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Chen Yi

1901 - 1972

Chen Yi

Chen Yi (Chinese: 陈毅; pinyin: Chén Yì; Wade–Giles: Chen I; August 26, 1901 – January 6, 1972) was a Chinese communist military commander and politician. He served as Mayor of Shanghai from 1949 to 1958 and as Foreign Minister of China from 1958 to 1972. He is one of Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chen Yi is the 8,356th most popular politician (down from 6,263rd in 2019), the 564th most popular biography from China (down from 477th in 2019) and the 315th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chen Yi ranks 8,356 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas Remengesau Jr., Prince Gong, Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga, Joseph Luns, Zu Xin, and Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo. After him are Harri Holkeri, Mesih Pasha, Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, and Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Thomas Remengesau Jr.
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 8,354
Prince Gong
1833 - 1898
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 8,355
Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga
1528 - 1576
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 8,356
Joseph Luns
1911 - 2002
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 8,357
Zu Xin
1600 BC - 1491 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8,358
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
1930 - 2004
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8,359
Chen Yi
1901 - 1972
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8,360
Harri Holkeri
1937 - 2011
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8,361
Mesih Pasha
1401 - 1501
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8,362
Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau
1869 - 1928
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8,363
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
1959 - 2010
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8,364
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
1906 - 1940
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8,365
Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus
90 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8,366

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Chen Yi ranks 109. Before him are Eiji Tsuburaya, Sid Atkinson, Cassandre, Henry Eyring, Carlo Biotti, and George Gallup. After him are Princess Yolanda of Savoy, Michel Leiris, Maxwell D. Taylor, Nina Berberova, Fred Uhlman, and Jean Prouvé. Among people deceased in 1972, Chen Yi ranks 81. Before him are Stephen Timoshenko, Prescott Bush, Harold Rainsford Stark, Alejandra Pizarnik, Ross Bagdasarian, and Watchman Nee. After him are Joseph Paul-Boncour, Brandon deWilde, Richard Courant, C. Rajagopalachari, Fulbert Youlou, and Edgar Snow.

Others Born in 1901

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Eiji Tsuburaya
WRITER
1901 - 1970
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 103
Sid Atkinson
ATHLETE
1901 - 1977
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 104
Cassandre
PAINTER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 105
Henry Eyring
CHEMIST
1901 - 1981
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 106
Carlo Biotti
JUDGE
1901 - 1977
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 107
George Gallup
BUSINESSPERSON
1901 - 1984
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 108
Chen Yi
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1972
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 109
Princess Yolanda of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1986
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 110
Michel Leiris
WRITER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 111
Maxwell D. Taylor
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1987
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 112
Nina Berberova
WRITER
1901 - 1993
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 113
Fred Uhlman
WRITER
1901 - 1985
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 114
Jean Prouvé
ARCHITECT
1901 - 1984
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 115

Others Deceased in 1972

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Stephen Timoshenko
ENGINEER
1878 - 1972
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 75
Prescott Bush
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1972
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 76
Harold Rainsford Stark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1972
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 77
Alejandra Pizarnik
WRITER
1936 - 1972
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 78
Ross Bagdasarian
ACTOR
1919 - 1972
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 79
Watchman Nee
WRITER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 80
Chen Yi
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1972
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 81
Joseph Paul-Boncour
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1972
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 82
Brandon deWilde
ACTOR
1942 - 1972
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 83
Richard Courant
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1972
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 84
C. Rajagopalachari
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1972
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 85
Fulbert Youlou
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1972
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 86
Edgar Snow
JOURNALIST
1905 - 1972
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 87