077
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 4
1006 - 1077
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 5
1020 - 1077
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 6
995 - 1077
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 7
Among people born in China, Zhang Zai ranks 570 out of 1,392. Before him are Dong Yuan (932), Xia Gui (1195), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Ding Ruchang (1836), Edward Yang (1947), and Joseph Zen (1932). After him are Kang Sheng (1898), Zheng Zhilong (1604), Yuan Longping (1930), Sengge Rinchen (1811), Ruan Lingyu (1910), and Wang Ming (1904).
932 - 962
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 564
1195 - 1224
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 565
1220 - 1294
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 566
1836 - 1895
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 567
1947 - 2007
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 568
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 569
1020 - 1077
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 570
1898 - 1975
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 571
1604 - 1661
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 572
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 573
1811 - 1865
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 574
1910 - 1935
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 575
1904 - 1974
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 576
Among philosophers born in China, Zhang Zai ranks 31. Before him are Hu Shih (1891), Shen Buhai (-385), Cheng Yi (1033), Wang Bi (226), Yang Xiong (-53), and Li Zhi (1527). After him are Cheng Hao (1032), Tao Hongjing (456), Tan Sitong (1865), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Liu Yuxi (772), and Feng Youlan (1895).
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 25
385 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 26
1033 - 1107
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 27
226 - 249
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 28
53 BC - 18
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 29
1527 - 1602
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 30
1020 - 1077
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 31
1032 - 1085
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 32
456 - 536
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 33
1865 - 1898
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 34
1619 - 1692
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 35
772 - 842
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 36
1895 - 1990
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 37