SINGER

Shi Pei Pu

1938 - 2009

Shi Pei Pu

Shi Pei Pu (Chinese: 时佩璞; pinyin: Shí Pèipú; 21 December 1938 – 30 June 2009) was a Chinese opera singer from Beijing. He became a spy and obtained secrets from Bernard Boursicot, an employee in the French embassy, during a 20-year-long sexual affair in which the performer convinced Boursicot that he was a woman. He claimed to have had a child that he insisted had been born through their relations. The story made headlines in France when the facts were revealed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shi Pei Pu is the 580th most popular singer (up from 973rd in 2019), the 637th most popular biography from China (up from 831st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shi Pei Pu ranks 580 out of 4,381. Before him are Paul Robeson, Rebbie Jackson, Stephen Stills, Gundula Janowitz, David Lee Roth, and Barbara Hendricks. After him are Mary Hopkin, Eric Carmen, Andy Williams, Noel Gallagher, Peppino di Capri, and Malena Ernman.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Paul Robeson
1898 - 1976
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 574
Rebbie Jackson
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 575
Stephen Stills
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 576
Gundula Janowitz
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 577
David Lee Roth
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 578
Barbara Hendricks
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 579
Shi Pei Pu
1938 - 2009
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 580
Mary Hopkin
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 581
Eric Carmen
1949 - 2024
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 582
Andy Williams
1927 - 2012
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 583
Noel Gallagher
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 584
Peppino di Capri
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 585
Malena Ernman
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 586

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Shi Pei Pu ranks 193. Before him are Igor Sergeyev, Götz George, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Mohammed Gammoudi, Chuan Leekpai, and Antonio Maria Vegliò. After him are Maxim Shostakovich, Ove Andersson, Ian St John, Jonathan Motzfeldt, Grethe Ingmann, and José Torres. Among people deceased in 2009, Shi Pei Pu ranks 122. Before him are Merce Cunningham, Rosanna Schiaffino, Vasily Aksyonov, Bea Arthur, Robert Enke, and Susanna Agnelli. After him are Pierre Harmel, Amir Pnueli, Betsy Blair, Vyacheslav Ivankov, Meir Amit, and Eric Woolfson.

Others Born in 1938

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Igor Sergeyev
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2006
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 187
Götz George
ACTOR
1938 - 2016
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 188
Beata Tyszkiewicz
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 189
Mohammed Gammoudi
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 190
Chuan Leekpai
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 191
Antonio Maria Vegliò
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 192
Shi Pei Pu
SINGER
1938 - 2009
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 193
Maxim Shostakovich
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 194
Ove Andersson
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 195
Ian St John
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 196
Jonathan Motzfeldt
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2010
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 197
Grethe Ingmann
SINGER
1938 - 1990
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 198
José Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2010
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 199