Most Famous Chinese Academics

China has produced 84 notable academics throughout history, led by Confucius. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Confucius — Chinese Philosopher (-551–-479) , ranked #383
  2. Zhuang Zhou — Chinese Philosopher (-369–-286) , ranked #3095
  3. Sima Qian — Chinese Historian (-145–-86) , ranked #5284
  4. Zhu Xi — Chinese Philosopher (1130–1200) , ranked #6190
  5. Liang Qichao — Chinese Scholar (1873–1929) , ranked #9046
  6. Kang Youwei — Chinese Philosopher (1858–1927) , ranked #10023
  7. Wang Yangming — Chinese Philosopher (1472–1529) , ranked #11570
  8. Kumārajīva — Chinese Scholar (343–413) , ranked #17803
  9. Zhang Heng — Chinese Cartographer (78–139) , ranked #22479
  10. Sima Guang — Chinese Historian (1019–1086) , ranked #25263
  11. Ge Hong — Chinese Philosopher (284–364) , ranked #25373
  12. Ban Zhao — Chinese Historian (45–116) , ranked #35198
  13. Dong Zhongshu — Chinese Philosopher (-179–-104) , ranked #37882
  14. Wang Chong — Chinese Philosopher (27–97) , ranked #41376
  15. Li Zhi (philosopher) — Chinese Philosopher (1527–1602) , ranked #52015
  16. Wang Fuzhi — Chinese Philosopher (1619–1692) , ranked #52957
  17. Nan Huai-Chin — Chinese Teacher (1918–2012) , ranked #56393
  18. Feng Youlan — Chinese Historian (1895–1990) , ranked #57378
  19. Huangbo Xiyun — Chinese Philosopher (?–850) , ranked #59644
  20. Zeng Gong — Chinese Scholar (1019–1083) , ranked #66594