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Deng Xiaoping

1904 - 1997

Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 to 1989. In the aftermath of Mao Zedong's death in 1976, Deng succeeded in consolidating power to lead China through a period of reform and opening up that transformed its economy into a socialist market economy. He is widely regarded as the "Architect of Modern China" for his contributions to socialism with Chinese characteristics and Deng Xiaoping Theory. Born in Sichuan, the son of landowning peasants, Deng first learned of Marxism–Leninism while studying and working abroad in France in the early 1920s through the Work-Study Movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deng Xiaoping is the 225th most popular politician (down from 157th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from China (down from 10th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Politician.

Deng Xiaoping is most famous for implementing the "open door" policy, which allowed China to trade with the rest of the world.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Deng Xiaoping ranks 225 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Mehmed III, Joanna of Castile, Benjamin Netanyahu, Richard Nixon, and Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. After him are Charles X of France, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Mithridates VI of Pontus, Murad IV, and Manmohan Singh.

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Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
1503 - 1564
HPI: 82.71
Rank: 219
Mehmed III
1566 - 1603
HPI: 82.68
Rank: 220
Joanna of Castile
1479 - 1555
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 221
Benjamin Netanyahu
1949 - Present
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 222
Richard Nixon
1913 - 1994
HPI: 82.64
Rank: 223
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
1820 - 1878
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 224
Deng Xiaoping
1904 - 1997
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 225
Charles X of France
1757 - 1836
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 226
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 227
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
1194 - 1250
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 228
Mithridates VI of Pontus
132 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 229
Murad IV
1612 - 1640
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 230
Manmohan Singh
1932 - 2024
HPI: 82.56
Rank: 231

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Deng Xiaoping ranks 3. Before him are J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Salvador Dalí. After him are Pablo Neruda, Reinhard Heydrich, Dr. Seuss, Umberto II of Italy, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, Cary Grant, Jean Gabin, Wendell Meredith Stanley, and B. F. Skinner. Among people deceased in 1997, Deng Xiaoping ranks 2. Before him is Mother Teresa. After him are James Stewart, Diana, Princess of Wales, Viktor Frankl, Toshiro Mifune, Anton LaVey, Jacques Cousteau, Jeanne Calment, Alexander R. Todd, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Gianni Versace.

Others Born in 1904

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J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 1
Salvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 89.93
Rank: 2
Deng Xiaoping
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1997
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 3
Pablo Neruda
WRITER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 4
Reinhard Heydrich
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 5
Dr. Seuss
WRITER
1904 - 1991
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 6
Umberto II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1983
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 7
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1904 - 1918
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 8
Cary Grant
ACTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 9
Jean Gabin
ACTOR
1904 - 1976
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 10
Wendell Meredith Stanley
CHEMIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 11
B. F. Skinner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 12