1940 - 2013
Zhuang Zedong (Chuang Tse-tung; August 25, 1940 – February 10, 2013) was a Chinese table tennis player, three-time world men's singles champion and champion at numerous other table tennis events and a well-known political personality during the tumult of the Cultural Revolution. His chance meeting with American table tennis player, Glenn Cowan, during the 31st World Table Tennis Championship, later referred to as ping-pong diplomacy, triggered the first thawing of the ice in Sino-American relations since 1949. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhuang Zedong has received more than 75,939 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhuang Zedong is the 6th most popular table tennis player (up from 7th in 2019), the 775th most popular biography from China (down from 706th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Table Tennis Player.
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Among table tennis players, Zhuang Zedong ranks 6 out of 79. Before him are Jan-Ove Waldner, Angelica Rozeanu, Roland Jacobi, Timo Boll, and Mária Mednyánszky. After him are Jörgen Persson, Miklós Szabados, Richard Bergmann, Agnes Simon, Vladimir Samsonov, and Jean-Michel Saive.
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 1
1921 - 2006
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 2
1893 - 1951
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 3
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 4
1901 - 1978
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 5
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 6
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 7
1912 - 1962
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 8
1919 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 9
1935 - 2020
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 10
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 11
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1940, Zhuang Zedong ranks 279. Before him are Bill Medley, Sue Grafton, Johnny Nash, Carole Pateman, Richard Marcinko, and Jerry Lucas. After him are Jean Clair, Mohammed Magariaf, Chris Farlowe, Conny Plank, Jia Qinglin, and Ronald Pickup. Among people deceased in 2013, Zhuang Zedong ranks 241. Before him are Richard C. Sarafian, János Starker, Gerrie Mühren, Eric Ericson, Barry Jackson, and Eydie Gormé. After him are Peter Banks, Nadir Afonso, Julien Ries, Antonio Roma, Anca Petrescu, and Cayetano Ré.
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 273
1940 - 2017
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 274
1940 - 2020
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 275
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 276
1940 - 2021
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 277
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 278
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 279
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 280
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 281
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 282
1940 - 1987
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 283
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 284
1940 - 2021
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 285
1930 - 2013
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 235
1924 - 2013
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 236
1946 - 2013
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 237
1918 - 2013
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 238
1938 - 2013
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 239
1928 - 2013
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 240
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 241
1947 - 2013
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 242
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 243
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 244
1932 - 2013
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 245
1949 - 2013
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 246
1938 - 2013
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 247
Among people born in China, Zhuang Zedong ranks 775 out of 1,392. Before him are Jing Fang (-78), Meng Wanzhou (1972), Yu Zhengsheng (1945), Fei Xiaotong (1910), Yu Hua (1960), and Ricky Hui (1946). After him are Luo Ruiqing (1906), Hu Zhengyan (1584), Jia Qinglin (1940), Lou Tseng-Tsiang (1871), Chloé Zhao (1982), and Ma Duanlin (1245).
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 769
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 770
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 771
1910 - 2005
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 772
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 773
1946 - 2011
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 774
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 775
1906 - 1978
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 776
1584 - 1674
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 777
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 778
1871 - 1949
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 779
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 780
1245 - 1322
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 781
Among table tennis players born in China, Zhuang Zedong ranks 1. After him are Ma Long (1988), Ma Lin (1980), Wang Liqin (1978), Wang Hao (1983), Zhang Jike (1988), Deng Yaping (1973), Kong Linghui (1975), Fan Zhendong (1997), Wang Nan (1978), Zhang Yining (1981), and Xu Xin (1990).
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 1
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 2
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 3
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 4
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 5
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 6
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 7
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 8
1997 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 9
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 10
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 11
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 12