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Sun Yat-sen

1866 - 1925

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Sun Yat-sen (; 12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925) was a Chinese physician, revolutionary, statesman, and political philosopher who founded the Republic of China (ROC) and its first political party, the Kuomintang (KMT). As the paramount leader of the 1911 Revolution, Sun is credited with overthrowing the Qing imperial dynasty and served as the first president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912) and as the inaugural leader of the Kuomintang. Born to a peasant family in Guangdong, Sun was educated overseas in Hawaii and returned to China to graduate from medical school in Hong Kong. He led underground anti-Qing revolutionaries in South China, the United Kingdom, and Japan as one of the Four Bandits and rose to prominence as the founder of multiple resistance movements, including the Revive China Society and the Tongmenghui. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sun Yat-sen is the 216th most popular politician (down from 143rd in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from China (down from 9th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Politician.

Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary who led the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and became the first president of the Republic of China.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sun Yat-sen ranks 216 out of 19,576. Before him are Pol Pot, Sejong the Great, Francis I of France, Xi Jinping, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, and Haakon VII of Norway. After him are Lech Wałęsa, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Mehmed III, Joanna of Castile, and Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Sun Yat-sen ranks 4. Before him are H. G. Wells, Wassily Kandinsky, and Romain Rolland. After him are Erik Satie, George Gurdjieff, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Alfred Werner, Charles Nicolle, Benedetto Croce, Jacinto Benavente, and Giovanni Agnelli. Among people deceased in 1925, Sun Yat-sen ranks 1. After him are Rudolf Steiner, Erik Satie, Friedrich Ebert, Gottlob Frege, Alexandra of Denmark, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, William Jennings Bryan, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Georgy Lvov, Johann Palisa, and Sergei Yesenin.

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In China

Among people born in China, Sun Yat-sen ranks 16 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Bai (701), Sun Tzu (-544), Sima Qian (-145), Puyi (1906), 14th Dalai Lama (1935), and Xi Jinping (1953). After him are Deng Xiaoping (1904), Du Fu (712), Ip Man (1893), Wu Zetian (624), Zhuang Zhou (-369), and Hu Jintao (1942).

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  • Photo of Li Bai

    Li Bai

    WRITER

    701 - 762

    HPI: 84.11

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Sun Tzu

    Sun Tzu

    PHILOSOPHER

    544 BC - 496 BC

    HPI: 83.60

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Sima Qian

    Sima Qian

    HISTORIAN

    145 BC - 86 BC

    HPI: 83.52

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Puyi

    Puyi

    POLITICIAN

    1906 - 1967

    HPI: 83.41

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of 14th Dalai Lama

    14th Dalai Lama

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1935 - Present

    HPI: 83.17

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Xi Jinping

    Xi Jinping

    POLITICIAN

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 82.81

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Sun Yat-sen

    Sun Yat-sen

    POLITICIAN

    1866 - 1925

    HPI: 82.77

    Rank: 16

  • Photo of Deng Xiaoping

    Deng Xiaoping

    POLITICIAN

    1904 - 1997

    HPI: 82.61

    Rank: 17

  • Photo of Du Fu

    Du Fu

    WRITER

    712 - 770

    HPI: 82.41

    Rank: 18

  • Photo of Ip Man

    Ip Man

    MARTIAL ARTS

    1893 - 1972

    HPI: 82.04

    Rank: 19

  • Photo of Wu Zetian

    Wu Zetian

    POLITICIAN

    624 - 705

    HPI: 81.68

    Rank: 20

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    Zhuang Zhou

    PHILOSOPHER

    369 BC - 286 BC

    HPI: 81.63

    Rank: 21

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    Hu Jintao

    POLITICIAN

    1942 - Present

    HPI: 81.29

    Rank: 22

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Sun Yat-sen ranks 7. Before him are Kublai Khan (1215), Qin Shi Huang (-258), Huang Xianfan (1899), Mao Zedong (1893), Puyi (1906), and Xi Jinping (1953). After him are Deng Xiaoping (1904), Wu Zetian (624), Hu Jintao (1942), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Temür Khan (1265), and Toghon Temür (1320).

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