369 BC - 286 BC
Zhuang Zhou (), commonly known as Zhuangzi (; Chinese: 莊子; literally "Master Zhuang"; also rendered in the Wade–Giles romanization as Chuang Tzu), was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States period, a period of great development in Chinese philosophy, the Hundred Schools of Thought. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhuang Zhou has received more than 1,102,608 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Zhuang Zhou is the 97th most popular philosopher, the 32nd most popular biography from China (down from 30th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Philosopher.
Zhuang Zhou is most famous for his Taoist writings.
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Among philosophers, Zhuang Zhou ranks 97 out of 1,081. Before him are Zeno of Citium, Tertullian, Johann Gottfried Herder, Anaximenes of Miletus, Walter Benjamin, and Mencius. After him are Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Roland Barthes, Ibn Taymiyyah, Theophrastus, Wilhelm von Humboldt, and Henri de Saint-Simon.
334 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 91
155 - 220
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 92
1744 - 1803
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 93
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 94
1892 - 1940
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 95
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 96
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 97
1809 - 1865
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 98
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 99
1263 - 1328
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 100
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 101
1767 - 1835
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 102
1760 - 1825
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 103
Among people born in 369 BC, Zhuang Zhou ranks 1. After him is Yang Zhu. Among people deceased in 286 BC, Zhuang Zhou ranks 1.
Among people born in China, Zhuang Zhou ranks 32 out of 1,392. Before him are Guan Yu (162), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Liu Bei (161), Yongle Emperor (1360), Li Ching-Yuen (1677), and Mencius (-372). After him are Zhuge Liang (181), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Jiang Zemin (1926), Zhou Enlai (1898), and Toshiro Mifune (1920).
162 - 220
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 26
1654 - 1722
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 27
161 - 223
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 28
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 29
1677 - 1933
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 30
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 31
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 32
181 - 234
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 33
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 34
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 35
1926 - 2022
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 36
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 37
1920 - 1997
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 38
Among philosophers born in China, Zhuang Zhou ranks 5. Before him are Confucius (-551), Laozi (-604), Sun Tzu (-544), and Mencius (-372). After him are Mozi (-470), Zhu Xi (1130), Han Fei (-280), Xun Kuang (-313), Milarepa (1052), Shen Kuo (1031), and Wang Yangming (1472).
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 91.76
Rank: 1
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 2
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 3
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 4
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 5
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 6
1130 - 1200
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 7
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 8
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 9
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 11
1472 - 1529
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12