POLITICIAN

Gao Zhisheng

1964 - Today

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Gao Zhisheng (born 20 April 1964) is a Chinese human rights attorney and dissident known for defending activists and religious minorities and documenting human rights abuses in China. Because of his work, Zhisheng has been disbarred and detained by the Chinese government several times, and severely tortured. He disappeared in February 2009 and was unofficially detained until December 2011, when it was announced that he had been imprisoned for three years. His commitment to defending his clients is influenced by his Christian beliefs and their tenets on morality and compassion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Gao Zhisheng is the 17,517th most popular politician (down from 17,467th in 2024), the 1,046th most popular biography from China (up from 1,067th in 2019) and the 470th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gao Zhisheng ranks 17,521 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry Puna, Jaak Aab, Sean Chen, Ludwik Dorn, A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, Elyes Fakhfakh, Alexander Turchin, Michael Müller, Frank Lautenberg, and Nathaniel P. Banks. After him are Susi Pudjiastuti, and Jorge Del Castillo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Gao Zhisheng ranks 541. Before him are Violeta Bulc, Yuri, Kenji Honnami, Michael Müller, René Pape, and Kōsuke Fujishima. After him are Miguel Varoni, Nikola Jerkan, Magomedsalam Magomedov, Carlos Hermosillo, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, and Clara Rojas.

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In China

Among people born in China, Gao Zhisheng ranks 1,046 out of 1,610. Before him are Álvaro Fernández (null), Lu Han (1990), Deng Yaping (1973), Ruth Graham (1920), Wang Yibo (1997), and Liu Boming (1966). After him are Wang Dan (1969), Wang Hao (1983), Lou Ye (1965), Liu Huan (1963), Zhang Yining (1981), and Dylan Wang (1998).

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  • Photo of Álvaro Fernández

    Álvaro Fernández

    ATHLETE

    HPI: 50.43

    Rank: 1,040

  • Photo of Lu Han

    Lu Han

    SINGER

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 50.36

    Rank: 1,041

  • Photo of Deng Yaping

    Deng Yaping

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 50.31

    Rank: 1,042

  • Photo of Ruth Graham

    Ruth Graham

    WRITER

    1920 - 2007

    HPI: 50.31

    Rank: 1,043

  • Photo of Wang Yibo

    Wang Yibo

    ACTOR

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 50.29

    Rank: 1,044

  • Photo of Liu Boming

    Liu Boming

    ASTRONAUT

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 50.29

    Rank: 1,045

  • Photo of Gao Zhisheng

    Gao Zhisheng

    POLITICIAN

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 50.23

    Rank: 1,046

  • Photo of Wang Dan

    Wang Dan

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 50.17

    Rank: 1,047

  • Photo of Wang Hao

    Wang Hao

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 50.16

    Rank: 1,048

  • Photo of Lou Ye

    Lou Ye

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 50.16

    Rank: 1,049

  • Photo of Liu Huan

    Liu Huan

    SINGER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 50.14

    Rank: 1,050

  • Photo of Zhang Yining

    Zhang Yining

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 50.07

    Rank: 1,051

  • Photo of Dylan Wang

    Dylan Wang

    ACTOR

    1998 - Present

    HPI: 50.06

    Rank: 1,052

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Gao Zhisheng ranks 470. Before him are Ma Kai (1946), Lee Yuan-tsu (1923), Liu Qi (1942), Guo Jinlong (1947), Mao Chi-kuo (1948), and Chen Muhua (1921). After him are Sun Zhengcai (1963), Liu Guoliang (1976), Dolkun Isa (1967), Hua Chunying (1970), Fu Mingxia (1978), and Gyaincain Norbu (1990).

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