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Wang Hongwen

1935 - 1992

Wang Hongwen

Wang Hongwen (December 1935 – 3 August 1992; also spelled as Wang Hung-wen) was a Chinese politician who was the youngest member of the Gang of Four. He rose to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), after organizing the Shanghai People's Commune, to become one of the foremost members of national leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). At the pinnacle of his power he was the second Vice Chairman of the CCP, and ranked third in the Communist Party's hierarchy. Following Mao's death in 1976, Wang was deposed in an intra-party coup, arrested and charged with "counterrevolutionary activity", then sentenced to life imprisonment in 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Hongwen is the 8,863rd most popular politician (down from 8,362nd in 2019), the 594th most popular biography from China (up from 600th in 2019) and the 335th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wang Hongwen ranks 8,863 out of 19,576. Before him are Cesare Mori, Pierre Pflimlin, Philip of Milly, Agnes of Hesse, Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg, and Gupta. After him are Arame of Urartu, Manlio Brosio, Sergio Balanzino, Pandarus, Ferdinand von Bredow, and Petru Rareș.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Cesare Mori
1871 - 1942
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 8,861
Pierre Pflimlin
1907 - 2000
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 8,862
Philip of Milly
1120 - 1171
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 8,863
Agnes of Hesse
1527 - 1555
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 8,864
Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg
1215 - 1267
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 8,865
Gupta
240 - 280
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 8,866
Wang Hongwen
1935 - 1992
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 8,867
Arame of Urartu
900 BC - 844 BC
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 8,868
Manlio Brosio
1897 - 1980
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8,869
Sergio Balanzino
1934 - 2018
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8,870
Pandarus
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8,871
Ferdinand von Bredow
1884 - 1934
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8,872
Petru Rareș
1487 - 1546
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8,873

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Wang Hongwen ranks 149. Before him are Helmut Lachenmann, Lola Novaković, Hans Tilkowski, France-Albert René, Tamara Smirnova, and Jan Saudek. After him are Richard Brautigan, Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Antonios Naguib, Vladimir Aksyonov, Annie Proulx, and Jerry Orbach. Among people deceased in 1992, Wang Hongwen ranks 101. Before him are Suleiman Frangieh, Giorgio Perlasca, Nie Rongzhen, Seichō Matsumoto, Ajahn Chah, and Néstor Almendros. After him are Jean Dieudonné, Allen Newell, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Fritz Leiber, Alex Haley, and Tevfik Esenç.

Others Born in 1935

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Helmut Lachenmann
COMPOSER
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 143
Lola Novaković
SINGER
1935 - 2016
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 144
Hans Tilkowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 145
France-Albert René
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2019
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 146
Tamara Smirnova
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2001
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 147
Jan Saudek
PHOTOGRAPHER
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 148
Wang Hongwen
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1992
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 149
Richard Brautigan
WRITER
1935 - 1984
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 150
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2018
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 151
Antonios Naguib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2022
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 152
Vladimir Aksyonov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 2024
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 153
Annie Proulx
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 154
Jerry Orbach
ACTOR
1935 - 2004
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 155