POLITICIAN

Zhou Yongkang

1942 - Today

Photo of Zhou Yongkang

Icon of person Zhou Yongkang

Zhou Yongkang (born December 3, 1942) is a former senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the 17th Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China's highest decision-making body, and served as the Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (Zhengfawei) between 2007 to 2012, making him one of the most powerful leaders in China. In that position, Zhou oversaw China's security apparatus and law enforcement institutions, including courts, prosecution agencies, police forces, paramilitary forces, and intelligence organs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhou Yongkang has received more than 561,047 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Zhou Yongkang is the 7,126th most popular politician (down from 7,063rd in 2019), the 533rd most popular biography from China (down from 512th in 2019) and the 309th most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 560k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhou Yongkang ranks 7,126 out of 19,576. Before him are Grigori Sokolnikov, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, Archidamus III, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Sophia of Halshany, and Vlad Călugărul. After him are Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Elizabeth of Görlitz, Mandane of Media, Virginia de' Medici, Aretas IV Philopatris, and Herbert Pitman.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Zhou Yongkang ranks 169. Before him are Don S. Davis, Linda Evans, Herbjørg Wassmo, Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Valeriy Brumel, and Jozef Adamec. After him are Robert Ballard, Andy Summers, Ruslan Khasbulatov, Pierre Clémenti, David Bradley, and Koji Funamoto.

Others Born in 1942

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In China

Among people born in China, Zhou Yongkang ranks 533 out of 1,610. Before him are Shangguan Wan'er (664), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Sheng Shicai (1895), Bian Que (-401), Xu Shen (58), and Wu Daozi (680). After him are Yi Xing (683), Zhang Juzheng (1525), Feng Menglong (1574), Liu Xin (-50), He Yingqin (1890), and Yang Xiong (-53).

Others born in China

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhou Yongkang ranks 309. Before him are Lin Sen (1868), Li Cunxu (885), Zheng Zhilong (1604), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), and Sheng Shicai (1895). After him are Zhang Juzheng (1525), He Yingqin (1890), Guo Zongxun (953), Song Jiaoren (1882), Li Yu (937), and Jia Chong (217).

Chinese born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous