POLITICIAN
Ji Yun
1724 - 1805

Ji Yun
Ji Yun (simplified Chinese: 纪昀; traditional Chinese: 紀昀; pinyin: Jǐ Yún; 1724–1805), also known as Ji Xiaolan (simplified Chinese: 纪晓岚; traditional Chinese: 紀曉嵐; pinyin: Jǐ Xiǎolán) or Ji Chunfan (Chinese: 紀春帆; pinyin: Jǐ Chūnfān) was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer. He was an influential scholar of Qing dynasty China and many anecdotes have been recorded about him. Ji Yun left behind a book entitled Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations (閱微草堂筆記) and another book named Wenda Gong Yiji (紀文達公遺集; "Collected Works of Lord Wenda", i.e. Ji Xiaolan), which was edited by later generations. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ji Yun is the 13,787th most popular politician (down from 11,899th in 2019), the 845th most popular biography from China (down from 793rd in 2019) and the 425th most popular Chinese Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ji Yun ranks 13,787 out of 19,576. Before him are Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Vistahm, Emperor Zhi, Andris Piebalgs, Cándido Bareiro, and William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford. After him are Mariana Pineda, Pierre Frieden, Jacek Kuroń, Bobby Seale, Nikolai Tanayev, and Vasily Kosoy.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSalman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 13,787
Vistahm
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 13,788
Emperor Zhi
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,789
Andris Piebalgs
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,790
Cándido Bareiro
1833 - 1880
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,791
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
1768 - 1854
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,792
Ji Yun
1724 - 1805
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,793
Mariana Pineda
1804 - 1831
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,794
Pierre Frieden
1892 - 1959
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,795
Jacek Kuroń
1934 - 2004
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,796
Bobby Seale
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,797
Nikolai Tanayev
1945 - 2020
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,798
Vasily Kosoy
1421 - 1448
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 13,799
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1724, Ji Yun ranks 30. Before him are Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, Gottfried Heinrich Bach, Anton Friedrich Büsching, Johann Julius Walbaum, Dai Zhen, and Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood. After him are Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Georges-Louis Le Sage, and Jane Colden. Among people deceased in 1805, Ji Yun ranks 25. Before him are Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, Nicolas-Jacques Conté, Franz Xaver von Wulfen, John Robison, Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville, and Conrad Moench. After him are Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, Thomas Wedgwood, and Mihály Csokonai.
Others Born in 1724
Go to all RankingsLouis-Jean-François Lagrenée
PAINTER
1724 - 1805
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 24
Gottfried Heinrich Bach
MUSICIAN
1724 - 1763
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 25
Anton Friedrich Büsching
GEOGRAPHER
1724 - 1793
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 26
Johann Julius Walbaum
BIOLOGIST
1724 - 1799
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 27
Dai Zhen
MATHEMATICIAN
1724 - 1777
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 28
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1724 - 1816
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 29
Ji Yun
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1805
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 30
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1808
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 31
Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 32
Jane Colden
BIOLOGIST
1724 - 1766
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1805
Go to all RankingsLouis-Jean-François Lagrenée
PAINTER
1724 - 1805
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 19
Nicolas-Jacques Conté
PAINTER
1755 - 1805
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 20
Franz Xaver von Wulfen
BIOLOGIST
1728 - 1805
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 21
John Robison
PHYSICIST
1739 - 1805
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 22
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
CHEMIST
1720 - 1805
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 23
Conrad Moench
BIOLOGIST
1744 - 1805
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 24
Ji Yun
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1805
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 25
Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage
WRITER
1765 - 1805
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 26
Thomas Wedgwood
INVENTOR
1771 - 1805
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 27
Mihály Csokonai
WRITER
1773 - 1805
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 28
In China
Among people born in China, Ji Yun ranks 845 out of 1,610. Before him are Chen Jiru (1558), Harry Wu (1937), Changpeng Zhao (1977), Leon Lai (1966), Fujio Akatsuka (1935), and Wang Shu (1963). After him are Tang Enbo (1898), Dai Sijie (1954), Ye Mingchen (1807), Ma Zhongying (1910), Zhang Jie (1937), and Hsing Yun (1927).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsChen Jiru
PAINTER
1558 - 1639
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 839
Harry Wu
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1937 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 840
Changpeng Zhao
BUSINESSPERSON
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 841
Leon Lai
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 842
Fujio Akatsuka
COMIC ARTIST
1935 - 2008
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 843
Wang Shu
ARCHITECT
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 844
Ji Yun
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1805
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 845
Tang Enbo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1954
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 846
Dai Sijie
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 847
Ye Mingchen
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 848
Ma Zhongying
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1936
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 849
Zhang Jie
WRITER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 850
Hsing Yun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2023
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 851
Among POLITICIANS In China
Among politicians born in China, Ji Yun ranks 425. Before him are Song Ping (1917), Jin Shuren (1879), Yu Zhengsheng (1945), Wang Yang (1955), Luo Ruiqing (1906), and Liu Yandong (1945). After him are Ye Mingchen (1807), Song Renqiong (1909), Tang Jiaxuan (1938), Liu He (1952), Tang Jingsong (1841), and Huang Hua (1913).
Song Ping
1917 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 419
Jin Shuren
1879 - 1941
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 420
Yu Zhengsheng
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 421
Wang Yang
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 422
Luo Ruiqing
1906 - 1978
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 423
Liu Yandong
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 424
Ji Yun
1724 - 1805
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 425
Ye Mingchen
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 426
Song Renqiong
1909 - 2005
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 427
Tang Jiaxuan
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 428
Liu He
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 429
Tang Jingsong
1841 - 1903
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 430
Huang Hua
1913 - 2010
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 431