Most Famous People from China
China has produced 1,678 notable individuals throughout history, with politicians and athletes being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Mao Zedong. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
MZ
Mao Zedong Chinese Politician 1893 – 1976
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70
1D
14th Dalai Lama Chinese Bhikkhu Born 1935
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252
C
Confucius Chinese Philosopher -551 – -479
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383
CK
Chiang Kai-shek Chinese Politician 1887 – 1975
#
474
SY
Sun Yat-sen Chinese Politician 1866 – 1925
#
639
XJ
Xi Jinping Chinese Politician Born 1953
#
691
DX
Deng Xiaoping Chinese Politician 1904 – 1997
#
774
P
Puyi Chinese Emperor 1906 – 1967
#
1,126
ZE
Zhou Enlai Chinese Politician 1898 – 1976
#
1,456
LX
Liu Xiaobo Chinese Poet 1955 – 2017
#
1,635
LB
Li Bai Chinese Poet 701 – 762
#
1,813
LX
Lu Xun Chinese Essayist 1881 – 1936
#
1,936
ST
Sun Tzu Chinese Militar -543 – -495
#
1,994
HJ
Hu Jintao Chinese Politician Born 1942
#
2,710
X
Xuanzang Chinese Monk 602 – 664
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2,851
GL
Gong Li Chinese Actor Born 1965
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3,061
CC
Cao Cao Chinese Poet 155 – 220
#
3,069
ZZ
Zhuang Zhou Chinese Philosopher -369 – -286
#
3,095
MY
Mo Yan Chinese Writer Born 1955
#
3,124
ZY
Zhang Yimou Chinese Film Born 1951
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3,130