Politician

Yuan Shikai

1859 - 1916

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Yuan Shikai

His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). Yuan Shikai is the 829th most popular politician (down from 617th in 2024), the 49th most popular biography from China (down from 47th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Chinese Politician.

Yuan Shikai was most famous for his role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Yuan Shikai ranks 829 out of 19,576. Before him are Bongbong Marcos, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Zewditu, Romanos IV Diogenes, Björn Ironside, and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb. After him are Nadezhda Krupskaya, Smenkhkare, Gough Whitlam, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Leopold III of Belgium, and Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

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Bongbong Marcos
1957 - Present
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 823
Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
1808 - 1892
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 824
Zewditu
1876 - 1930
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 825
Romanos IV Diogenes
1030 - 1072
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 826
Björn Ironside
800 - 876
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 827
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
580 - 641
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 828
Yuan Shikai
1859 - 1916
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 829
Nadezhda Krupskaya
1869 - 1939
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 830
Smenkhkare
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 831
Gough Whitlam
1916 - 2014
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 832
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
1882 - 1951
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 833
Leopold III of Belgium
1901 - 1983
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 834
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
1956 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 835

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Yuan Shikai ranks 12. Before him are Knut Hamsun, Edmund Husserl, Svante Arrhenius, John Dewey, Georges Seurat, and Alfred Dreyfus. After him are Billy the Kid, Verner von Heidenstam, Sholem Aleichem, Alexandre Millerand, Jean Jaurès, and George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. Among people deceased in 1916, Yuan Shikai ranks 9. Before him are Jack London, Henryk Sienkiewicz, William Ramsay, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Ernst Mach, and Élie Metchnikoff. After him are Charles Taze Russell, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Odilon Redon, Franz Marc, James Connolly, and Richard Dedekind.

Others Born in 1859

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Knut Hamsun
WRITER
1859 - 1952
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 6
Edmund Husserl
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 7
Svante Arrhenius
CHEMIST
1859 - 1927
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 8
John Dewey
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1952
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 9
Georges Seurat
PAINTER
1859 - 1891
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 10
Alfred Dreyfus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1935
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 11
Yuan Shikai
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 12
Billy the Kid
MAFIOSO
1859 - 1881
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 13
Verner von Heidenstam
WRITER
1859 - 1940
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 14
Sholem Aleichem
WRITER
1859 - 1916
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 15
Alexandre Millerand
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1943
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 16
Jean Jaurès
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1914
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 17
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1925
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 18

Others Deceased in 1916

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Jack London
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 3
Henryk Sienkiewicz
WRITER
1846 - 1916
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 4
William Ramsay
CHEMIST
1852 - 1916
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 5
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
ENGINEER
1850 - 1916
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 6
Ernst Mach
PHYSICIST
1838 - 1916
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 7
Élie Metchnikoff
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1916
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 8
Yuan Shikai
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 9
Charles Taze Russell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1916
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 10
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1916
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 11
Odilon Redon
PAINTER
1840 - 1916
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 12
Franz Marc
PAINTER
1880 - 1916
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 13
James Connolly
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1916
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 14
Richard Dedekind
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1916
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 15