POLITICIAN
Chiang Wei-kuo
1916 - 1997

Chiang Wei-kuo
Chiang Wei-kuo (Chinese: 蔣緯國; 6 October 1916 – 22 September 1997), also known as Wego Chiang, was the adopted son of Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek, the adoptive brother of President Chiang Ching-kuo, a retired Army general, and an important figure in the Kuomintang. His courtesy names were Jian'gao (建鎬) and Niantang (念堂). Chiang served in the Wehrmacht before fighting in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chiang Wei-kuo is the 8,594th most popular politician (down from 7,915th in 2019), the 726th most popular biography from Japan (down from 631st in 2019) and the 249th most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Chiang Wei-kuo ranks 8,594 out of 19,576. Before him are Shō Hashi, Ankhwennefer, Jia Chong, Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, and Chen Gongbo. After him are Elisabeth Hevelius, Vitaliy Masol, Peter II of Cyprus, Héctor José Cámpora, Takahashi Korekiyo, and Ariadne.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShō Hashi
1371 - 1439
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8,592
Ankhwennefer
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8,593
Jia Chong
217 - 282
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8,594
Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
1700 - 1751
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8,595
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
1887 - 1965
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8,596
Chen Gongbo
1892 - 1946
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8,597
Chiang Wei-kuo
1916 - 1997
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 8,598
Elisabeth Hevelius
1647 - 1693
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 8,599
Vitaliy Masol
1928 - 2018
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 8,600
Peter II of Cyprus
1354 - 1382
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 8,601
Héctor José Cámpora
1909 - 1980
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 8,602
Takahashi Korekiyo
1854 - 1936
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 8,603
Ariadne
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 8,604
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Chiang Wei-kuo ranks 96. Before him are Mika Špiljak, Jane Jacobs, Betty Grable, Yekaterina Budanova, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, and Pérez Prado. After him are Luis Corvalán, Jurij Brězan, Mercedes McCambridge, Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Sangoulé Lamizana, and Edmundo Suárez. Among people deceased in 1997, Chiang Wei-kuo ranks 99. Before him are Francisco Aramburu, François Furet, Martin Schwarzschild, Lyman Spitzer, Bo Widerberg, and Jambyn Batmönkh. After him are Allan Edwall, Peng Zhen, Félix Candela, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., Kang Song-san, and David Doyle.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsMika Špiljak
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 90
Jane Jacobs
WRITER
1916 - 2006
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 91
Betty Grable
ACTOR
1916 - 1973
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 92
Yekaterina Budanova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1943
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 93
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
WRITER
1916 - 1992
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 94
Pérez Prado
SINGER
1916 - 1989
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 95
Chiang Wei-kuo
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1997
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 96
Luis Corvalán
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 97
Jurij Brězan
WRITER
1916 - 2006
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 98
Mercedes McCambridge
ACTOR
1916 - 2004
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 99
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2010
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 100
Sangoulé Lamizana
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 101
Edmundo Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1978
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 102
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Aramburu
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1997
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 93
François Furet
HISTORIAN
1927 - 1997
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 94
Martin Schwarzschild
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 95
Lyman Spitzer
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1997
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 96
Bo Widerberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1997
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 97
Jambyn Batmönkh
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1997
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 98
Chiang Wei-kuo
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1997
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 99
Allan Edwall
ACTOR
1924 - 1997
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 100
Peng Zhen
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1997
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 101
Félix Candela
ARCHITECT
1910 - 1997
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 102
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
DESIGNER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 103
Kang Song-san
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1997
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 104
David Doyle
ACTOR
1929 - 1997
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 105
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Chiang Wei-kuo ranks 726 out of 6,245. Before him are Isao Tomita (1932), Emperor Shijō (1231), Shinya Yamanaka (1962), Kenwa Mabuni (1889), Izumi Shikibu (976), and Shō Hashi (1371). After him are Keizo Imai (1950), Takahashi Korekiyo (1854), Tanzan Ishibashi (1884), Nakano Takeko (1847), Choei Sato (1951), and Ogata Kōrin (1658).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsIsao Tomita
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 720
Emperor Shijō
POLITICIAN
1231 - 1242
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 721
Shinya Yamanaka
PHYSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 722
Kenwa Mabuni
MARTIAL ARTS
1889 - 1952
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 723
Izumi Shikibu
WRITER
976 - 1033
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 724
Shō Hashi
POLITICIAN
1371 - 1439
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 725
Chiang Wei-kuo
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1997
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 726
Keizo Imai
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 727
Takahashi Korekiyo
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1936
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 728
Tanzan Ishibashi
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1973
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 729
Nakano Takeko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1868
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 730
Choei Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 731
Ogata Kōrin
PAINTER
1658 - 1716
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 732
Among POLITICIANS In Japan
Among politicians born in Japan, Chiang Wei-kuo ranks 249. Before him are Hōjō Sōun (1432), Nitobe Inazō (1862), Ii Naosuke (1815), Shō Shin (1465), Emperor Shijō (1231), and Shō Hashi (1371). After him are Takahashi Korekiyo (1854), Tanzan Ishibashi (1884), Shintaro Abe (1924), Prince Morikuni (1301), Kujō Yoritsune (1218), and Jiro Taniguchi (1947).
Hōjō Sōun
1432 - 1519
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 243
Nitobe Inazō
1862 - 1933
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 244
Ii Naosuke
1815 - 1860
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 245
Shō Shin
1465 - 1526
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 246
Emperor Shijō
1231 - 1242
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 247
Shō Hashi
1371 - 1439
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 248
Chiang Wei-kuo
1916 - 1997
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 249
Takahashi Korekiyo
1854 - 1936
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 250
Tanzan Ishibashi
1884 - 1973
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 251
Shintaro Abe
1924 - 1991
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 252
Prince Morikuni
1301 - 1333
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 253
Kujō Yoritsune
1218 - 1256
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 254
Jiro Taniguchi
1947 - 2017
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 255